Barney
Barney is a circus boy. He sleeps rough and earns money to keep himself by working in fairs and circuses. Before his Mother died, she told him that his father was alive and begged Barney to find him. On his search he meets Roger, Diana, Snubby, and Loony the spaniel, and they become firm friends with Barney and his pet monkey, Miranda.
Although the others do not plan to spend time with Barney, he always shows up anyhow, and his friends are always delighted to see him.
The other children in the books describe Barney as "brave and kind." He seems to take the role of the leader in each of the books.
Book(s)
The Rockingdown Mystery
The Rilloby Fair Mystery
The Ring o' Bells Mystery
The Rubadub Mystery
The Rat-a-tat Mystery
The Ragamuffun Mystery
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