Project Gutenberg 2008-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 74 Penrose, Margaret The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay; or, The Secret of the Red Oar Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay; or, The Secret of the Red Oar" by Margaret Penrose is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. This tale follows Cora Kimball and her friends as they embark on a summer adventure at Crystal Bay, where they not only plan to enjoy their new motorboat but also find themselves encircled by a mystery concerning Freda Lewis and her family's land troubles. As the group interacts, aspirations for joyful outings blend with the serious undertones of friendship and responsibility that unfold among young ladies navigating the challenges of summer fun. At the start of the story, the focus is on the frantic packing for a summer trip to Crystal Bay, led by Cora and her friends Bess, Belle, and Marita. The girls’ personalities emerge through their light-hearted banter, showcasing their excitement mixed with the chaos of packing. Cora encounters Freda Lewis at the train station, who reveals that her family is embroiled in financial difficulties over their property at Crystal Bay, adding a layer of concern that colors the summer adventure. The opening sets up a blend of youthful enthusiasm and underlying tension, hinting at the captivating combination of friendship dynamics and a mystery surrounding the Red Oar that the girls seem poised to unravel during their time at the bay. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Girls -- Societies and clubs -- Juvenile fiction Boats and boating -- Juvenile fiction Automobiles -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 364995 364991 2024-09-11T07:08:08.117254 2023-09-11T10:21:52.094170 text/html text/html 389063 2008-06-22T08:33:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 140064 2008-06-22T08:33:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 206166 2024-09-11T07:08:15.512208 application/epub+zip 213182 2024-09-11T07:08:09.905238 application/epub+zip 200562 2024-09-11T07:08:08.834247 application/epub+zip 458548 2024-09-11T07:08:19.609192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419249 2024-09-11T07:08:14.705212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412260 2022-09-12T06:38:50.903061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304769 304686 2024-09-11T07:08:06.737246 2023-09-11T10:21:50.899212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 304512 2008-06-22T08:33:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 114808 2008-06-22T08:33:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 304503 2008-06-22T08:33:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114786 2008-06-22T08:33:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21036 2024-09-11T07:08:19.764168 application/rdf+xml 22348 2024-09-11T07:08:09.210245 image/jpeg 4577 2024-09-11T07:08:09.022229 image/jpeg 201509 2024-09-11T07:08:08.150231 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia