The Sasquatch Mystery

## Plot

The Bob-Whites (minus Dan) and Miss Trask join the Idaho Beldens for a camping trip in Northern Idaho.   However, a fun camping trip turns into a nightmare with the appearance of the mythical sasquatch and the disappearance of Cap Belden.  Was Cap really taken by a sasquatch, do sasquatch's really throw stones and could there be more than one sasquatch?  These are the questions Trixie and the Bob-Whites must answer as they fight to protect themselves and find their missing friends, Cap and Tank.

## Characters

* Trixie Belden
* Jim Frayne
* Honey Wheeler
* Brian Belden
* Mart Belden
* Diana Lynch
* Hallie Belden
* Knut Belden
* Cap Belden
* Miss Trask
* Anders "Tank" Anderson
* Ron Duncan
* Will, Jinx, and Bo
* Herb Galloway
* Opie and Fred Swisher

## Chapter Titles

1. Camp on Champion Creek
2. Lonely Vigil
3. Sasquatch!
4. Only One Road
5. Tank
6. It Had Hands
7. The Pack Rat
8. Clues
9. A Very Special Kind of Bear
10. One Sasquatch - or Two?
11. A Noise and a Scream
12. Pack-Rat Condominium
13. Tank's Locket
14. The Stone-Thrower
15. Four Flat Tires
16. The Stone-Thrower Again
17. Bear and Sasquatch
18. Deer-Trail Shortcut
19. Bob-White!
20. Safe at Last!

## Trivia

* The Bob-Whites and Miss Trask flew in Mr Wheeler's company plane and landed in Wallace, Idaho.  He had business in Seattle.  (p. 15-16)
* The book commences on a Monday night in August, Hallie's parents were in South America and Dan stayed home to work as a counselor at summer camp (p. 14, 16).   This is strange as the other boys, except Dan, worked as counselors in the previous book which was also during the summer holidays.
* Knut (real name Knutson) is over 6ft tall and looks enough like Brian to be his brother.  Trixie hadn't seen him for years (p. 15).  He also wears glasses (p. 76).
* Cap (real name Capelton) had long brown hair tied with a leather thong at the nape of a strong neck (p. 15) and brown eyes.  Trixie thought her father would disapprove of his ponytail.  He is 16 years old (p. 210).
* Trixie tells Hallie that 'Dan said to tell you 'hi'.  He wishes he could have come'  Hallie replies 'Thanks, Trix.  I was kind of hoping he could, too' (p. 17)  Dan is not mentioned again.
* Hallie is still thirteen and is described as beautiful and 'Trixie doubted she would ever be able to overcome a niggle-naggle of jealousy' where Hallie was concerned (p. 17-18).
* The Idaho Belden's are made honourary Bob-Whites (p. 29)
* Knut has a girlfriend named Gloria, who he plans to meet up with on the weekend to go to a drive-in movie (p. 62).
* Cap and Mart fight over Mart eating in the tent and Cap storms off.  Trixie is embarrassed, but Hallie tells her to stay out of it (p. 85-86).
* Trixie tries to comfort Hallie after Cap disappears, but Hallie reacts the same way as she did when they were re-united in #17 *The Mystery of the Uninvited Guest*: 'Hallie's muscles quivered; she pulled away. "No mushy stuff," she said.  "I have to hunt for Cap." (p108-109)
* Hallie knows how to disable a car (p. 190)

## References

1. ↑ "The Sasquatch Mystery." Trixie-belden.com. N.d. Retrieved September 5, 2021 from http://www.trixie-belden.com/books/series/book25.htm