The Mystery of Mystic Mountain, Janet Fox
The Mystery of Mystic Mountain, Janet Fox
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The Mystery of Mystic Mountain

Author: Janet Fox

Narrator: Kimberly Woods, Michael Crouch

Unabridged: 6 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/06/2025


Synopsis

An Edgar Award Nominee
Longlisted for the Reading the West Book Award

A girl tackles a vacation filled with mystery, treasure, and learning to be her true self in this middle grade “frothy summer adventure…which bristles with gentle thrills and chills” (Publishers Weekly) that’s a modern-day Holes set on a dusty dude ranch in Montana.

Becca Soloway’s perfect summer goes up in smoke when her mom flees a looming divorce by dragging Becca to a Montana resort. To make matters worse, her mom’s hasty booking lands them not at a spa, but an aging dude ranch called Far Away.

Becca is miserable until she meets the wrangler’s son, Jon, who shows her what might be the first clue to a century-old mystery: the lost treasure of a Robin Hood–like outlaw known as Pearlhandle Pete.

As they slowly uncover the true history of Pete, venture into the mountains, search haunted ghost towns, and are threatened by a treasure-hunter-social-media-star, Becca discovers that treasure is in the eye of the beholder and the important things in life are always worth fighting for.

About Janet Fox

Janet Fox is an author, mom, outdoor enthusiast, and former teacher. She’s been to the bottom of the ocean in a submersible and had a brief fling with rock stardom. Her award-winning stories include picture books through young adult novels but have won her fans of all ages. She lives in Bozeman, Montana. Find out more at JanetSFox.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Country Mama on November 11, 2024

I love the map on the first pages, I am highly a fan of books that have maps so I can see what the world looks like. This is the story of Becca who is our FMC and she is in seventh grade going into eighth grade. She is in that age where middle schoolers start noticing boys and girls and vice versa.......more

Goodreads review by Darla on October 23, 2024

I love a story set in Big Sky country and the promise of a Holes type of mystery treasure hunt was so inviting. And they put horses on the cover! 🐴 One of the best things about this modern dude ranch mystery was the lack of internet access. At the beginning there is almost no connection to be had. Th......more

Goodreads review by Tracie on July 26, 2024

Almost-13-year-old Becca Soloway relishes the chance to bond with her mom on a girls-only vacation following her parents' decision to separate, but when a booking error strands them at a dude ranch with no wi-fi or spa treatments, Becca is drawn into a treasure-hunting mystery that turns up restless......more

Goodreads review by Amy on May 25, 2025

It took me a little while to get into this book and story. There is lots going on and the storytelling is inconsistent, making some of the plot points hard to put together. You have to be willing to suspend your disbelief with several parts of the story and the ending will either seem very sweet or......more

Goodreads review by Kidlitter on February 17, 2025

Sweet and packed with action, a nice summer read though a bit forgettable.......more