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Camp Club Girls #6
Bailey's Peoria Problem
What can be tamer than spending time with a bunch of sheep? When Bailey and Alexis visit a cousin’s sheep ranch, they expect a low-key, relaxing hiatus from every day life. Instead, they’re thrust into the throes of a missing millionaire, code-infested animals, and hapless cries for help. It’s "shear" adventure as the Camp Club Girls furrow into the fields and plow the plot on these prairies!
157 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Linda McQuinn Carlblom
13 books3 followersLinda Carlblom has lived in the Phoenix, Arizona area for over forty years and loves the sunshine. She’s been married for twenty-five years and is Mom to three grown children. Her great love is being Grammy to her eight grandchildren and showing the love of Jesus to them and other children. Writing children’s books is just one way she does that. After God and family, her next loves are cheesecake and Red Vines.
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July 5, 2019
About this book:
“It’s “Shear” Adventure at the Curly Q Ranch!
It’s nothing short of wild and woolly at the Curly Q sheep ranch in Peoria, Illinois, where Bailey and Alexis expect little more than some much-needed rest and relaxation.
A missing millionaire…an old, abandoned house…hapless cries for help…mysterious messages beneath shaggy sheep coats…
The Camp Club Girls are determined to uncover the clues as they investigate a string of strange events. Will the girls discover the whereabouts of eccentric millionaire Marshall Gonzales?”
Series: Book #5 in “Camp Club Girls” series. Reviews of #1, #2, #3, and #4.
Spiritual Content- Scriptures are mentioned, quoted, read, & discussed; Prayers & Thanking God; Talks about God & Jesus; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers, praying, thanking God, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches & church going; A couple mentions of the Bible & Bibles; A couple mentions of sermons & youth group; A mention of VBS.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘duh’ and a ‘dumb’; A bit of eye rolling; Mentions of someone being held captive; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of two dogs fighting & one getting injured; A few mentions of stolen sheep; A few mentions of seeing a fight; A few mentions of lies & gossip; A couple mentions of alcohol & drinking; A couple mentions of animal droppings; A mention of imagining a dog biting through someone’s skin & bone (doesn’t happen);
*Note: Mentions of books, movies, & fictional characters.
Sexual Content- A few mentions of Alexis blushing over Bailey’s cousin & him winking at her; A couple mentions of a teen boy being interested in girls.
-Bailey Chang, age 9
P.O.V. of Bailey
157 pages
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Pre Teens- Four Stars
New Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
Bailey is such a fun girl! Her enthusiasm is quite catching in this book with the mystery of the millionaire!
Link to review:
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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
“It’s “Shear” Adventure at the Curly Q Ranch!
It’s nothing short of wild and woolly at the Curly Q sheep ranch in Peoria, Illinois, where Bailey and Alexis expect little more than some much-needed rest and relaxation.
A missing millionaire…an old, abandoned house…hapless cries for help…mysterious messages beneath shaggy sheep coats…
The Camp Club Girls are determined to uncover the clues as they investigate a string of strange events. Will the girls discover the whereabouts of eccentric millionaire Marshall Gonzales?”
Series: Book #5 in “Camp Club Girls” series. Reviews of #1, #2, #3, and #4.
Spiritual Content- Scriptures are mentioned, quoted, read, & discussed; Prayers & Thanking God; Talks about God & Jesus; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers, praying, thanking God, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches & church going; A couple mentions of the Bible & Bibles; A couple mentions of sermons & youth group; A mention of VBS.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘duh’ and a ‘dumb’; A bit of eye rolling; Mentions of someone being held captive; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of two dogs fighting & one getting injured; A few mentions of stolen sheep; A few mentions of seeing a fight; A few mentions of lies & gossip; A couple mentions of alcohol & drinking; A couple mentions of animal droppings; A mention of imagining a dog biting through someone’s skin & bone (doesn’t happen);
*Note: Mentions of books, movies, & fictional characters.
Sexual Content- A few mentions of Alexis blushing over Bailey’s cousin & him winking at her; A couple mentions of a teen boy being interested in girls.
-Bailey Chang, age 9
P.O.V. of Bailey
157 pages
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Pre Teens- Four Stars
New Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
Bailey is such a fun girl! Her enthusiasm is quite catching in this book with the mystery of the millionaire!
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogsp...
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
December 9, 2015
The lack of research in this book was actually offensive. The author must have looked at a map, said "Chicago is the only city in Illinois," and decided that Peoria is all sheep farms. Because the book explicitly takes place in Peoria. Not the surrounding farmland (which only has the incidental sheep; not four large ranches right next to each other), but apparently *in* the city. The author also must have had only ten seconds of internet time, because while she got that the Peoria Historical Society is, in fact, on Washington Street, she did not have time to Google 1.) The name of the daily newspaper 2.) The fact that THERE ARE NO SHEEP RANCHES 3.) The fact that Springfield is a 90-minute drive away 4.) The idea that there might be more than one Steak'n'Shake in a city of 100,000+ people 5.) The fact that PEORIA IS A CITY OF 100,000+ PEOPLE. And that's just within the city limits; it doesn't include the other nearby cities that make up the greater metro area and raise the number to close to 400,000. 6.) The idea that a city historical society in the downtown of a city of 100,000+ people will be located next to a grocery store.
