Project Gutenberg 2021-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 103 Hoppenstedt, Elbert M. 60011186 The Mystery of the Deserted Village $aUnited States :$bFranklin Watts,$c1960. Stephen Hutcheson, Sue Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net “The Mystery of the Deserted Village” by Elbert M. Hoppenstedt is a children’s novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a boy named Ronnie Rorth, who becomes embroiled in the impending loss of his family's land and the mystery surrounding a deserted village that is set to be flooded by the St. Lawrence Seaway project. The opening chapters establish Ronnie's adventurous spirit and his strong connection to the village, as well as his determination to protect it from being erased from existence. At the start of the book, Ronnie is carefree, playing in the hayloft when he learns about a man from the Seaway authority visiting his family to discuss land acquisition. Faced with the threat of losing the abandoned village rich with personal and family history, Ronnie's resolve grows, especially as he hears snippets of heated arguments between his grandfather and the official. Alongside his brother Phil and best friend Bill, Ronnie concocts a plan to save the village, fueled by stories of its past and a budding friendship with Mr. Caldwell, a man seemingly researching the area's history. As Ronnie navigates the mystery of the deserted village, he stumbles upon secrets and hints of potential treasures hidden within its long-locked buildings, setting the stage for a riveting adventure filled with self-discovery and the weight of family legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20190903170903hoppensted 1960 US Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mystery fiction Extinct cities -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 271324 2025-06-26T08:23:49.390968 text/html 249776 2024-10-18T16:19:03 text/html 480520 2025-06-26T08:23:54.011906 application/epub+zip 479308 2025-06-26T08:23:50.245953 application/epub+zip 193433 2025-06-26T08:23:49.831961 application/epub+zip 438961 2025-06-26T08:23:56.869944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412822 2025-06-26T08:23:53.611921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236601 2022-09-29T20:10:09.529566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245995 2025-06-26T08:23:48.901955 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226063 2024-10-18T16:19:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16586 2025-06-26T08:23:56.998893 application/rdf+xml 13079 2025-06-26T08:23:49.929925 image/jpeg 2007 2025-06-26T08:23:49.880923 image/jpeg 452443 2025-06-26T08:23:49.417000 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