The Rainbow Riddle [Hardcover]

Margaret Sutton (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

On the day of her marriage to a lawyer and G-man, Judy Bolton becomes involved in another mystery.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Amereon Limited (July 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884117111
• ISBN-13: 978-0884117117
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,564,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding girls' detective series!, January 1, 2001

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Margaret L. Carter "MargVamp" (Annapolis, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rainbow Riddle (Hardcover)

The Judy Bolton series is dazzlingly superior to the better-known "girl detective" series still available in bookstores, because the Judy Bolton books were written by a real individual rather than a succession of authors under a house pseudonym. The characters in Margaret Sutton's novels are individualized, and they grow and change. These were among my very favorite books in childhood and preteen years, and I have most of our old copies -- THE RAINBOW RIDDLE is one of the few that have disappeared. I remember how engagingly the narrative blends Judy's wedding day and honeymoon, including all the rite-of-passage activities and emotions, with the "rainbow" mystery. Another wonderful book along the same line is THE NAME ON THE BRACELET, in which Peter proposes to Judy and their friend Irene has a baby (with a nearly disastrous accidental switching of babies in the hospital).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding girls' detective series!, January 1, 2001

By 

Margaret L. Carter "MargVamp" (Annapolis, MD USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Rainbow Riddle (Hardcover)

The Judy Bolton series is dazzlingly superior to the better-known "girl detective" series still available in bookstores, because the Judy Bolton books were written by a real individual rather than a succession of authors under a house pseudonym. The characters in Margaret Sutton's novels are individualized, and they grow and change. These were among my very favorite books in childhood and preteen years, and I have most of our old copies -- THE RAINBOW RIDDLE is one of the few that have disappeared. I remember how engagingly the narrative blends Judy's wedding day and honeymoon, including all the rite-of-passage activities and emotions, with the "rainbow" mystery. Another wonderful book along the same line is THE NAME ON THE BRACELET, in which Peter proposes to Judy and their friend Irene has a baby (with a nearly disastrous accidental switching of babies in the hospital).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wedding Day Mystery, June 8, 2000

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"nnej" (Greenville, South Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rainbow Riddle (Hardcover)

The story begins on Judy's wedding day. As she prepares to marry Peter Dobbs (a lawyer and aspiring "G-man"), an unexpected wedding guest warns Judy that she and Peter are in danger. A series of explosions and several clues revolving around the 7 colors of the rainbow find Judy and Peter spending their honeymoon unraveling "The Rainbow Riddle." I've read a lot of Judy Bolton books--they're wholesome, yet engaging. I particularly enjoyed this one because you see Judy's transition from girl to woman. She's still solving mysteries, but she's also planning a home for herself and Peter. A charming book.