"The Red Trailer Mystery" is the second in the Trixie Belden middle grade mystery series, originally published in 1950. This edition has an updated illustrated cover. A mystery series in the vein of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, Trixie is a headstrong young teen who throws herself into soving mysteries. When Trixie and Honey's friend Jim left to go find work at a boys' camp (to escape being taken back by his mean and abusive stepfather), he didn't know that he would inherit half of a million dollars and have his stepfather's custody removed). Trixie and Honey decide to find Jim to let him know how things have changed. They go on a road trip with Honey's governess and stumble upon some mysteries while looking for Jim. The book is dated, but should still do well with readers who enjoy Nancy Drew and other older middle grade fiction, like Ramona and Beezus or Henry Huggins. This entry in the series has more mystery than the first and will keep readers wondering what is going on. A suggested additional purchase where Nancy Drew books are still popular.