No timeline. No holidays, no weather. Still towards the end of their 8th grade/6th grade year.
Plot:
Stacey and her mom moved into an old house behind Mallory's in the last book, so they are moving and throwing things out. Mallory goes over to help and they find this dusty old trunk in the attic. It is locked, but Mallory loves it and Mrs. McGill says she can have it. Mallory stares at it for awhile and then has the triplets bust it open. In it, there is a diary from a girl who lived in the 1800's. Her mother dies, and a portrait of her goes missing. Her father gets the blame, and Sophie desperately wants to clear her father's name.
Mallory is also tutoring Buddy Barrett because he can't read. Stacey also tells Charlotte about the mystery, and between Charlotte and Buddy they solve the mystery. The painting was painted over because Sophie's father couldn't bear to look at his dead daughter. But then he doesn't want to admit he was sad, so he blamed Sophie's dad for the painting being missing.
Stacey and her mom moved into an old house behind Mallory's in the last book, so they are moving and throwing things out. Mallory goes over to help and they find this dusty old trunk in the attic. It is locked, but Mallory loves it and Mrs. McGill says she can have it. Mallory stares at it for awhile and then has the triplets bust it open. In it, there is a diary from a girl who lived in the 1800's. Her mother dies, and a portrait of her goes missing. Her father gets the blame, and Sophie desperately wants to clear her father's name.
Mallory is also tutoring Buddy Barrett because he can't read. Stacey also tells Charlotte about the mystery, and between Charlotte and Buddy they solve the mystery. The painting was painted over because Sophie's father couldn't bear to look at his dead daughter. But then he doesn't want to admit he was sad, so he blamed Sophie's dad for the painting being missing.
Takeaways:
Mallory is such a nerd in this book. She says she "races" home from school so she can look at her trunk. Look at it. This was before she had the triplets open it. I loved Mallory books as a kid, but I don't remember her being this nerdy.
Mallory starts to tutor Buddy, and she comes up with all these creative ways to teach him to read better. However, when they first get started, she wonders if Buddy might develop a crush on her. It was just such an out of place sentence, and Buddy never gives her any reason to think he has a crush on her.
When the mystery gets going, Mallory wants to hold a seance to reach Sophie's spirit. Kristy totally takes over and insists on running it, and then dresses like a...something (I don't think you're supposed to say gypsy anymore, but that's what she dressed as), and completely ruins the whole thing. No one seemed to care, but I would have been kinda pissed.
Mallory is such a nerd in this book. She says she "races" home from school so she can look at her trunk. Look at it. This was before she had the triplets open it. I loved Mallory books as a kid, but I don't remember her being this nerdy.
Mallory starts to tutor Buddy, and she comes up with all these creative ways to teach him to read better. However, when they first get started, she wonders if Buddy might develop a crush on her. It was just such an out of place sentence, and Buddy never gives her any reason to think he has a crush on her.
When the mystery gets going, Mallory wants to hold a seance to reach Sophie's spirit. Kristy totally takes over and insists on running it, and then dresses like a...something (I don't think you're supposed to say gypsy anymore, but that's what she dressed as), and completely ruins the whole thing. No one seemed to care, but I would have been kinda pissed.
Best character:
Buddy Barrett - he literally solves the mystery.
Buddy Barrett - he literally solves the mystery.
Worst character:
Kristy for ruining the seance.
Kristy for ruining the seance.
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