Kids book from 1970s/1980s. Kids solve a mystery based on hidden clues they find – at their grandparents house maybe? I forget where the first clue was or how it started. The second clue (maybe?) is found in a loose stone of a stone fence. Then there’s something about kids being chased by geese trying to get gooseberries. The last clue is found tucked in an Indian Headdress socket where feather would fit in. Thank you! Been searching for years.
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This is Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish
This is Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish. The story of the lost first clue was a family story, as the first clue was accidentally destroyed in the past. While playing around, the kids find the following clue in the headdress socket and work to solve the treasure hunt from there.
I think that you’re thinking of Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish, but the clue in the headdress was at the beginning of the hunt, not the end.
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