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The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat
Laura Lee Hope
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The Bobbsey family are are staying on a houseboat for summer vacation! At first all seems to be going well - what with fishing, playing with friends, and exploring the river. But then a mean farmer arrives, who seems determined to stop the trip. Why? Where has Will Watson, his mistreated hired boy, run away to? Who is stealing food from the houseboat? Who or what made the strange noises the cook heard? And can the twins solve the mystery?
The Bobbsey family are are staying on a houseboat for summer vacation! At first all seems to be going well - what with fishing, playing with friends, and exploring the river. But then a mean farmer arrives, who seems determined to stop the trip. Why? Where has Will Watson, his mistreated hired boy, run away to? Who is stealing food from the houseboat? Who or what made the strange noises the cook heard? And can the twins solve the mystery?
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"What is it?" asked his wife.
"There seems to be some one on this boat beside ourselves," answered
Mr. Bobbsey. "I'll go look."
The Bobbsey twins looked at one another, and then at their mother, as Mr. Bobbsey went out of the living room of the houseboat, toward the stairway that led up on deck.
Bert tried to look brave, and as though he did not care. Nan moved a little closer to her mother. As for Flossie, she, too, was a little frightened, but Freddie did not seem at all alarmed.
"Is it somebody come to take the boat away from us?" he asked in his high-pitched, childish voice. "If it is—don't let 'em, papa."
They all laughed at this—even Mr. Bobbsey, and he turned to look around, half way up the stairs, saying:
"No, F. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Laura Lee Hope cover jacket by Nostalgia Image
22 chapters 209 pages uncredited b/w front piece
More excitement for the Bobbsey Family in this sixth episode of the classic series. They buy a houseboat and spend their summer vacation on it. Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey, the older twins Bert an Nan, the younger
When I was a kid (in the 80s) I read my mom’s old Bobbsey Twins books (that she got in the 50s). The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat was my favorite one. I read it on my Kindle and I could’ve sworn I smelled the old book smell while I read it. Crazy how smell memories work. There are some cringy things
This book was a light read, a nostalgic one a family with two pair of twins with the parents having a good time at a houseboat, the house cook was so sweet too, and oh so caring! I liked all other characters it actually reminded me of childhood as I read books like these in school. I would love it m
I have the 1955 edition which doesn't seem to be listed on Goodreads.
The twins' cousins are back for another appearance.
This "purple" edition features a more outdated story and illustrations (one of a handful in the "purple" editions) which made the story less enjoyable for me. I did not like it as
Book six in the series and this one for the plot see the title b because that is what it is about, there are all sorts of adventures along the way, the kids are both annoying and endearing.
The old style phonetic writing of the black characters speech is somewhat jarring and awkward, but overall it
Mr. Bobbsey has bought a houseboat for the summer vacation, and the Bobbsey twins travel up the river on their way to visit Lake Romano and the beautiful waterfall there. Along the way, they meet a young boy who is beaten by his employer, and Mr. Bobbsey tries to stop the man from mistreating the bo
Seemed idyllic to me when I read it as a kid.
This book was another delightful tale of the Bobbsey Twins and their adventures. In this story, the set out on their new houseboat for their summer vacation. They encounter a mean farmer, a mystery of disappearing food, and a your boy who has been mistreated. All in all another cute, sweet, and old-