SuitabookThe Riddle of the Frozen Fountain
Leslie McFarlane
- Reading
- Read alongside the child, pausing after major clues to make predictions. Afterwards, compare those predictions with the solution and discuss which details created suspense without assuming every frightening image is literal.
- Themes
- Courageous investigation: Louise and Jean pursue the writer of a threatening note and become increasingly involved in the mystery. The synopsis presents their investigation as courageous and centres their ability to follow clues and solve the mystery.
- Appearances and explanation: The investigation includes a strange blond woman, phantom ice skaters, a riddle and a gorilla-man. These elements function as clues or complications, but their meanings and the story’s attitude towards them are not explained.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes a threatening anonymous note, danger faced by the sisters, phantom ice skaters and a terrifying gorilla-man; the intensity and detail of these scenes are unclear.