The Mandie Collection, Volume 11

The Mandie Collection #11

by Lois Gladys Leppard

More Mandie Favorites from a Bestselling Author
Longtime enthusiasts and new fans will love this final volume of THE MANDIE COLLECTION, following Mandie through her last year of school in "Mandie and the Missing Schoolmarm" and "Mandie and the Graduation Mystery." Two holiday adventures, "Mandie and Joe's Christmas Surprise" and "Mandie and Mollie and the Angel's Visit," along with two bonus drama scripts for Mandie fans to perform, round out the collection.

Genres: Mystery, Christian, Historical Fiction, Childrens, Middle Grade, Christian Fiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Lois Gladys Leppard was the author of the Mandie series of children's novels. Leppard wrote her first Mandie story when she was only eleven and a half years old, but did not become a professional author until she was an adult. Leppard has also worked as a professional singer, actress, and playwright. At one time, she and her two sisters, Sybil and Louise, formed a singing group called the Larke Sisters.
There are forty Mandie books in the main series, an eight-book junior series and several other titles. Leppard said that she could write a Mandie book in two weeks, barring any interruptions.
The eponymous heroine lives in North Carolina in the early 1900s, encountering adventure and solving mysteries with help from her friends, family, and pet cat, Snowball. These young reader novels are meant to teach morals as well as be fun and captivating stories to read. Leppard stated that her books contain "nothing occult or vulgar", and Mandie is depicted as a faithful Christian. The Mandie books often deal with issues of discrimination and prejudice relating to race (particularly with regard to the local Cherokee), class, and disability.
Lois Gladys Leppard based some of the incidents in her Mandie books on her mother's experiences growing up in North Carolina. The dedication in the first book is: "For My Mother, Bessie A. Wilson Leppard, and In Memory of Her Sister, Lillie Margaret Ann Wilson Frady, Orphans of North Carolina Who Outgrew the Sufferings of Childhood".

Reviews

[Evelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was sad that the book ended and it didn’t show her going to college . I wish there were more Mandie books!!

[Grace Frater]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

[Carolyn Scheidies]

This wraps up the Mandie growing up series with two mysteries. Miss Hope, one of the proprietors of the school for girls that Mandie attends, has gone missing. Where is she and what is going on? The second mystery has to do with Mandie’s graduation. Two novella’s, along with play scripts, complete this volume. The next step--college.

The books are typical Mandie who is becoming more independent and a bit more like her take-charge grandmother. Thankfully Uncle Ned encourages the softer side, the faith and thoughtful side of Mandie. If you’ve been following her adventures, you’ll want this one too If you aren’t familiar with this series, start at the beginning.

Great for a family to read together.