The Missing Formula by Mildred A. Wirt

"The Missing Formula" by Mildred A. Wirt is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Madge Sterling, a resourceful girl who enjoys summers at her uncle's fishing lodge. When she learns about the struggles faced by her reclusive neighbor, Anne Fairaday, following her father's death and the mysterious disappearance of an important formula, Madge becomes determined to help uncover the truth. At the start of the narrative, Madge is at Loon Lake, where she expresses concern about Anne, who is alone on Stewart Island. After roweing across the lake to check on her, Madge encounters Anne during a dangerous storm, rescuing her from a capsized canoe. As they develop a friendship, Anne reveals the significance of her father's unfinished research and a potentially valuable formula he failed to document before his death. This opening sets the stage for a blend of adventure, the search for hidden knowledge, and the challenges posed by unsavory characters, all while establishing a rich sense of place and camaraderie between the central figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002
Title The Missing Formula
Madge Sterling Series, #1
Credits Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Adventure stories
Subject Vacations -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Canada -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Mystery and detective stories
Subject Thieves -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Scientists -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Women detectives -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Sterling, Madge (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 40033
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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