History Literature / YoursTruly

Some time later, though, the Freemans notice that their sap harvest isn't quite as bountiful as it usually is. Worse, the Freeman's neighbours, the Maynards, are experiencing similar problems, and are accusing the Freeman's of sabotage. So, Truly decides to reassemble the "Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes" to look into this matter before it can lead to something disastrous.

* AdultFear: Near the end of the book, the Lovejoy family discovers that [[spoiler:Lauren went off somewhere and didn't say where, and then they discover she isn't in the house. She's eventually found in Frankie Freeman's tomb]].

* {{Diary}}: Truly and Mackenzie find one belonging to their ancestor from the 1800s.

* ABirthdayNotABreak: Truly was looking forward to a birthday breakfast of sourdough pancakes with butter and syrup, followed by the opening of her gifts. All that gets bumped to the day after due to the family volunteering to help with the Freeman Family's sap harvest.

* SecretRoom: The Lovejoys find one [[spoilers:under their stairs. The original Truly Lovejoy used it to hide runaway slaves in the days of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad Underground Railroad]]]].

* SecretUndergroundPackage: The Lovejoys find one [[spoiler:in the SecretRoom underneath the stairs. Truly used it in her [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad Underground Railroad]] efforts, until there was a cave-in in 1826]].

* UndergroundRailroad: As it turns out, [[spoilers:the original Truly Lovejoy was part of the Underground Railroad in the Civil War, and helped the Freeman Family's ancestor, Frankie, escape to Canada]].

''Yours Truly''is a [[MiddleGradeLiterature Middle School]] [[MysteryFiction Mystery Novel]] by Heather Vogel Frederick, and the second book in the "Pumpkin Falls Mystery" series after ''Literature/AbsolutelyTruly''.

* FamilyBusiness: The Freeman Family has been running Freeman Farms since one of Mr. Freeman's ancestors built it after UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar.

* FamilyBusiness: The Freeman Family has been running Freeman Farms since one of Mr. Freeman's ancestors built it after the Civil War.

* DecemberDecemberRomance: Truly notices one seems to be blooming between Belinda Winchester and the town's local romance novelist.

Truly Lovejoy has spend a few months in Pumpkin Falls, and the town's starting to grow on her. Plus, her birthday is coming up. She's looking forward to a birthday with a breakfast of sourdough waffles with butter and syrup, a whole bunch of presents, and the presence of her [=BFF=] cousin, [=MacKenzie=]. What she gets instead is the announcement that she would be spending the day helping her family with their volunteer work at the Freeman Farm, and her birthday celebrations delayed until the next day. She is bummed right away.

Some time later, though, the Freemans notice that their sap harvest isn't quite as bountiful as it usually is. They suspect someone is stealing their crop. So, Truly decides to reassemble the "Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes" to look into this matter.

Truly Lovejoy has spend a few months in Pumpkin Falls, and the town's starting to grow on her. Plus, her birthday is coming up. She's looking forward to a birthday with a breakfast of sourdough waffles with butter and syrup, a whole bunch of presents, and the presence of her [=BFF=] cousin, MacKenzie. What she gets instead is the announcement that she would be spending the day helping her family with their volunteer work at the Freeman Farm, and her birthday celebrations delayed until the next day. She is bummed right away.

Truly Lovejoy has spend a few months in Pumpkin Falls, and the town's starting to grow on her. Plus, her birthday is coming up. She's looking forward to a birthday with a .