Dana Girls #16 Mountain-Peak Mystery

In Dana Girls #16, Mountain-Peak Mystery, Tammi Hodge has recently lost her grandfather.  She is now alone in her house at the top of the mountain, except for an unfriendly woman who is acting as her guardian.  Tammi is searching for her grandfather's lost manuscript, which is supposed to have value.  Other people who are looking for the manuscript try to harm Tammi and the Danas.

The "Aunt Harriet Mystery Stories" series continues.  Aunt Harriet makes a lot of the decisions in this story.  She helps investigate the house and discovers some of the clues.  On page 101, Louise asks, "What are you going to do next, Aunt Harriet?"

The mountain is somewhere near Oak Falls and is a dormant volcano.  While dormant volcanoes are scattered around in lots of places, I find it funny that a dormant volcano suddenly exists near Oak Falls, Penfield, and Starhurst.  It seems to be in a rural area away from other homes.  For this reason, all the activity around the dormant volcano is a bit strange.

On pages 58 through 61, Jean and Louise are worried about a package that has appeared under a tree near the beginning of the road that leads up the mountain.  The police are called.  When the officers arrive, they ask why the girls are suspicious of the package.  Um, because a package under a tree in the middle of nowhere is not normal.  It turns out that the package contains bottles of acid.

Also rather strange is that young boys come along on foot and head up the road to the house in order to sell cookies for a fundraiser.  Why do a fundraiser on foot in the middle of a rural area?  Wouldn't a housing subdivision near the town be more fruitful?

This is an overall good book, and I enjoyed reading it.