Secret of the Howling Cave

An American Adventure #4

by Lee Roddy

When Hildy finds a stolen watch concealing a crude, hand-drawn map, she is accused of the theft and must try to clear her name.

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

189 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Lee Roddy's journalism career began as a radio drama script writer. He has been a newspaper and radio broadcast executive with experience in advertising agencies and public relations. His award-winning newspaper was sold in 1973, and he is presently a full-time Christian writer. On the West Coast he writes and edits for prominent Christian leaders. He has taught many writing courses including sessions at Mount Herman Christian Writers Conference and Biola College. He is the author of numerous books and his published items number in the thousands both for secular and Christian publications. As a lifelong history buff he has written hundreds of newspaper columns on the subject. For several years he wrote and narrated the radio series "Your American Heritage." Mr. Roddy is a graduate of Los Angeles State College and lives in California with his wife near Disneyland. He has two grown children.

Reviews

[Bailey Marissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Preteens are preteen-ing in this story and I'm realizing just how old I am. Send help.

Recommend 11+ for scary situations.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was okay, although there were flaws in the story. I really disliked Hildy's cousin Ruby who was a real brat and totally undisciplined. She wanted a father and when she got one she only wanted him so she could show him off to people who made fun of her for not having a father. She didn't care at all what he wanted and put obstacles in his way of achieving his desires. Hildy was an upstanding young lady who seemed fair, although she had real teenage emotions at times. The period this book is set in is the depression of the 1930s. This poor family lives in a barn but they seem to make it work for them. Also, I like how their stepmother, who inherited 5 young daughters with her marriage, is always kind to them. The mystery was okay.

[Twyla · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite part was when they all escaped from the caves alive, and Hildy's name was cleared. My least favorite part was when Mr. Taggett blamed Hildy even though there was no actual evidence to show that she was the one who had stolen the watch.

[Rachel Drake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kids loved it. Moral, your reputation matters. Guard it.

[Rebekah · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far I am only about 50 or so pages into the book. This is the fourth book of the series. The plot is pretty good. I will say there is never a dull moment in the book. Its cool reading this book because it mentions a bunch of stuff I am learning in history right now. The setting is in the last 20's possibly early 30's. The only other thing is the dialogue is sometimes a little hard to understand since its written as how they typically talk. They are from Oklahoma so they have a bit of an accent. So overall I'm really liking it.