The Secret Cellar
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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.
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
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861 W US 10
Scottville, Michigan 49454
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Copyright © 2018 Joan H. Young
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LCCN: 2018903678
ISBN: 0-9908172-7-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-9908172-7-7
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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