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    The Secret Cellar
    The Secret Cellar
    The Secret Cellar
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    The Secret Cellar

    By Joan H. Young

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    Set in the 1950s, Cora Dubois, Jimmie Mosher and their friends, Laszlo, George, and Ruby, discover they have a talent for getting to the bottom of local mysteries. Each book includes a "forgotten" craft or skill, and may address social/moral issues of the mid-twentieth century. In The Secret Cellar (Dubois Files book #1), Jimmie's family is in danger of losing their farm to the bank. Old Granny May seems to be trying to tell them something, but maybe she's just losing her mind.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJoan H. Young
    Release dateMar 31, 2018
    ISBN9780990817277
    The Secret Cellar
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    Joan H. Young

    Joan Young has enjoyed the out-of-doors her entire life. Highlights of her outdoor adventures include Girl Scouting, which provided yearly training in camp skills, the opportunity to engage in a 10-day canoe trip, and numerous short backpacking excursions. She was selected to attend the 1965 Senior Scout Roundup in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, an international event to which 10,000 girls were invited. She has ridden a bicycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean in 1986, and on August 3, 2010 became the first woman to complete the North Country National Scenic Trail on foot. Her mileage totaled 4395 miles.She has recently begun writing more fiction, including short stories and cozy mysteries.

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      The Secret Cellar - Joan H. Young

      The Secret Cellar

      a Dubois Files mystery

      by Joan H. Young

      cover illustration by Linda J. Sandow

      interior illustrations by Joan H. Young

      Published by Books Leaving Footprints

      print edition also available

      861 W US 10

      Scottville, Michigan 49454

      Discover other titles by Joan H. Young at Smashwords.com

      and at Books Leaving Footprints

      Copyright © 2018 Joan H. Young

      All rights reserved

      LCCN: 2018903678

      ISBN: 0-9908172-7-X

      ISBN-13: 978-0-9908172-7-7

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes:

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      DUBOIS FILES BOOKS

      1. The Secret Cellar

      2. The Hitchhiker

      3. The ABZ Affair

      4. The Bigg Boss

      DEDICATION

      To Carolyn Keene and

      Franklin W. Dixon,

      the collective identities of the authors

      who have given young readers almost

      a century of mysterious Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys adventures.

      Cora Introduces Herself

      My name is Cora Caulfield, and I'm an older lady now. But when I was a child, my last name was Dubois. That's French, pronounced dew-BWAH. I lived on the east side of the Thorpe River in Forest County, near where the Thorpe flows into the Petit Sable River. The year I turned nine, in early 1953, Jimmie Mosher moved into the house his grandfather had built on the west side of the Thorpe.

      We became friends immediately. He was in the same grade at school, we rode the same bus, and we liked to do a lot of the same things. Things like exploring and trying new activities—if there was a puzzle to be solved, we were an unbeatable team. Friends who lived nearby sometimes joined our adventures.

      I've been looking back on those years, and writing down our stories of the many mysterious happenings so they won't be forgotten. I hope you'll enjoy them.

      Our first big success at solving a mystery was just after school let out for the summer that year. Jimmie's family had a big problem!

      BOOK ONE - THE SECRET CELLAR

      Map of the East South River Road Neighborhood

      Cora Introduces Herself

      Chapter 1- JIMMIE AND LASZLO

      Chapter 2- A NARROW ESCAPE

      Chapter 3- THE TENANT FARM

      Chapter 4- HAZEL'S TEARS

      Chapter 5- GRANNY MAY'S SONG

      Chapter 6- JIMMIE AND CORA

      Chapter 7- BASEMENT OR CELLAR?

      Chapter 8- CRAWLSPACE

      Chapter 9- A BURIED TREASURE?

      Chapter 10- CORA'S DILEMMA

      Chapter 11- GEORGE AND RUBY

      Chapter 12- MARGIT'S PRESENTS

      Chapter 13- KING OF THE HILL

      Chapter 14- THE SECOND CELLAR

      Chapter 15- DISCOURAGED AND PURPLE

      Chapter 16- FORTY-THREE CENTS

      Chapter 17- THE ACCIDENT

      Chapter 18- THE SECRET CELLAR

      Chapter 19- THE HIDEOUT

      Chapter 20- LIGHT AND SHADOW

      Chapter 21- SOMETIMES SMALLER IS BETTER

      Chapter 22- SAVING THE FARM

      Hey, Hey, Oh Playmate

      Willow Whistle

      Acknowledgements

      Other Books by Joan H. Young

      About Joan H. Young

      M

      ap of the East South River Road Neighborhood

      1. JIMMIE AND LASZLO

      Jimmie Mosher frowned as he pushed his bicycle slowly through the dirt. He was on Mulberry Hill, more than four miles from home, on the far side of the Thorpe River. A few minutes ago he'd ridden over a sharp rock. The back tire popped and hissed. It went completely flat in two seconds. It was going to be a long hot walk home in the June sunshine. With his fair skin, he'd probably end up with a sunburn.

      He kicked at another rock in disgust. This one didn't budge, and all Jimmie did was bruise his toe and drop the bike. Ouch, he yelled, although there was no one

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