And those are just my problems with the setting. It's unforgivably lazy and - as I said - offensive that someone would be so poorly informed about the location they choose for a book.
The story itself is just as full of problems. There was absolutely no difference in the voices of the two main characters, despite a 3-year age difference and ethnic backgrounds. It felt like Bailey was Asian simply to fill a diversity quota, since everything about her personality was "generic Midwestern farm girl."
At one point, the girls go over a list of clues they've found, and a handful of pages later are doing cartwheels because they've "discovered" a plot point that WAS ON THE LIST THEY'D MADE THE NIGHT BEFORE.
The entire plot is resolved in the last ten pages, when the girls finally decide to tell an adult about the man who's been kidnapped by violent sheep thieves instead of just praying they'll solve the case.
The religious matter is painfully shoehorned in - I don't know if the author was assigned to write about the "Good Shepherd" bible verses and that's how she came up with sheep farming, or if she decided to do sheep farming and then Googled all the biblical references to sheep and that's why the rest of the book had no research done. Either way, the fact that the entire group of girls listened to an allegorical bible verse about sheep recognizing the voice of the Good Shepherd and then seriously wrote it down as evidence in their case made me want to hit things.
So yeah. I know nothing about any of the other books in this series, even whether the same author wrote them all or if a different author writes each book. I read this book because I was assigned to read "a book set in my hometown" and this is one of the few works of fiction that purports to be set *in* Peoria.
And those are just my problems with the setting. It's unforgivably lazy and - as I said - offensive that someone would be so poorly informed about the location they choose for a book.
The story itself is just as full of problems. There was absolutely no difference in the voices of the two main characters, despite a 3-year age difference and ethnic backgrounds. It felt like Bailey was Asian simply to fill a diversity quota, since everything about her personality was "generic Midwestern farm girl."
At one point, the girls go over a list of clues they've found, and a handful of pages later are doing cartwheels because they've "discovered" a plot point that WAS ON THE LIST THEY'D MADE THE NIGHT BEFORE.
The entire plot is resolved in the last ten pages, when the girls finally decide to tell an adult about the man who's been kidnapped by violent sheep thieves instead of just praying they'll solve the case.
The religious matter is painfully shoehorned in - I don't know if the author was assigned to write about the "Good Shepherd" bible verses and that's how she came up with sheep farming, or if she decided to do sheep farming and then Googled all the biblical references to sheep and that's why the rest of the book had no research done. Either way, the fact that the entire group of girls listened to an allegorical bible verse about sheep recognizing the voice of the Good Shepherd and then seriously wrote it down as evidence in their case made me want to hit things.
So yeah. I know nothing about any of the other books in this series, even whether the same author wrote them all or if a different author writes each book. I read this book because I was assigned to read "a book set in my hometown" and this is one of the few works of fiction that purports to be set *in* Peoria.
September 5, 2021
I would give this one between 2 and 3 stars. 3 Stars for the storyline because I liked elements of it. 2 because there were at least a couple mistakes in the story-one where the girls discover a clue and then apparently forget it, because they discover the exact same clue again a few pages later. There is also issues with Bailey's practice times for the sheep shearing contest. I also had issues with Bailey's refusal to get help from adults on what was clearly a dangerous situation. And in all honesty, while part of me enjoyed the mystery itself, it was not an appropriate mystery for a 9 year old and a 12 year old. It was much too dangerous and not really conceivable that they could solve it. This mystery would have been better suited for Nancy Drew!
October 21, 2019
Title: Bailey's Peoria Problem
Author: Linda McQuinn Carlblom
Series: Camp Club Girls, 6
Format: ebook
Length: 158 pages
Rating: 3 stars
Synopsis: What can be tamer than spending time with a bunch of sheep? When Bailey and Alexis visit a cousin’s sheep ranch, they expect a low-key, relaxing hiatus from every day life. Instead, they’re thrust into the throes of a missing millionaire, code-infested animals, and hapless cries for help. It’s "shear" adventure as the Camp Club Girls furrow into the fields and plow the plot on these prairies!
Favourite character: Brian
Least favourite character: Rude & Dude
Mini-review: I really liked the sheep shearing aspect of this. I've never read a book that talks about that. Didn't even know they had competitions for it. Also enjoyed that they solved a cold case.
