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Post by Claire on Feb 19, 2010 20:31:41 GMT 1
Susan you MUST put Watership Down to the top of the pile RIGHT NOW!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by susanb on Feb 23, 2010 6:38:48 GMT 1
Grin...someday soon, Claire! It's buried at the moment, with a lot of other Carnegie and Newbery winners....
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Post by Claire on Mar 5, 2010 21:16:39 GMT 1
Just listened to a radio play version of The Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown which someone mentioned earlier in the thread, but I had not heard of before. It was very enjoyable so I think the book will be worth reading. This may sound odd but it seemed almost a mix of E. Nesbit and Noel Streatfield! In fact just found out there are also 4 sequels to it. I think more stuff to be added to the tbr pile
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Post by susanb on Mar 5, 2010 21:37:29 GMT 1
It might have been me (among others, most likely...a popular series!). The first three books are back in print in pb: www.longwaterbooks.co.uk/Hopefully they'll keep going and do the whole set.....Blue Door Venture, the fourth, isn't too horrible to find, as it had a Children's Book Club printing in addition to it's original hc/dj printing. Maddy Again, the last book, is virtually impossible, and requires VERY deep pockets. Not sure about Nesbit (maybe I haven't read the right books of hers), but the Streatfeild connection is definitely apparent! Just an additional thought....being in the UK, there's the possibility (however remote) that you might be able to run down the last book via inter library loan. It's always nicer to have your own copy, but at least getting to read it is better than nothing (and nothing is what I've got, unless that company reprints it!)
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Post by Claire on Mar 5, 2010 22:42:44 GMT 1
Well I said it may seem odd but the way the children interacted reminded me of Nesbit's books (sans the fantasy elements of course!) But then again I do have an odd mind ;D I dont mind reading library copies of books at all. I only keep the books I cant bear to part with anyway if they're rare, due to financial considerations
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Post by chris on Jul 18, 2012 20:39:10 GMT 1
loved the winter one too - was that one the Picts and the Martyrs? Was that the one called Winter Holiday? Yes, "Winter Holiday" was the one where the Swallows & Amazons met the Callums and they all went to "the North Pole" (the head of the lake) during the coldest winter in decades. This and "Pigeon Post" were and are, I think, my favorites in the series. Another childhood favorite of mine was Kipling's "Jungle Books." Imagine my delight when out of a used-book sale I dug the exact edition (early 1900's and floridly illustrated!) that I had read a dozen or more times out of the library! I still own it. Though I didn't read it till I was in my 20s, as soon as I did I understood why "Treasure Island" has been loved by kids for over 100 years.
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