TEN COUSINS

by Wanda Jay Campbell ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 29, 1963

Living in the late nineteenth century Deep South, Carrie Lawson's one desire is to find a lost heirloom, her grandma's sapphire fleur-de-lis. But, nine brothers and sisters and a prissy (later turns rough-and-ready) cousin from Louisiana get in Carrie's way, and she loses track of her desire, or forgets it, as the reader loses sight of the plot. Fortunately for Carrie, her father's cotton money and Tom's horse are stolen; these thefts enable the lass to remember that she is a sleuth with definite goals. The buzzing, confused family life is a dull affair for the reader; each of the ten children has one trait; at most they are two dimensional puppets. The sleepy mystery finally draws to a weary close, and Carrie is thrilled at having made her parents happy.

Pub Date: March 29, 1963

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1963

Categories: FICTION