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The Bob-Whites are holding a charity rummage sale, and one of the neighbors gives them a Model A to auction off. While driving it back to Crabapple Farm, it breaks down in a shady neighborhood. A stranger helps get the car running again, and then is promptly mowed down by a van while crossing the street. Trixie is determined to find out who the stranger really is and why someone would want to kill him, putting her and Honey's lives in danger! ( )

A childhood favorite re-visited.

Is the story as good as I remember? – Yes

What ages would I recommend it too? – Ten and up.

Length? – Most of a day’s read.

Characters? – Memorable, several characters.

Setting? – Real world, pre - computer, pre - air conditioning, pre - cell phone.

Written approximately? – 1980.

Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more.

Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? Yes. A slight mention of the time frame of the story - as the teens are given far more freedom to come and go as they please than would be safe today. Also, the absence of computers and cell phones.

Short storyline: The whole group work to prepare for a rummage sale. They are loaned a working Model A Ford. They meet a man who appears to be a homeless who helps them, and is nearly killed by a green van. It's a struggle to solve this mystery, as everyone claims the green van couldn't have run him down intentionally. A bit of amnesia prevents the victim from clearing up the story.


Notes for the reader: A great mystery! No violence and no murder. A bit of unreality here - on the part of Sergeant Molinson. A hit and run victim who had been in the hospital unconscious for days could not have walked to the Belden's damaged the Model A Ford and escaped. He couldn't have walked that far to begin with. ( )