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Julie Campbell
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Julie Campbell was born on 1 June 1908 in Flushing, New York, USA. She was the daugther of Julia deFres (Sample) and Archibald Campbell, an Army Officer. On 30 march 1933, she married Charles Tatham Jr. The marriage worked together on many magazine stories and articles. She had her own literary agency in the 1940s when Western Publishing invited literary agents to find authors who could produce mystery and adventure books that would be marketed to children at an affordable price. She created the Ginny Gordon series and the popular Trixie Belden series (she wrote the first six novels). She wrote some novels of Cherry Ames and Vicki Barr series by Helen Wells, under her married name, Julie Tatham. Julie passed away on 7 July 1999 at the age of 91.
Full Series List in Order
Ginny Gordon
1 - Ginny Gordon and the Mystery of the Disappearing Candlesticks (Jan-1948)2 - Ginny Gordon and the Missing Heirloom (Jan-1950)
3 - Ginny Gordon and the Mystery at the Old Barn (Jan-1951)
4 - Ginny Gordon and the Lending Library (Jan-1954)
5 - Ginny Gordon and the Broadcast Mystery (Jan-1955)
Multi-Author Series List
Trixie Belden
1 - The Secret of the Mansion (1948)2 - The Red Trailer Mystery (1950)
3 - The Gatehouse Mystery (1951)
4 - The Mysterious Visitor (1954)
5 - The Mystery Off Glen Road (1956)
6 - The Mystery in Arizona (1958)
Book List in Order: 14 titles
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The Secret of the Mansion
- 1948
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Trixie sucked in her breath. In the bright moonlight, she could distinctly see the head and shoulders of a man rising above the thicket. He was moving slowly and stealthily across the clearing, like a cat stalking its prey, and she felt a little shiv...
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The Red Trailer Mystery
- 1950
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Trixie Belden and Honey Wheeler’s friend Jim Frayne has run away from Sleepysideâ€"before anyone could tell him that he is the only heir to the huge Frayne fortune. The girls set out across upstate New York in a trailer to track him down... and stu...
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Ginny Gordon and the Mystery at the Old Barn
- Jan-1951
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Julie Campbell Tatham (1908-1999) was an American writer of children's novels, who also wrote for adults. As Julie Campbell she created the Trixie Belden series and the Ginny Gordon series. Ginny Gordon and the Mystery at the Old Barn is the third in...
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The Gatehouse Mystery
- 1951
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A thick wall of blackness surrounded her on all sides, and Trixie felt as though she couldn't breathe. She could only stand there, listening, for someone was coming quietly down the back stairs. Now he was crossing the hall. Now he was pushing open t...
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The Mysterious Visitor
- 1954
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The folding doors at this end of the gallery had been pushed back as far as they would go. Trixie grabbed one of the brass handles to steady herself, and something big and black and horrible with skinny, wiggly legs sprang at her. It dropped on her o...
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The Mystery Off Glen Road
- 1956
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"Don't be silly," Trixie cried impatiently. "I'm not going to go far enough away to get lost." She darted off along the narrow path and, a few minutes later, found herself in another small clearing. There she came upon a scene that was so frightening...
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The Mystery in Arizona
- 1958
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Di Lynch's Uncle Monty has invited Trixie, Honey, and the rest of the Bob-Whites to his Arizona dude ranch for winter vacation. There will be lots to do? horseback riding, swimming, festivals? but Trixie is hoping for an activity that isn't on the us...
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Finding Manda's Sunshine
- Oct-2014
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Manda hates the Winter. She misses all of the colours of summertime. But one day, a fairy visits Manda and teaches her that sometimes even things that look gloomy can turn out to be happy. You just have to look at them the right way!...
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The Elephant-Wolf
- Dec-2014
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A fun and funny story about how Jules can be a wonderful little grey wolf, even though she's an elephant. She learns that what is most important is that she tries hard to be her best and that her family "pack" is full of love....
