The Secret of Saturday Cove
by Barbee Oliver Carleton (1961)
David Blake is on the trail of the long-lost Blake treasure. After stumbling across a vague chart--that at least confirms the existence of the treasure--he and his sister, Sally, are determined to find it. But when a mysterious lobster thief makes trouble for David, he must temporarily set aside the treasure hunt to clear his name and save his budding business. Who has been robbing the traps? Why is David's friend, Poke, so unwilling to have anything to do with the water? Will the Blake treasure remain a mystery?
Elements for Parental Consideration:
"Queer" (2) used in the sense of "odd"; Sally calls Poke a "sissy" and "stuck-up" because of his (as of then) unexplained fear of water and boats; "Shucks" (1); "Shooty" (2); "Confounded" (1); "Gorry mighty" (2); "durn" (2); David calls Sally a "ninny" after she loses something of theirs; "ripsnorter of a storm"; "hot as fury".
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Cassie, You read in great detail! What a blessing that you are sharing those details as "Elements for Parental Consideration"!
ReplyDeleteAnd isn't it interesting how the English language has changed over the past 60 years?