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Magic Attic Club #13
Downhill Megan
In the Swiss Alps, Megan encounters shady characters in ski masks and a robbery, landing her in the middle of a real mystery more exciting than any she's ever read. Will she be able to master a dangerous ski trail and outsmart the thieves?
75 pages, Paperback
First published February 14, 1996
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August 28, 2024
Megan goes skiing! But we’re not just playing in the snow. This is nothing so prosaic as a race. We’re out to catch some burglars!
First, for the intro to me reading Magic Attic Club, go here.
At home, Megan is packing for a real-world ski trip with Dad. His reporting has taken him to the Swiss Alps, and she’s flying to join him there. Some family friends will be on the same flight, but without her parents, it still feels big and scary.
So, how better to prepare than a ski adventure in the magic attic? Megan hasn’t learned how to ski yet in real life, but through the mirror, she turns out to be an absolute pro. She makes a friend, learns about antique dealing, and promptly has a valuable jeweled box stolen from under her nose! The police are called in, but of course it’s the girls who track down the thieves, recover the stolen item, and while the friend calls in help, Megan flees on skis to stay ahead of the culprits.
Absolutely unhinged, but Megan sure isn’t worried about a little thing like a transatlantic flight anymore.
First, for the intro to me reading Magic Attic Club, go here.
At home, Megan is packing for a real-world ski trip with Dad. His reporting has taken him to the Swiss Alps, and she’s flying to join him there. Some family friends will be on the same flight, but without her parents, it still feels big and scary.
So, how better to prepare than a ski adventure in the magic attic? Megan hasn’t learned how to ski yet in real life, but through the mirror, she turns out to be an absolute pro. She makes a friend, learns about antique dealing, and promptly has a valuable jeweled box stolen from under her nose! The police are called in, but of course it’s the girls who track down the thieves, recover the stolen item, and while the friend calls in help, Megan flees on skis to stay ahead of the culprits.
Absolutely unhinged, but Megan sure isn’t worried about a little thing like a transatlantic flight anymore.
August 13, 2017
Pretty good for a kid mystery.
April 30, 2022
This was one of my favorite Magic Attic books as a child, and I can see why, since I always enjoyed mystery and suspense stories. I thought that this book involved a mountain rescue with a Saint Bernard, but that was something else, and this story is about a gang of thieves targeting ski resorts in the Alps. The book requires tremendous suspension of disbelief, but it's fun for the target audience.
June 22, 2011
Really good- I love mysteries!
April 21, 2020
I found this for 50¢ while buying other children’s books. Since I’d read a few of them as a kid, I figured I’d read it for fun. I hadn’t read this one back then, but did read most of the historical adventures because I was a history lover even then. While the premise of a magic mirror and attic full of clothes that lead to adventures sounds exciting, the execution is poor and pretty disappointing.
Even in fantasy there should not be so much suspense of reality, and the fantasy world needs rules and explanations. Megan was just able to ski on trails that are dangerous even for experts when she’s never skied before? Lizzie and her family just so happen to take in this strange girl and let her sleep in their hotel room?
The whole adventure was just so cheesy and predictable. I think even children would be able to see through it easily. The events were all so rushed that it added to the disbelief. I seriously have read better, more thoughtful writing by fifth graders. It’s no wonder why this series and toy brand hasn’t lasted into the modern day.
Even in fantasy there should not be so much suspense of reality, and the fantasy world needs rules and explanations. Megan was just able to ski on trails that are dangerous even for experts when she’s never skied before? Lizzie and her family just so happen to take in this strange girl and let her sleep in their hotel room?
The whole adventure was just so cheesy and predictable. I think even children would be able to see through it easily. The events were all so rushed that it added to the disbelief. I seriously have read better, more thoughtful writing by fifth graders. It’s no wonder why this series and toy brand hasn’t lasted into the modern day.
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July 25, 2019Most of the adrenaline rush/semi survivalist at a kids book level/tomboy/sporty spice stories run together when you read them all one after the other. I am more interested in the historical or fantasy storylines. I'm not going to pretend that I didn't go on to read American Girl or watch Doctor Who. I have not reread most of these books in years. Magraw is not a favorite of mine. I'm not badmouthing. I'm stating preference. None of the books are bad.
This is one I see 1-3 copies of almost every time I look for this series.
This is one I see 1-3 copies of almost every time I look for this series.
May 10, 2024
Fun!
May 23, 2012
I loved the Magic Attic Club books when I was little. I even have a Megan doll with some pretty rad outfits straight out of the books. When I saw the series at the library, I had to pick up a couple for memory's sake. They are still pretty cute!
July 29, 2011
This is the most exciting book out of all of them. A little "James Bondish" for young girls.
March 8, 2015
An appropriate mystery for tweens (not to scary, but very, very interesting!) I remember LOVING this as a tween!
May 26, 2023
Downhill Megan (Magic Attic Club #13) by Trisha Magraw - Not even Megan could get me to actually ski, but I read her book by the fireplace with cocoa! Happy Reading!
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