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Mandie and the Fiery Rescue
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Mandie Books: Book 21

Mandie and the Fiery Rescue (1993) (edit title/settings)

by Lois Gladys Leppard (Author) (edit contributors)

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"The Mandie books are so great I can't put them down-and you never know what trouble Mandie's going to get into!" writes a young reader from West Virginia. Everywhere Mandie, Celia, and Jonathan have visited during their summer travel through Europe, they think they have seen "the strange... read more

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While in Ireland, Mandie and her friends become intrigued with leprechauns. They meet Molly, a young Irish girl, while out on a walk. Molly claims to have seen leprechauns and asks Mandie and Celia to help her catch one so that she can give his pot of gold to her mother. Molly wants to spare... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

While in Ireland, Mandie and her friends become intrigued with leprechauns. They meet Molly, a young Irish girl, while out on a walk. Molly claims to have seen leprechauns and asks Mandie and Celia to help her catch one so that she can give his pot of gold to her mother. Molly wants to spare her mother working long hours in the linen mill.

Mandie and her friends find it hard to help Molly hunt for leprechauns because Mandie's grandmother keeps them busy with sightseeing. When Mandie's Uncle Ned catches up to them, he helps them search for Molly and for leprechauns.

On their way to a boat excursion, the traveling party is turned back by a fire at the linen mill. They walk to investigate and discover that Molly is trapped inside. Molly's mother tries to get to her, but is trapped herself when part of the building collapses. Mandie rescues Molly. Molly's mother is rescued by the firemen and taken to the hospital. Molly goes back to the hotel with Mandie and her friends.

It is revealed that the woman is not Molly's biological mother but was a friend of Molly's mother who took the girl in so that she wouldn't have to go to an orphanage. Mrs. Taft suddenly decides to return home rather than continue their trip to Scotland and Wales. The Irish authorities locate Molly's aunt in the United States and Mrs. Taft agrees to take Molly to the United States and deliver her to the aunt.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Mandie Shaw: Lives with her grandmother. Traveling abroad for the summer with family and friends. Her grandmother sometimes calls her Amanda. Uncle Ned calls her Papoose.
  • Jonathan Guyer: Mandie's friend. Met up with them during their trip abroad. Has lived and gone to school in Europe.
  • Celia Hamilton: Mandie's friend from school.
  • Mrs. Taft: Mandie's grandmother. Organized the trip.
  • Senator Morton: A family friend of the Tafts. Accompanies the party on their trip.
  • Snowball: Mandie's white cat. Tends to get Mandie into trouble.
  • Jim Shaw: Mandie's father, deceased. Was friends with Uncle Ned.
  • Uncle Ned: Native American friend of Mandie's father.Cherokee. Promised Mandie's father he would watch over Mandie. Shows up from time to time to check on Mandie.
  • Molly Ritchie: A young Irish girl that Mandie and Celia meet while on a walk in Belfast. Her father was a lawman but he died when Molly was very young.
  • Aunt Lou: The Taft housekeeper and cook.
  • Balor of the Evil Eye: Tradition states he was the leader of the Formorian Invaders who conquered the Tuatha De Danaan.
  • Elizabeth Taft Shaw: Mandie's mother, stayed at home.
  • Morning Star: Uncle Ned's wife, stayed in N. Carolina
  • Sallie: Uncle Ned's granddaughter, lives with them in North Carolina.
  • Polly: A girl who lives next door to Mrs. Taft in North Carolina.
  • Lindall Guyer: Jonathan's father. He goes on special missions for President McKinley that keep him away from Jonathan for long stretches of time.
  • Uncle John: Mandie's stepfather
  • Samuel: Mandie's little brother
  • Lucretia Wham: A female detective who located Jonathan and trailed him at his father's request.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Ireland: Country visited on the summer trip abroad. As the book opens, the ship is just reaching Ireland.
  • Belfast: City in Ireland--the first place in Ireland that Mrs. Taft and her party visit.
  • North Carolina: Where Mandie lives. The boarding school she attends is in Asheville.
  • London: The traveling party returns to London before heading back to the United States. Lindall Guyer meets up with them there.
  • New York: The Guyers home.
  • Virginia: Where Celia's family home is located.

Organizations edit see section history

  • Irish Society: A local group that puts on a concert at the Shamrock Inn where Mandie and her group are staying.
  • Cherokee Nation: Uncle Ned is a Cherokee and Mandie has Cherokee blood in her heritage.

First Sentence edit see section history

As the boat neared the coast of Ireland, Mandie and her friends stood on deck and squinted through the mist for a first look at the country.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Leprechauns?
2. Molly
3. Sightseeing Surprise
4. Revealing Information
5. Number Nine, Murphy Lane
6. What's Molly Up To?
7. To Catch A Leprechaun
8. Uncle Ned Helps Hunt
9. All Over Belfast
10. Fire!!!
11. Decisions Are Made
12 Homeward Bound

Glossary edit see section history

  • leprechaun: mythical, magical wee folks. According to the hotel innkeeper, the word originated in the Gaelic for shoemaker.
  • dilly-dally: waste time frivolously
  • settee: long, upholstered seat designed for more than one person.
  • yawl: a Gaelic version of Y'all--meaning more than one of you. Used by an Irish girl who meets Mandie, Celia and Snowball on a walk.
  • alight: get out of a carriage or vehicle.
  • Tuatha Dé Danann (“Thoo-a-haw Day Dah-nawn”): A race of warriors who were all good people who lived in Ireland before the Celts. They were conquered and forced to live underground, emerging years later as dwarves.
  • elusive: hard to find

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 21 of 41 in Mandie Books. (standard series)

Preceded by Mandie and the Windmill's Message, and followed by Mandie and the Angel's Secret.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lois Gladys Leppard (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 1556612893
Page Count: 159

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Mandie often gets herself into trouble by disregarding advice and instructions from the adults in her life.

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • The Mandie Collection (Volume 1)
  • The Mandie Collection (Volume 3)
  • The Mandie Collection (Volume 2)
  • The Mandie Collection (Volume 4)
  • Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
  • Mandie and the Cherokee Legend

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