In Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch, Connie has recently graduated from an Eastern finishing school. She returns to Rainbow Ranch to make her home. When Connie arrives, she finds that the ranch has changed. The foreman, Forest Blakeman, is surly and secretive. Connie learns that her money is gone and that the ranch must be sold. Connie is determined to find a way to save the ranch, but Blakeman thwarts her at every turn.
Connie wins $750 in a rodeo. She is warned to put the money in the bank before she returns home. Connie refuses, planning to take it home with her. Predictably, Connie is robbed and has no idea who took the money. I hate this kind of stupidity. All Connie had to do was get the money in the bank. Ugh!
This book is a bit simplistic. The descriptions are sparse, and the text is not detailed. I would have liked for the book to have been fleshed out more. That said, the book is still an enjoyable book by Mildred Wirt Benson.
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I read this book for the first time about 50 years ago. My mother who was an avid reader as a child instilled that love of books in me. I read her copy as a ten year old. I must have read the book at least 4 times. I unearthed it recently and picked it up. I read the first chapter, not planning to read the entire book; but each time I walked out to my potting shed (much like my playhouse where I first read Connie Carl), I would sit down and read several chapters. I remember why I loved it.
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