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The Vanishing Scarecrow. By Phyllis A. Whitney. A young adult mystery. Copyright MCMLXXI. Fair condition – cover a bit worn. This book is one of her YA ones. It takes place on an island that Uncle Agate has turned into a popular amusement park- no rides but lots of exhibits and theme buildings. Uncle Agate's will states that Joan Lang and her mother must spend 3 years living on Rainbow Island before inheriting it. But of course things aren't that easy. Someone has been messing with the exhibits and a menacing scarecrow keeps appearing and scaring the manager's wife. Joan isn't even sure she can trust the manager's daughter or the two teen-aged sons of the woman who runs the gift shop and lives on the island. The book contains all the proper mystery and surprises that readers come to expect of Phyllis Whitney. Signet 451 Q6261. No ISBN number.