I liked this book because it was very, very exciting. It was so suspenseful, I stayed up really late at night to finish it. My favorite part was when they found the message in the bottle.

This was the first book that I had ever read as a child. Laura Lee writes with so many details, you will feel like you are really there. I remember she even explained the way that the ground had felt and everything. If your child has a big imagination they can get lost in this book and read it all within a week or less. This has been the best book ever! I just wish that I could find it in print and give it to my daughter!!!

This book was probably the second book I ever read as a second
grader in 1945. It took me into a mysterious and fascinating world which captivated my imagination ever since. Subsequently I read every Bobbsey Twin book I could get my hands on. Extremely well done series by an outstanding children's author.

This was my first real book as a child. I didn't know about bookmarks yet, so every time I picked up this book, I started from the beginning. Soon enough, I had memorized the first chapter! I can still remember the first sentence:

"Let's have our fortunes told, Freddie!" said blond, curly-haired Flossie Bobbsey.

This was a terrific first book to read, and the Bobbsey Twins is a great way to start a big book collection. It's too bad that most are not in print anymore.

I spent many wonderful hours in my childhood reading these books. I would reccomend them for anyone with young readers. Just as entertaining now as they were 40 years ago!

Listening to "Buckminster Fuller An Audio Biography" is like sitting at a coffee shop with Lloyd Sieden as he tells engaging stories of the life of his friend Buckminster Fuller. Stories range from Bucky's acheivements to his struggles to continue his "life as an experiement". The human side of Bucky is protrayed and I felt a connection with his unique spirit. I especially enjoyed the story of how Bucky's uncles raised money to pay for his college. With money in hand Bucky's interest in a good time diverted him from making it to college.

In this book, the Bobbseys are headed to the town of Merlin to visit a friend who is the owner of Creepy Castle, the town's main attraction. But from the first time the Bobbseys enter the castle, things start to go wrong. First off, Flossie sees a vampire that Laurel, one of Creepy Castle's managers, claims should not be there. And then Cara, the other manager, disappears under mysterious circumstances. When Nan and Bert enter a store to buy something, Mr. Phillips, the store's owner, catches them with counterfeit money. And then Mr. Phillips mysteriously disappears, too! This book is a very hard find, and supposedly worth a lot, but it is worth it! This book is another excellent addition to the New Bobbsey Twins series, which, unfortunately, is out of print.

The Bobbsey Twins are helping out with their block party. One of the main events of the party--at least for the twins, is visiting their friends' collections. Their friend Jennifer Silverstein has autographs, Marty Peck collects bubble gum wrappers, and Kevin Frazier has a very interesting basball autographed by Johnny Kellogg. While the Bobbseys and their friends enjoy the block party, someone steals the baseball! The Bobbseys go on the hunt to catch the theif--they find a college pin, a footprint, and a slit in the collections tent, and they catch the crook in the nick of time. A must for any Bobbsey Twins fan, this book is exciting to the end.

This book is about a game show of which Freddie and Flossie want to play on, and they and another couple of siblings win. At first, Freddie and FLossie accuse the two other contestants and the host of some pranks, especially when Flossie gets locked up in the closet at the studio, and her buzzer is shorted during the game. But when some things happen to the other contestants, the twins change their views. I won't give away the ending of this book--I'll just say it's worth reading--if you can find it.

Book #28, in this rare paperback series is just as good as all of the other Bobbsey Twins books out there. In the story, Freddie and Flossie Bobbsey enter a treasure hunt put out by Vance's Very Latest Videos, a new video store in their home town. But from the start, it appears that the contest is jinxed-someone is out there to put Vance out of business. Freddie and Flossie mistakenly discover the final clue and it's treasure chest underneath a tree near the high school, only to have the video stolen by Danny Rugg. But Danny Rugg doesn't get the prize-the video turns out to be a french movie, and not the final clue! Freddie and Flossie meet up with their brother, Bert Bobbsey, and examine the video footage that Bert has been shooting all day. There they find a clue, and start out a list of suspects. They suspect Mr. Vance's rival, owner of Lakeport Video, as well as Danny Rugg. But the case takes a turn when they discover that both their suspects weren't in the area at the time. Bert finds yet another clue around a statue in Lakeport, where the 8th clue for the contest is hidden. The pieces start to fit, and the person they are looking for is someone that no one would suspect! A must for any Bobbsey Twins fans, especially those of the New Bobbsey Twins series.