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Summary: Indian stereotypes abound
Review: Don't buy this book. "Papoose", "squaw", "brave", "happy hunting ground" -- I could not believe my ears as I listened to this book on tape in the car with my daughter. I had to keep stopping the tape and explain to my daughter that Indians don't really talk that way and why it is not appropriate to use those words. This book and its counterparts should be yanked from shelves and edited. I am appalled.
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Summary: Never too old for Mandie
Review: I have read this book about 4 times and each time I have read it I understand it a bit more. This is really an amazing book! I recommend it to people of ages 9 and up. Its about a girl name Mandie Shaw who's father had died recently and she thinks that god no longer loves her. Her mother doesn't seem to care because she married right after he died. Then Mandie was sent away to be a servant for a rich family. They were all cruel to her, not letting Mandie go to school or even to church. Soon she could not stand it anymore and ran away to her Uncle John's mansion with the help of her dear father's friend, Uncle Ned. But Mandie soon learns that Uncle John was away in Europe and had died there to. Now everyone is searching for the will, and people are visiting the mansion and saying they are related to him. I don't want to give away anymore, so you will have to read it to find out what happens. I like this book because Lois Gladys Leppard has written it so well that it feels like I am really Mandie. This author has also written about 40 books on the Mandie series. I have read numerous books written by her and all of them are excellent!
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Summary: My Favorite Book-Mandie and otherwise!
Review: I love the Mandie Books, and think this is one of the best. It was this book that got me hooked. I have read it at least three times, despite it being a mystery. In this installment you meet Mandie Shaw, almost a teenager and certain that God no longer loves her. Her father dies and Mandie feels as if he was the only one who really loved her. Her mother remarries and sends her to live with the Brysons, to help take care of their baby. They treat her horridly. She runs away with Uncle Ned, her old Indian friend who promised her father he would watch over her. She goes to her Uncle's house in Richmond, and learns terrible news. She searches for a will, finds a secret tunnel, and discovers that God does love her - a truth everyone needs to realize. If I could give this book more than five stars, I would. It is wonderful, whether you're 8 or 18, a boy or a girl.
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Summary: One of my favorite Mandie Books!
Review: I love the Mandie Books, and this is the best one so far. It was this book that got me hooked. I have read it at least three times, even though it is a mystery. In this book, you meet Mandie Shaw, almost a teenager and certain that God no longer loves her. Her father dies, and she feels as if he was the only one who really loved her. Her mother remarries, and sends her to live with the Brysons, to take care of their baby. But they treat her horridly. She runs away with Uncle Ned, her old Indian friend. She goes to her Uncles house, and learns terible news. She searchs for a will, finds a secret tunnel, and discovers that God does love her. Something everyone needs to realize. If I could give this book more than five stars, I would. It is wonderful, whether you're 8 or 18, a boy or a girl.
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Summary: Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
Review: I love this book!! If your 12 or if your 16, it wont make a difference because this is such a great book for all readers.
This is book one in a seris.
Its all about how Mandie thinks God no longer loves or cares for her. Her father has just died and she lives with her mother and sister who are mean to her. She is sent to live with some one else to take care of their baby. She has big adventures all the time.
It's a really good book and you should read it (really read it).
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Summary: Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
Review: The story Mandie and the Secret Tunnel is a wonderful story about a young girls adventures. Early in the story, Mandie beleives that God does not love her. She belives that only her father loves her. Unfortunantly, her father dies and she is left with only her mother and sister. Her mother and sister are not sad about the fathers death. Soon after his death the mother marries again and soon Mandie is forced to live with a new family because of money problems. Mandie moved to her new house, and hated it. She soon runs away with her Cherokee friend, Uncle Ned. Uncle Ned takes care of Mandie and treats her with love and respect. When Mandie runs away, she goes to her Uncles house. There, she meets a young girl named Polly and quickly becomes friends with her. Polly and Mandie explore the secret tunnels of Mr.Bonds house in search for Mandie's father's will. They are in a long search to find the will, to determine who gets the money. To find out if Mandie and Polly find the will...read the book!
