When fourteen-year old Sally Carter meets a new friend, Doris Craig, she shares a secret place, she has discovered on Slipper Point. Neither Sally nor Doris can possibly imagine where this intriguing mystery will take them! "The Slipper Point Mystery" is a classic, fun, adventure story from 1919.

Deep dive into the marvellous mystery collection of `Selected Augusta Huiell Seaman'. Our adventure kicks off with two teenage strangers - and one very strange beach - in 'The Dragons Secret'. We'll then investigate the peculiar case of a haunted house and its quiet inhabitants in `The Girl Next Door'. Why can't the careful and quiet Cicely Marlowe leave? And why does the older woman insist on covering her face with a veil? Last but not least, there are secrets and silence on Slipper Point in `The Slipper-Point Mystery'...Weaving together a rip-roaring fun, fierce, and fiery mystery collection full of female leads, `Selected Augusta Huiell Seaman' is a must-read collection for fans of `Malory Towers' and Millie Bobby Brown's `Enola Holmes'.Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was an American author of children's literature, best known for her children's mysteries. Her work spans `The Boarded up House', `When a Cobbler Ruled a King', `The Mystery of the Empty Room' and `The Dragon's Secret'.

"Sixteen year old Leslie Crane has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for a some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. Little does she realize that she will not only soon make a new friend, but that they will both end up in the midst of a puzzling mystery centered around the closed up bungalow next door. Augusta Huiell Seaman is the author of over 40 historical fiction and mystery novels for older children most of which are currently out of print. The Dragon's Secret was originally published in 1921. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)"

Marcia Brett tells her friend Janet that the old, broken-down house next door, which they always thought was empty and abandoned, is apparently not so. An old, veiled woman lives there, and so does a pretty, blond girl of about their age. They discover that this girl, Cicely Marlowe, came to live with old Mrs. Benedict after her mother's death, but she doesn't know why, or she is. All she does know is that she must remains mostly unseen, not look out the windows, or talk to anyone. Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was a prolific American author of children's literature from New York City, and wrote "The Sapphire Signet," "The Boarded-Up House," "The Slipper-Point Mystery," "The Girl Next Door," writing over 40 historical fiction and mystery novels for older children.

Sixteen-year-old Leslie has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to her ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. But one day, her dog digs up a metal box with an engraved dragon on it. This will lead Leslie not only to a mystery but also to a new friend. Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was a prolific American author of children's literature from New York City, and wrote "The Sapphire Signet," "The Boarded-Up House," "The Slipper-Point Mystery," "The Girl Next Door," writing over 40 historical fiction and mystery novels for older children.

Marcia Brett tells her friend Janet that the old, broken-down house next door, which they always thought was empty and abandoned, is apparently not so. An old, veiled woman lives there, and so does a pretty, blond girl of about their age. They discover that this girl, Cicely Marlowe, came to live with old Mrs. Benedict after her mother's death, but she doesn't know why, or she is. All she does know is that she must remains mostly unseen, not look out the windows, or talk to anyone.

Sixteen-year-old Leslie has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to her ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. But one day, her dog digs up a metal box with an engraved dragon on it. This will lead Leslie not only to a mystery but also to a new friend.

When fourteen year old Sally Carter decides to share the secret she has discovered on Slipper Point with her new friend Doris Craig, she couldn't possibly imagine where the solution to this intriguing mystery will lead them!

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