The Secret of the Mansion
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The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell
Trixie s summer is going to be sooo boring with her two older brothers away at camp. But then a millionaire s daughter moves into the next-door mansion, an old miser hides a fortune in his decrepit house, and a runaway kid starts hiding out in SleepysideJulie Campbell (1908-1999) was born in Flushing, New York, and she and her character, Mart Belden, had the same birthday. She traveled extensively as a child as the daughter of an Army officer. She won her first short story contest when she was eight years old, while living in Hawaii. Campbell married Charles Tatham Jr. in 1933, and the two collaborated on a number of magazine pieces and articles. Campbell began writing the Trixie Belden series while living in a restored farmhouse in the Hudson River Valley with her husband and two sons.
The series was set in the fictional town of Sleepyside, but it was based on Campbell's hometown in the Hudson River Valley near Ossining at the time. Campbell lived on Glendale Road, and her home, Wolf Hollow, was the inspiration for Crabapple Farm. Julie Campbell, who was 91 years old at the time of her death, died in 1999. She was still passionate and determined, just like Trixie, at the age of 91.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375824128 |
| ISBN 10 | 037582412X |
| Title | The Secret of the Mansion |
| Author | Julie Campbell |
| Series | Trixie Belden |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2003-06-24 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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