Lois Gladys Leppard
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Lois Gladys Leppard is the author of The Mandie Series
of children's novels. Leppard wrote her first Mandie story when she was only eleven and a half years old, but did not become a professional author until she was an adult. Leppard has also worked as a professional singer, actress, and playwright.
http://www.mandie.com/author.htm She studied at the New York School of Music and the Voice Beautiful Institute in New York. At one time, she and her two sisters, Sybil and Louise, formed a singing group called the Larke Sisters.
As of 2004 there were forty Mandie books. The eponymous heroine lives in North Carolina
in the early 1900s and encounters adventure and solves mysteries with help from her friends, family, and pet cat, Snowball. These young reader novels are meant to teach morals as well as be fun and captivating stories to read. Leppard promises that her books contain "nothing occult or vulgar" http://www.mandie.com/about.htm, and Mandie is depicted as a faithful Christian
. The Mandie books often deal with issues of discrimination and prejudice relating to race (particularly with regard to the local Cherokee
), class, and disability.
Lois Gladys Leppard is said to have based some of her Mandie Books relating to her Mother's past.
publishers.
Main Series
The Young Mandie series:
Special Mandie books:
Mandie's College Years:
, and William Yelton. The rights to produce a film, based on Mandie and the Secret Tunnel, are currently owned by Kalon Media.
Mandie
The Mandie series of books are a popular series written by the late Lois Gladys Leppard from 1983 to 2006, intended for children ages 8 – 12 years old. More than 7 million copies have been printed of the Mandie series. There are forty books in the main series along with several special books. ...
of children's novels. Leppard wrote her first Mandie story when she was only eleven and a half years old, but did not become a professional author until she was an adult. Leppard has also worked as a professional singer, actress, and playwright.
http://www.mandie.com/author.htm She studied at the New York School of Music and the Voice Beautiful Institute in New York. At one time, she and her two sisters, Sybil and Louise, formed a singing group called the Larke Sisters.
As of 2004 there were forty Mandie books. The eponymous heroine lives in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
in the early 1900s and encounters adventure and solves mysteries with help from her friends, family, and pet cat, Snowball. These young reader novels are meant to teach morals as well as be fun and captivating stories to read. Leppard promises that her books contain "nothing occult or vulgar" http://www.mandie.com/about.htm, and Mandie is depicted as a faithful Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
. The Mandie books often deal with issues of discrimination and prejudice relating to race (particularly with regard to the local Cherokee
Cherokee
The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...
), class, and disability.
Lois Gladys Leppard is said to have based some of her Mandie Books relating to her Mother's past.
Mandie Series
Published by Bethany HouseBethany House
Bethany House Publishers is an evangelical publisher that publishes mostly Christian fiction and Non-Fiction. Bethany House Publishers was bought out in 2003 by Baker Publishing Group. In 2010, Bethany House has been open of fifty-two years....
publishers.
Main Series
- Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
- Mandie and the Cherokee Legend
- Mandie and the Ghost Bandits
- Mandie and the Forbidden Attic
- Mandie and the Trunk's Secrets
- Mandie and the Medicine Man
- Mandie and the Charleston Phantom
- Mandie and the Abandoned Mine
- Mandie and the Hidden Treasure
- Mandie and the Mysterious Bells
- Mandie and the Holiday Surprise
- Mandie and the Washington Nightmare
- Mandie and the Midnight Journey
- Mandie and the Shipboard Mystery
- Mandie and the Foreign Spies
- Mandie and the Silent Catacombs
- Mandie and the Singing Chalet
- Mandie and the Jumping Juniper
- Mandie and the Mysterious Fisherman
- Mandie and the Windmill's Message
- Mandie and the Fiery Rescue
- Mandie and the Angel's Secret
- Mandie and the Dangerous Imposters
- Mandie and the Invisible Troublemaker
- Mandie and Her Missing Kin
- Mandie and the Schoolhouse's Secret
- Mandie and the Courtroom Battle
- Mandie and the Jonathan's Predicament
- Mandie and the Unwanted Gift
- Mandie and the Long Goodbye
- Mandie and the Buried Stranger
- Mandie and the Seaside Rendezvous
- Mandie and the Dark Alley
- Mandie and the Tornado
- Mandie and the Quilt Mystery
- Mandie and the New York Secret
- Mandie and the Night Thief
- Mandie and the Hidden Past
- Mandie and the Missing Schoolmarm
- Mandie and the Graduation Mystery
The Young Mandie series:
- Who's Mandie (1999)
- The New Girl
- The Mystery at Miss Abigail's
- Merry Christmas From Mandie
- The Talking Snowman
- The Secret in the Woods
- The Missing Book
- The Haunted Shop
Special Mandie books:
- Mandie and Mollie & The Angel's Visit (2002)
- Mandie's Cookbook
- Mandie and Joe's Christmas Surprise
- Mandie Datebook
- Mandie Diary
Mandie's College Years:
- New Horizons (2006)
Film
A movie based on the Mandie series was released on DVD September 22, 2009. The movie titled after the first book of the series Mandie and the Secret Tunnel, has a cast that includes Lexi Johnson (as Mandie), Dean JonesDean Jones (actor)
Dean Carroll Jones is an American actor. Jones is best known for his light-hearted leading roles in several Walt Disney movies between 1965 and 1977, most notably The Love Bug.-Early years:...
, and William Yelton. The rights to produce a film, based on Mandie and the Secret Tunnel, are currently owned by Kalon Media.