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The Mandie Collection
Ages 8–10 · 1987
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1983 · Est. 3.5 hour read
Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
Book #1 in the Mandie series
A secret tunnel reveals hidden family ties and a missing will.
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141 pages· 29,433 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
In 1900, young Mandie Shaw searches her late uncle's mansion for a missing will. Amidst her grief and a new, difficult home life, she discovers a secret tunnel and strangers claiming to be her relatives. Can Mandie unlock the mysteries of her family's past and find her place in the world? The answers lie behind a mysterious key and the secrets it may reveal.
From the publisher
Mandie Shaw, almost a teenager, is certain God no longer loves her as she watches her father being lowered into his grave. Mandie’s move into a neighbor family’s home, when her mother remarries, does not soften her grief. Her only comfort is the promise from her father’s faithful Cherokee friend, Uncle Ned, to watch out for her and be a friend.Will mandy be able to escape her new and nearly intolerable home situation? Will She find her long-lost family? Will the mysterious key unlock the door to the secret tunnel and her own family’s history?
At a glance
- Format
- Mass Market Paperback
- Pages
- 141
- Words
- 29,433
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 760L
The author
More from Lois Gladys Leppard
The series
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Ages 9–12 · 1983
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Ages 9–12 · 1984
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Mandie and the Forbidden Attic
Ages 9–12 · 1985
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Ages 9–12 · 1985
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.6
- F&P level
- ~R
- AR points
- 4
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 7778
Publication
- Published
- May 1, 1983
- First published
- April 1, 1983
- Publisher
- Bethany House
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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