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Summary: A Pretty Good Historical Fiction Mystery
Review: Although rather predictable, The Callender Papers is a very intersting read. Taking place in the 1800's the story follows Jean as she goes to Mr. Theil's house to catalogue his family papers over the summer. Knowing little about her own family, Jean soon discovers the mystery surrounding the death of Mr. Theil's wife. However, as Jean digs deeper into "the Callender Papers" she discovers the odd circumstances of Mrs. Theil's Death. As the tale unfolds Jean comes to realize that her own life may hang in the balance of the solving of the mystery.
Wonderfully written, Voigt is able to capture her audience again, in The Callender Papers. I really enjoyed this story, even if it was slow and predictable at times and I think that anyone who likes a quick-read historical fiction/mystery would enjoy this.
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Summary: Great Mystery and Suspense
Review: I thought this book was very exciting. There are lots of twists and turns. I couldn't put this book down. I couldn't wait to find out what happened at the end.
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Summary: Great Mystery and Suspense
Review: Jane lives with a friend of her dead mother. She is an orphan. Mr.Thiel, a man who donates money to the school, and Jane believes he is in love with Aunt Constance (her mother's friend), sends for a young girl to sort through the papers of his late wife's family, and requests that Jane be sent. Jane, of course, goes. As she sorts through the family papers, she learns more about their deadly past, and finds herself in more danger, the more she learns of them. With a shocking ending, it is a must for all people who love surprises, and a good book!
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Summary: The Callender Papers Book Review
Review: The Callender Papers by Cynthia Voigt is a mystery novel about a young, adopted girl, Jean. She lives with her foster mother or "aunt", Miss Constance Wainwright, in Cambridge. Miss Constance is the owner of an all girls academy there. One day Mr. Thiel, who supports and gives money to the Academy, asks Jean to work for him in Marlborough, where he lives, over the summer. If she accepts, her job will be to sort papers that belong to his wife's family, the Callenders. Jean agrees and takes a trip to Marlborough, where she meets Mrs. Bywall, Mr. Thiel's servant and Mac, the son of the local doctor. Afterwards, she makes acquaintances with Enoch Callender, Mr. Thiel's brother-in-law, whom Mr. Thiel extremely dislikes. Enoch Callender invites Jean to dinner at his house and she accepts the offer. After dinner, Mr. Callender and Jean walk over to a place she finds is quite beautiful. Enoch Callender shows her a wooden board that he and his sister, Irene, used to cross the falls. Every Sunday after that day, she goes to the Callender's house for lunch. One Sunday, Jean gets very sick and everybody in the house including the doctor, Mac's dad, suspects that she was poisoned.
Later, Jean finds Mr. Thiel's late father-in-law's will in the Callender papers she had been sorting through. She learns that Mr. Thiel and Irene Thiel, his wife that died ten years ago and Miss Constance's friend, had a child who suddenly disappeared after she died. She also learns that her favorite spot, the waterfall, is the place where Irene Thiel died. When Jean's visit to Marlborough is almost over, Mr. Thiel forbids her to visit Enoch Callender because he thinks that she was poisoned by him. She runs away to the falls and meets Enoch Callender there. He pulls the wooden board out from its hiding place and... which leaves Jean with a very important decision.
The main characters of The Callender Papers are Jean, Miss Constance, Mr. Thiel, Enoch Callender, and Mac. My favorite character is Enoch Callender because he has all kinds of different personalities. He's sly, mischievous, and not to be trusted, yet he has grace and wit, and he's good-looking. He often acts like he hasn't grown up, and he wants everything to be perfect. Enoch Callender is treacherous to cross. I, like Jean, have felt like I wanted to trust a person, but deep down I knew I couldn't. About a year ago, I found out a huge secret, my pretty reliable brother wanted to know what it was, and I wanted to tell him because I would've enjoyed having somebody to talk to about it, but I thought that he might tell. Also, resembling Jean, when there is some big event about to happen and I wasn't told of it, I feel like I know nothing about what is going on and want desperately to find out. Just as Mr. Thiel overly protects Jean, I have felt that my parents were being much too overprotective of me and I wanted to have a little more freedom to do what I want. I can relate to this narrative and I believe other kids will be able to also.
The Callender Papers is a vibrant, exciting, wonderful novel that I couldn't put down until I had finished the last sentence. My favorite part is when Jean finally starts to figure out what happened to Irene Thiel, Irene's child, and the child's nurse. I don't really have a least favorite part and I don't think I would change anything at all because the story is perfect the way it is. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone because it is mysterious and it keeps giving hints about what truly happened, though no one can really understand the clues until the very end. Also, it grows scary as it nears the end of the book. My brothers and I usually enjoy spooky and frightening books and I believe many other kids do too. Someone who likes mystery, secretiveness, and happy endings would take pleasure in reading this tale of a girl and the secrecy behind her life.
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Summary: A surprising mystery awaits
Review: The Callender Papers is a suspense filled book for all ages. Jean goes to help Mr.Thiel with family papers. While sorting the papers she finds out mysterious news that will endanger her life. This book will hold your attention all the way to the very end. I recommend this book to all mystery lovers.
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