The Boarded Up House
Augusta Huiell Seaman
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What is the secret of the old boarded up house? And what is the answer to the mystery of the long lost letter that is found in it? Best friends Joyce and Cynthia - along with their dog "Goliath", are determined to find out in this pre-Nancy Drew juvenile mystery for girls.
Augusta Huiell Seaman was the author of over 40 historical fiction and mystery novels for older children. (Summary by Maria Therese) (3 hr 41 min)
Chapters
01 - Goliath Leads the Way | 16:47 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
02 - In Seach of Adventure | 14:04 | Read by Linda Lee Paquet |
03 - Amateur Detectives | 14:13 | Read by Linda Lee Paquet |
04 - The Room of Mystery | 10:23 | Read by azayas |
05 - Joyce Makes a New Discovery. So Does Goliath | 11:12 | Read by Jeanie |
06 - Joyce's Theory | 10:23 | Read by Kalynda |
07 - Goliath Makes Another Discovery | 11:13 | Read by Nolan Fout |
08 - Cynthia Has an Idea | 16:52 | Read by Little Tee |
09 - The Memories of Great-Aunt Lucia | 18:33 | Read by Linda Lee Paquet |
10 - An Exciting Discovery | 13:35 | Read by Linda Lee Paquet |
11 - The Room That Was Locked | 12:48 | Read by Linda Lee Paquet |
12 - A Slight Disagreement | 7:51 | Read by Amanda Friday |
13 - The Great Illumination | 9:01 | Read by Amanda Friday |
14 - The Meddling of Cynthia | 6:53 | Read by Amanda Friday |
15 - The Stranger at the Door | 14:56 | Read by beckyboyd |
16 - Joyce Explains | 7:37 | Read by Amanda Friday |
17 - In Which All Mysteries Are Solved | 25:01 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
Reviews
Easy Listening
benefitsingers
This is a cute girl's playing detective story. It was silly and enjoyable, although at times a bit preposterous. Overall worth a listen for the commute to work. I would like to compliment all the readers. Everyone who read did a really terrific job and any one of these readers could do a solo narration. I think the reading was better than the story!
Didn't read
Janelle
I do wish this app would allow you to delete a review. I previously wrote a review which said there was an issue with the audio of this book. Turns out the issue was with my headphones. No idea what the book is like, but this was my only way to correct the misinformation I had given.
Sweet story
mikezane
This is light reading and really not too much mystery behind it. It is also a bit predictable; but I still enjoyed it. A few of the chapters were a bit rough due to echoes but overall this is a wonderful book worth a listen.
Great story!
Pink Blossom
Great story! Only Goliath is not a dog. The description is wrong. It's a cat and a cute one at that. The other thing is one recording was very bad quality so it was very hard to hear them.
children mystery
Rebekah Byler
loved this story of two girls with their cat Goliath who try to find out the mystery of the boarded up house. In the end they figure out the whole mystery. a lovely story
Great Story & Narration
Neko
I enjoyed this mystery very much! The story was interesting and the narration was excellent! I’d like to make one correction to the summary tho: Goliath is a cat, not a dog!
Historical mystery
The Momtionary
Good story if a little trite. Quality of the readers uneven. Good way for kids to get a taste of the continued impact of the Late Unpleasantness several decades after the fact.
Surprising & Exiting Story
Rftravis
The story was nice and I enjoyed the readers too. The two detectives were nice, my favorite might have been Cinthya. I like like this author a lot.