The Mystery of Mystic Mountain
Written by Janet Fox
Ages: 11-14 | 288 Pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books (2024) | ISBN: 9781665956666
Publisher’s Book Summary: A girl tackles a summer filled with mystery, treasure, and learning to be her true self in this middle grade adventure that’s a modern-day Holes set on a dusty dude ranch in Montana.
Becca Soloway’s perfect summer goes up in smoke when her mom flees a looming divorce by dragging Becca to a Montana resort. To make matters worse, her mom’s hasty booking lands them not at a spa, but an aging dude ranch called Far Away.
Becca is miserable until she meets the wrangler’s son, Jon, who shows her what might be the first clue to a century-old mystery: the lost treasure of a Robin Hood–like outlaw known as Pearlhandle Pete.
As they slowly uncover the true history of Pete, venture into the mountains, search haunted ghost towns, and are threatened by a treasure-hunter-social-media star, Becca discovers that treasure is in the eye of the beholder and the important things in life are always worth fighting for.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Janet Fox is an award-winning author with a deep passion for the magic of storytelling. Her writing journey began at age 8 with a poem published in the town newspaper, setting the stage for a career dedicated to writing captivating tales for young readers.
As a writer, Janet strives to create books to help grow young hearts and minds. Her 12 award-winning books span the spectrum of picture books through young adult, in a broad variety of genres.
As a mentor and book coach with 25 years in publishing, Janet’s mission is to guide writers through the twists and turns of their creative odyssey, turning struggles into triumphs. She has helped scores of writers achieve their dream of writing, revising, and, yes, publishing their children’s books.
For more information, check out the author's website, Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest.
REVIEW
In The Mystery of Mystic Mountain, Becca and her mom find themselves at a Dude Ranch instead of a luxury resort. Becca is miserable until she befriends Jon, a wrangler's son, and Liam, another guest. Jon enlists Becca's help to solve a mystery at the ranch based on stories that he heard from his gran. As Becca, Jon, and Liam uncover the mystery, they discover that they're not the only ones looking for it.
This book is a good mystery for upper middle grade readers and younger YA readers. The characters learn valuable lessons in friendship, being kind, putting technology away to experience the "magic" of life, and the value of having a good character. The characters' friendship builds gradually overtime as the mystery starts to unfold. Readers will enjoy the twists, adventure, riddles, and spooky scenes in this story. I liked the story and felt like it was very age appropriate for readers. It's also a book that would appeal to both boys and girls. Overall, I thought it was a cute and fun book.
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