Bobs, a Girl Detective
Grace May North
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This is a great short chapter mystery book for girls. It is similar to Nancy Drew. Bobs is one of the four sisters whose parents die, leaving them with the responsibility of caring for themselves. They have to work together to be cheerful through the hard time and a long the way have many adventures! Let's start decoding the clues! (Summary by peppersnoodles93) (4 hr 33 min)
Chapters
| 01 - Four Girls Face a Problem | 20:51 | Read by Kimberly Krause |
| 02 - A Proposal | 7:54 | Read by SamR |
| 03 - Venturing Forth | 10:16 | Read by SamR |
| 04 - A Haunted House | 6:59 | Read by SamR |
| 05 - A Strange New Home | 9:34 | Read by SamR |
| 06 - A Lost Sister | 6:39 | Read by Lynne T |
| 07 - Bobs Seeks a Profession | 10:01 | Read by Lynne T |
| 08 - A New Friend | 11:07 | Read by Lynne T |
| 09 - A Hurried Lunch | 9:19 | Read by Lynne T |
| 10 - Bobs As Bookseller | 5:56 | Read by Lynne T |
| 11 - A Queer Gift | 5:34 | Read by Woolly Bee |
| 12 - A Young Man Enters | 11:24 | Read by Janet Hettenbach |
| 13 - Nell Wiggin's Story | 8:39 | Read by SamR |
| 14 - A Pleasant Plan | 7:25 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
| 15 - The Detective Detected | 10:44 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
| 16 - A New "Case" for Bobs | 12:48 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 17 - Bobs Tries Acting | 13:10 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 18 - Who Was Miss Finefeather | 8:10 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
| 19 - The Lost Is Found | 6:11 | Read by Woolly Bee |
| 20 - A Failure That Was Success | 9:03 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
| 21 - A New Arrival | 7:43 | Read by Penney Pittman |
| 22 - A Case For Two | 9:08 | Read by SamR |
| 23 - Partner Detectives | 5:56 | Read by SamR |
| 24 - Romance Budding | 11:02 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
| 25 - A Sudden Departure | 11:00 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
| 26 - A Happy Reunion | 6:57 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
| 27 - Revelations That Do Not Reveal | 3:40 | Read by SamR |
| 28 - The House Party | 7:12 | Read by SamR |
| 29 - Tragic Hours | 5:17 | Read by SamR |
| 30 - A Hero Rewarded | 3:42 | Read by SamR |
| 31 - Four Romances | 9:41 | Read by SamR |
Reviews
A LibriVox Listener
Love the story but some of the narrators were sheer anguish. Still, it IS awfully good of them to volunteer so...but really, between an overly excited, frustrated melodrama actress whose prim conclusion after her incredibly artificial reading put me in mind of Rhoda Penmark. Chuck would be better suited for the archness of Oscar Wilde, Saki or some other highly stylized and satirical author. The earnestness of early 20th century, uplifting girls' series fiction eludes him entirely. Progressive era clubwomen did not use satire to uplift society.
Very good story
mikezane
Four well off girls suddenly find their fortunes reversed after their parents die. Rather than sit around and scrape by on what little remains, three of them decide to seek their fortunes in the city. On the way, they find careers, adventure, love, and the fourth girl, who had run away. I thought it was a very sweet story, if just a wee bit fluffy. I love a happy ending tho, so this was just the thing after a long day of work. Reading and recordings were fine. Thank you for your work.
Fun Story, Varied Reading
Alysse Perez
The storyline itself was fun...it was clever how the cases were solved. Readers did a good job for the most part...with there being various different readers sometimes it took a minute to adjust to new character voices, but overall an enjoyable listen!
Stella Belle
Fun little book. Some predicables but then they went as I thought :) The ending felt abrupt. A couple of readers were difficult to listen to. It’s relaxing and not so engaging that you can’t put it down. So a great to listen and relax.
sonnet
A fun story to listen to while I was sick. I had no criticism of readers, they are volunteers and do not stumble over words like I would. These are free to listen to, please be respectful 😉
a great fantasy
Bethany Queripel age nine
My favorite type of story.i call this a ðð¼(thumbs up).do some more PLEASE!but didn't like chuck W. as narrater.(agree with other comments.)
Beyond a heartwarming tale
A LibriVox Listener
Loved most of the readers. Story is so good can over look some OVER emphasis reading ...
Sweet Story
Athena’s Grandma
Charming book about four devoted and sweet sisters moving to the big city and eventually finding love.