Project Gutenberg 2013-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 85 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson) 1878 1959 Snell, Roy Judson The Crystal Ball A Mystery Story for Girls Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Crystal Ball" by Roy J. Snell is a mystery novel targeted toward a young adult audience, likely written in the mid-20th century. The story unfolds through the experiences of Florence Huyler, the protagonist, who finds herself drawn into the intriguing world of fortune telling and crystal gazing, while encountering a young girl named June Travis with a hidden past. The narrative combines elements of suspense and adventure as Florence navigates through a web of mysteries surrounding June's quest to uncover her father's identity. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Florence Huyler, who, fueled by curiosity, investigates a mysterious room filled with dark velvety drapes and a crystal ball. Her encounter quickly escalates when she witnesses a vision of a girl within the crystal, leading her to become embroiled in the girl’s life and the secrets surrounding her past. The opening hints at deeper themes of identity and the consequences of one's choices, as Florence grapples with her fear and fascination for the mystical powers of the crystal ball and the individuals involved in this shadowy world of fortune telling. As the plot unfolds, readers can expect a blend of mystery, personal exploration, and the dynamics of friendship among the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44062/44062-h/images/cover.jpg en Mystery and detective stories Artists -- Juvenile fiction Romanies -- Juvenile fiction Chicago (Ill.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction Crystal gazing -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 342419 342421 2024-10-18T13:11:05.574232 2023-09-19T08:38:08.519116 text/html text/html 355588 2013-10-28T20:19:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 161170 2013-10-28T20:20:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 175703 2024-10-18T13:11:12.605081 application/epub+zip 188531 2024-10-18T13:11:07.511160 application/epub+zip 185719 2024-10-18T13:11:06.666115 application/epub+zip 300552 2024-10-18T13:11:16.311088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262006 2024-10-18T13:11:11.821115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259449 2022-09-20T06:28:02.688592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296969 2024-10-18T13:11:04.478161 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306102 2013-10-28T20:19:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 113605 2013-10-28T20:20:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 296820 2013-10-28T20:19:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112463 2013-10-28T20:20:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22461 2024-10-18T13:11:16.451058 application/rdf+xml 16674 2024-10-18T13:11:06.760116 image/jpeg 2410 2024-10-18T13:11:06.713117 image/jpeg 161410 2024-10-18T13:11:05.826192 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 More titles under O'Hara, David