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Summary: READ THIS REVIEW AND READ THE MANDIE BOOKS THERE GREAT!!!!!!
Review: The year is 1899, and eleven-year-old Mandie Shaw is absolutely heartbroken when her beloved Father passes away. She immediately begins feeling as if God no longer loves her, and to punish her, took her Father, the one person who really loved her, and whom she loved back, away from her. Soon her mean Mother, content with her new husband, and new life, and not wanting to pay to support Mandie any longer, sends her to live with a neighbor's family, where she is mistreated and used on a daily basis. Mandie's only solace from the trouble in her life is a promise from Uncle Ned, her dead Father's faithful Cherokee Indian friend, who looks out for her, and makes sure that he is always there for her, whenever she needs someone to talk to.Lois Gladys Leppard has created not only a Christian/Inspirational new book series for children and teenagers, but one that combines history, a fun mystery, and many different twists and turns in the plot. Mandie is an exciting character who you feel for from the very first page, until the very last one. She's strong, and intelligent, and just all around fun. Her friends, Uncle Ned, Joe, and Polly, provide her with a shoulder to lean on whenever she needs one, and make the story even more exciting. Whether you're looking for a good Christian/Inspirational series, or you just want to read an exciting historical mystery, MANDIE AND THE SECRET TUNNEL is the book for you. A must-have. Erika Sorocco
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Summary: Best Book Ever!
Review: This Book is about a young girl who's beloved father suddenly passes away.She is convinced that God no longer loves her. her cruel mother sends her to live with another family and do work for them. With the help of her cherokee friend, Uncle Ned, she runs to her uncle John's house only to find he is in Europe on business. suddenly, the caretaker receaves a message that tells him that john ha passed away in Europe. Can Mandie and her friends find the will? Is there really a ghost in the tunnel?? who is that beautiful woman in the hallway? Find out all this and more, in Mandie and the secret tunnel!!
ps: if you like Mandie Books, this book is a BIG BIG Must!!!!!
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Summary: Little Orphan Girl
Review: This book takes place around the turn of the 20th century, when horses and buckboards were still the main source of travel. And, of course, walking. There was a lot of walking in this book. When 12 year old Mandie's father dies, she is left with her not-so-nice mother, and a sister Irene who would rather be sneaking out with boyfriends than milking the cow. Thus goes the saga of Mandie and how she runs away from home to find her uncle who lives in the big city. She also finds out that her father was half Cherokee Indian, and that her Uncle John in the big city is also. There is a real good friend of Mandie's daddy who is a Cherokee Indian. His name is Uncle Ned, and he protects Mandie from bad things happening to her. When Mandie finds her uncle's house, her uncle is out of town, but the staff (butler, cook, etc) takes Mandie in, and Mandie makes a lot of new friends. The ending is a surprise, which I won't tell you, because you should read this book yourself. It is a very big surprise, and makes Mandie happy. I have homeschooled my daughter on these Mandie books, and I believe they should be required reading to all children. They are clean, wholesome, Christian books. Happy reading.
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Summary: The Mandie Series is great, and this book is excellent!
Review: When Mandie's father dies, her mother sends her away to work at a nearby farm. Mandie's father's Indian friend, whom she knows as Uncle Ned, even though he isn't her biological uncle, then helps her escape to her Uncle John's and then she learns that her uncle died suddenly in Europe. What will happen? This is a great book full of suspense. Some people were complaining that the book ripped off Native Americans, because Uncle Ned and his braves speak English in monosyllables. While I respect your views, I do not agree. I am part Native American myself, and I am proud of my ancestry, yet how is it ripping us off? It's just showing that English was their second language, and it shows Native Americans as loyal, trustworthy, and intelligent. As far as ripping African-Americans off, again, I respect that view but I don't agree with it. African-American slaves were uneducated in the horrible period of time, and that IS how they talked. It's nothing Ms. Leppard did, it's something white's Southern slave-supporters did, and it was horrible. Also, the Mandie series showed African-Americans as loyal, trustworthy, and intelligent, (if uneducated,) people. All villains in the series are white. Overall, the Mandie series is definitely a buy!
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