Vic Crume (1913–1979)

The Partridge Family are thinking about taking a vacation and their manager, Reuben Kincaid, has found the just right spot---a big beach house by the Atlantic Ocean (with a cove) called Haunt Port, in Massachusetts, where they can relax and also rehearse for an upcoming concert.

They arrive in town and get directions to the beach house. While they stay there they encounter some strange townsfolk, and get caught up in a mystery involving stolen treasure.

I never realized that there were show more Partridge Family books. Since I've always liked the show I got curious to read one. There wasn't much character development or plot (it was a short story, only 125 pages). But I still enjoyed it.

A quick, fun, cheesy read from the 70's. show less

#84, 2004

I think this probably qualifies as a "tween" book (a bit too juvenile for young adult); I read it aloud to my son as a bedtime book. It's about four children (ages almost 13 to late teens) who get stranded in a somewhat spooky "haunted" house with the unpleasant family they find living there. The Blairs have to find a way to get out and get back to their parents, but along the way the youngest daughter, Jenny, decides to solve the mystery of the ghost that is said to haunt the show more house. A somewhat Scooby-Dooish storyline, but these kids are nowhere near as charming as Shaggy and Co. In fact, I disliked this book because I thought the kids were, at times, flat out rude. If I'd been the people living in the house, I'd have been mean to them, too, as much as they complained and talked back. ::grin:: I also didn't think it was very well-written, especially the dialogue. So, erm, I wouldn't personally recommend this book to anyone, but I do admit to being outside of the target audience, so maybe it would appeal to a pre-teenager. And, to be fair, my five-year-old son enjoyed it, too. Although I sure hope he doesn't take any behaviour cues from the cheeky Blair children. show less

It's not a very good adaptation, in my opinion, of the original movie. The dialogue is there but there's very little story to back it up. This novel is more of a script than a book. The story just starts with no explanation and works on the assumption that you've seen the film and are probably reading along as you're watching the film.

A fun book for those fans of Donnie and Marie Osmand. Back in the day when they had their own variety show! I am seriously dating myself.