Fan Cast:
Bailey Chang - Miya Cech
Alexis Howell - Malina Weissman
Uncle Nathan - Daniel Dae Kim
Aunt Darcy - Irene Bedard
Brian Chang - Booboo Stewart
Marshall Gonzalez - Pedro Pascal
Kate Oliver - Anna Cathcart
Elizabeth Anderson - Willow Shields
Sydney Lincoln - Storm Reid
McKenzie Phillips - Abby Donnelly
Author: Linda McQuinn Carlblom
Series: Camp Club Girls, 6
Format: ebook
Length: 158 pages
Rating: 3 stars
Synopsis: What can be tamer than spending time with a bunch of sheep? When Bailey and Alexis visit a cousin’s sheep ranch, they expect a low-key, relaxing hiatus from every day life. Instead, they’re thrust into the throes of a missing millionaire, code-infested animals, and hapless cries for help. It’s "shear" adventure as the Camp Club Girls furrow into the fields and plow the plot on these prairies!
Favourite character: Brian
Least favourite character: Rude & Dude
Mini-review: I really liked the sheep shearing aspect of this. I've never read a book that talks about that. Didn't even know they had competitions for it. Also enjoyed that they solved a cold case.
Fan Cast:
Bailey Chang - Miya Cech
Alexis Howell - Malina Weissman
Uncle Nathan - Daniel Dae Kim
Aunt Darcy - Irene Bedard
Brian Chang - Booboo Stewart
Marshall Gonzalez - Pedro Pascal
Kate Oliver - Anna Cathcart
Elizabeth Anderson - Willow Shields
Sydney Lincoln - Storm Reid
McKenzie Phillips - Abby Donnelly
January 2, 2024
Number of pages: 96
Genre: Children’s fiction
Series: Camp Club Girls #6
Age recommendation: 9-11(+)
Summary: Bailey and Alexis are visiting her uncle at his sheep ranch: The Curly Q. While there, the girls see a newspaper article about a missing millionaire and are determined to solve the case.
My thoughts: This had more Christian content than I remembered from the last time I read this book. Since the story takes place on a sheep ranch, there are many references to the Good Shepherd and how He can help the girls in every situation.
I didn’t like that the girls went behind the adults' backs and didn’t really get in trouble for being foolish and sneaky. I guess they did once, because Sky (the dog) got hurt and it could have been dangerous for them too. But mostly they’re just applauded for solving parts of the mystery. I don't think this is the best example for young girls; the ends don't always justify the means.
I thought the story was really interesting, and Bailey’s names for all the people were really funny. I will never be able to forget about Rude, Dude and Yeller! I also liked Bailey's cousin Brian. He was really nice and cared about his cousin and her friend's well being. I thought that was very sweet.
I loved the ending. It was completely unrealistic but really the perfect way for the book to end. Sometimes you just need that perfect ending you know?
Overall, it was a quick, fun read that I would recommend.
My personal rating: 4/5 stars.
Link to blog: https://karinaschristianreads.wordpre...
Genre: Children’s fiction
Series: Camp Club Girls #6
Age recommendation: 9-11(+)
Summary: Bailey and Alexis are visiting her uncle at his sheep ranch: The Curly Q. While there, the girls see a newspaper article about a missing millionaire and are determined to solve the case.
My thoughts: This had more Christian content than I remembered from the last time I read this book. Since the story takes place on a sheep ranch, there are many references to the Good Shepherd and how He can help the girls in every situation.
I didn’t like that the girls went behind the adults' backs and didn’t really get in trouble for being foolish and sneaky. I guess they did once, because Sky (the dog) got hurt and it could have been dangerous for them too. But mostly they’re just applauded for solving parts of the mystery. I don't think this is the best example for young girls; the ends don't always justify the means.
I thought the story was really interesting, and Bailey’s names for all the people were really funny. I will never be able to forget about Rude, Dude and Yeller! I also liked Bailey's cousin Brian. He was really nice and cared about his cousin and her friend's well being. I thought that was very sweet.
I loved the ending. It was completely unrealistic but really the perfect way for the book to end. Sometimes you just need that perfect ending you know?
Overall, it was a quick, fun read that I would recommend.
My personal rating: 4/5 stars.
Link to blog: https://karinaschristianreads.wordpre...
June 14, 2019
This one was INTENSE! There was kidnapping/a hostage situation, sheep sheering, secret messages, and The Whole Shebang™. For being 9 and 12 years old, they certainly have a) a lot of independence and b) a a lot of opportunities to get into danger! A bit at the end felt a little too deus ex machina (re: the bit of internet sleuthing that the girls did) but it would've made sense when I was about 10.
May 10, 2019
Great book for young girls. Love how it ties friendship, mysteries and faith together.
December 16, 2019
A fun, exciting read for 8-11 year-olds! Bailey and her friend, Alexis, spend Spring Break at a sheep farm where a mystery unfolds right before their eyes. A missing millionaire, secret messages, sheep shearing, and teamwork all play a part as the girls follow the clues—even when it puts them in danger. A peek into life on a sheep farm combined with bonds of friendship and faith result in a delightful mystery for curious readers!
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