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Mollie Peer: or, The Underground Adventure of the Moosepath League

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Another great book by Van Reid. Mollie Pier was even better than Cordelia Underwood, though perhaps not quite as good as the Daniel Plainway book. Let's hope Van Reid continues with more Moosepath books. These novels are absolutely terrific!

'Mollie Peer' is the second installment in the adventures of the Moosepath League. If you have not read the first installment, 'Cordelia Underwood', you should do so now.

Once again, Van Reid gives us a charming, funny and altogether delightful romp through historic Maine. This time around the story is a little more tense and fast-paced, but Reid still manages to infuse enough humor and romance to keep the reading light and breezy. Reid also includes a great piece of New England folklore when he recounts the Riddle of the Needle, Rock, and Mirror. This anecdote alone is almost enough to justify reading this book.

The members of the Moosepath League are some of the most enjoyable characters I have ever come across in my reading, and I have complete confidence that you will feel the same.

I sincerely hope Mr. Reid keeps writing more adventures of the Moosepath League. This second novel has a more serious tone than the first, but the same detail of characters and plot, as well as the same likable characters who triumph in the end - which is exactly what we want! A real refreshing change, in this day of skimpy plots and shallow characters, with text filled up by expletitives. Thank you so much Mr. Reid!

Van Reid has done it again! wonderful escape to the end of the 19th century..characters wonderfully drawn...im totally spell bound and hooked on the adventures of the Moosepath League Gang...i cant wait for the next enstallment.

As with his first book introducing the Moosepath League, I couldn't put this one down. It is fun and quirky and totally amusing how the Moosepath League can always find trouble but never really seem to grasp the depth of danger they are in. Van Reid has created a wonderful series that is fun to read. I can't wait until he publishes another.

I bought this and Cordelia because the jacket looked intriguing and have found an author I love to read. There is so much happening in this book that it takes a while for all the threads to come together but it is so much fun getting there. Once all the different happenings come together, the pace really picks up and the reader just sails through the rest of the book. The problem then is that the book is finished and the reader wants to keep going. Van Reid also drops little updates on the main characters from the previous book that are so subtle the reader almost misses the reference but this style creates those special little touches that show what a master storyteller this author is. I am looking forward to the next book by this wonderfully inventive author.

A worthy successor to Van Reid's delightful _Cordelia Underwood_, _Mollie Peer_ gives us another plucky, clever heroine on an adventure fraught with mystery and peril. Tall tales, eccentric characters, and charming descriptions of New England scenery abound. Luckily for us, the formula still works.

This is a book you must read. I gave the previous outing of the Moospath league "Cordelia Underwood" a deserved 5 stars but this book is even better. The storyline has more dramatic tension (If Cordelia Underwood had a nod to "The Pickwick Papers" then "Molly Peer" has a sideways glance at "Oliver Twist") but the characters are as delightful and the laughs come just as readily. I was reading it in bed and tried to read the episode with the Blue Hubbard Squash out loud to my wife but was reduced to side-splitting laughter with tears rolling down my cheeks. A great read for anyone who likes good words, good people, and a good laugh.

My favorite books!! I was already in love with Cordelia Underwood, but I agree this book is even "more better". A review on one of Van Reid's books declares his writing as "good old fashioned yarn" which is exactly what I love about Van Reid's books. It's like the family sitting in front of the fire place listening to adventure stories with excitement and suspense. I've read this book and Mollie Peer. They're both intriguing stories with very charming characters in the state of Maine during the Victorian time period. In both books several people's stories occur simultaneously at different places. They're all interrelated and you just can't stop reading until the all come together in the end like puzzle pieces. Van Reid is a talented writer who did his research well and uses many wonderful words some of which I had to look up (English is not my native language, but they put you right there in the 1890's.

I ordered all of the books of this series and can't wait to continue reading... Too bad they're out of print now.

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