Project Gutenberg 2012-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 160 Garis, Cleo F. 1905 1998 Garis, Cleo Fausta The Orchard Secret Arden Blake Mystery Series #1 E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Orchard Secret" by Cleo F. Garis is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around three college freshmen, Arden Blake, Terry Landry, and Sim Westover, as they embark on their new lives at Cedar Ridge College. The narrative introduces a mysterious orchard on campus and hints at strange occurrences and a deeper secret, setting the stage for the girls' adventures and challenges as they navigate college life and their unexpected encounters with danger. The opening of the story follows Arden, Terry, and Sim as they arrive at Cedar Ridge College, eagerly anticipating their new experiences. Soon after their arrival, a taxi driver warns them about the orchard, claiming that "queer things" happen there. As the girls explore their surroundings, they learn the swimming pool has been repurposed for storage, disappointing their hopes for recreation. Following a series of light-hearted interactions and the exploration of their shared dorm room, they find themselves embroiled in the freshmen hazing rituals led by the sophomores, which includes a daunting task of gathering perfect apples from the orchard. As they begin this mission, they encounter a shocking discovery that hints at the hidden dangers lurking within the seemingly serene college grounds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40725/40725-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Hazing -- Juvenile fiction Women college students -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 361547 2025-08-16T13:13:47.529801 text/html 356576 2024-10-23T10:44:34 text/html 245689 2025-08-16T13:13:53.912766 application/epub+zip 258257 2025-08-16T13:13:49.274815 application/epub+zip 172693 2025-08-16T13:13:48.359844 application/epub+zip 377239 2025-08-16T13:13:57.491780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338892 2025-08-16T13:13:53.225773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253887 2022-09-18T16:04:04.467828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314988 2025-08-16T13:13:46.423855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295189 2024-10-23T10:44:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17435 2025-08-16T13:13:57.623748 application/rdf+xml 12812 2025-08-16T13:13:48.444788 image/jpeg 2094 2025-08-16T13:13:48.403785 image/jpeg 230809 2025-08-16T13:13:47.566805 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog