The Riddle Club through the holidays : The club and its doings, how the…

"The Riddle Club Through the Holidays" by Alice Dale Hardy is a children’s novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a group of six young friends who form the Riddle Club, exploring their adventures and plans as they transition from summer activities to winter festivities, specifically focusing on their upcoming Hallowe'en party. The narrative captures their interactions, antics, and teamwork, offering a mix of humor and camaraderie, making it appealing to young readers interested in friendship and mystery. At the start of the book, the members of the Riddle Club — Polly, Fred, Jess, Ward, Artie, and Margy — engage in lighthearted discussions about club dues and their upcoming plans. The setting is established in the chilly loft of Larue’s barn, where the kids brainstorm ideas for a Hallowe'en party while contemplating the challenges of meeting in the cold winter months ahead. The dialogue showcases their personalities and relationships, reflecting the playful and competitive spirit typical of childhood groups, while foreshadowing upcoming adventures and decisions they will face as the season changes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hardy, Alice Dale
Illustrator Rogers, Walter S. (Walter Stanton), 1870-1937
Title The Riddle Club through the holidays : The club and its doings, how the riddles were solved and what the snowman revealed
Original Publication United States: Grosset & Dunlap,1924.
Credits David Edwards, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 92.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Holidays -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Thanksgiving Day -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Christmas -- Juvenile fiction
Subject City and town life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Children -- Societies and clubs -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Winter sports -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Halloween -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Recreation -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Riddles -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 69602
Release Date
Last Update Oct 19, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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