Debbie,
Thanks for finding the title. It is a story which involves finding
written clues in a secret hiding place that lead to another secret
hiding place. (But they did not have rubber stamps.) That may have
given me a memory trigger when I started the geocaching/letterboxing
activity.
It turns out that the whole book is out on the web with pictures if
you care to take a look... (The joys of books going out of print!)
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/2597/the_secret_hideout.html
Rick aka Flyfisher
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., Debbie Varrell wrote:
> Rick/Flyfisher --
>
> Whew -- we have a LOT of bookshelves! The book you were talking
about is
> called _The Secret Hide-out_, story and pictures by John Peterson.
The
> version I have is from 1963, Scholastic books. Like you, we're a
frugal
> family, so I have an enormous collection of hand-me-down books,
even more
> so because we homeschool. My kids love to read the Golden Books
that
> belonged that belonged to their grandparents, and all the other fun
> stories people pass along to us when they're cleaning out their old
> books, PLUS about 40 books from the library every couple of weeks!
>
> We're in CT, so are unlikely to search for your boxes in OH anytime
soon,
> but I'm enjoying your creativity as you come up with clues.
>
> Peace -- debbie, p5 f30-something
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