Mystery of the Missing Map

Adventures of the Northwoods #9

by Lois Walfrid Johnson

When thirteen-year-old Kate, her stepbrother Anders, and their friend Erik go to visit Kate's blind second cousin in Red Jacket, Michigan, in 1907, they decide to try to find a long-lost map that will supposedly lead to a fortune in silver.

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

158 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

Reviews

[Karina (Karina's Christian Reads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Number of pages: 123

Genre: Mystery

Series: The Adventures of the Northwoods #9

Age recommendation: 10-14

Summary: Kate, Anders and Erik go to Michigan to spend some time with Kate’s cousin Megan. When they arrive, they discover that Megan was blinded in an accident a few years ago. Kate resolves to include her cousin in everything anyway, and they’ll need her help to find the lost treasure!

My thoughts: The book was so much fun to read. I love how none of the characters were perfect; they all had their moments of patience and kindness, but also of lashing out against each other. I appreciated the emphasis on how to communicate with other people and be good friends.
The mystery was very fun and well thought out, although a bit unrealistic. Oh well, what can you expect from middle grade fiction?
I love how Willie and Megan got to be friends again. It’s sad that he blamed himself for the accident and couldn’t bear to be around her anymore because all he could think about was how he hurt Megan.
I love how everyone else knows how Kate and Erik feel about each other, and they still deny it. Megan’s dad actually asks to come to the wedding, and Megan tells Kate her voice changes when she talks to Erik. Kate and Erik are so cute together though. 😊
I can’t believe that I had no recollection of this story, even though I’d read it before. It made it so much more fun to read because I didn’t know what was going to happen. Overall, it was a well-written mystery and I enjoyed reading this book.

My personal rating: 4.5/5 stars.

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[6thbreed · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Mystery of the Missing Map was a good next installment to the Northwoods series. I think the aspects of Kate’s cousin’s disability added a whole new interest to the book. The mystery itself was hard enough to be entertaining, but easy enough to let me guess it. There was good, solid faith content. Also, there was still some romance between characters, but it never went into kissing or physical touch. Poor Anders felt like a side character third wheel the whole book, though. :P I kind of think Kate should focus her energy on her relationship with her brother instead of thinking about marriage and stuff with Erik.
I would recommend The Mystery of the Missing Map, but I would read the books in order in the Northwoods series.

[James Hogan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 9 of the Northwoods series. A fun story with a few new characters thrown in. Probably not the best of the series, but I still found it enjoyable. It was odd reading this and having absolutely no memory at all of the plot (and continually being surprised by it!) yet little snippets here and there sparked my memory – “I remember this line!”. I’d forgotten whole characters yet I remembered reading certain turns of phrase. Funny how the memory works.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this for my granddaughter but thought I'd read it first. It's definitely old-fashioned, but having spent a lot of time in the Keweenaw, I was interested in all of the places the kids went to. I think my granddaughter will like the part with the bats in the mine. :)

[Joyeux Noelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been my son’s favorite in my re-read! This time we follow Kate, Anders, and Erik to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Kate gets to meet her Irish relatives, they search for a lost treasure, and the danger seems a little scarier in this book.
As always, LWJ weaves in excellent historical detail and Biblical truth as they character grow, learn, and adventure together.
It’s been such a treat reading these with my son!

[Beverly Duell-Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book!

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

A re-read from childhood because I knew I'd appreciate the local (Upper Peninsula) setting more now than I did then. :) Meticulously researched!

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kate has a twin!

[K.M. Updike · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book to read to my girls someday!

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wisconsin is way cooler than the UP. Just saying. Now that that's out of the way, a fine story. Interesting to read about what a disability may have been like in this time.

[H.M.R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is an amazing book and an amazing series you MUST read them

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

All this series!!!!