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Monthly Archives: April 2021
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 4
Last time Allie injured her hand and Bill took her to the hospital. Chapter 4 The next day, the four children were packed off with the donkeys and David while Bill and Allie waving from the farm gate. When they … Continue reading
The Naughtiest Girl continued: Well Done, The Naughtiest Girl
As my library will hopefully be reopening again soon I thought I really should read a few more of the 15 or so books I’ve had out for over a year. I’m getting deja vu over that statement so I’m … Continue reading
Monday #421
We’ve had a week of mostly lovely weather, so I’ve been making the most of it before I return to work this week. The Naughtiest Girl continued: Well Done, the Naughtiest Girl! and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 3
Last time Bill, Allie and the children arrived in Wales to stay with the Evans on their farm. Chapter 3 The next day, there was a nasty shock for Bill and Allie, especially Allie. She was in the barn with … Continue reading
Return to Kirrin by Neil and Suzy Howlett
I am in a couple of Enid Blyton Facebook groups with Suzy Howlett and had seen her mention her ‘unofficial’ novel a few times. Now I’m always very wary about Enid Blyton continuation books – and I think I have … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors
Tagged Continuation books, Neil and Suzy Howlett, Return to Kirrin
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Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 2
Last week the new Cunningham and Petrov story went live with chapter one, where Bill pops in to see Anatoly on his way out of work for his nice, quiet Welsh holiday. Chapter 2 After the long drive to Wales, … Continue reading
The Famous Five’s other companions
Recently I wrote about the Famous Five’s sidekicks, but I didn’t include every child they met on their adventures. There were several who, although they either appeared in a significant chunk of the book, or contributed to the adventure, for … Continue reading
Posted in Characters
Tagged Aily, Benny, Benny Thomas, Berta Wright, Guy Lawdler, Harry Lawdler, Henrietta, Martin, Marybelle Lenoir, The Famous Five, Yan
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Monday #419
Well, my hope for better weather in April really hasn’t worked out for me. It has been very cold again and we’ve had snow and hail several days running, though it hasn’t stuck. Still, every cold and snowy day that … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 1
Here we are with a new Cunningham and Petrov story. Our first – The Mystery of the Missing Aeroplane – took place during The Valley of Adventure, the second – The Mystery of the Missing Agent – was during The … Continue reading
Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go Parenting by Bruno Vincent
As you can see this week I decided to read Five Go Parenting. You might be wondering why given my scathing review of the only other one I’ve read before now (namely Five On a Strategy Away Day). But, this … Continue reading
Monday #418
There were some gremlins in the blog this week I think – last Monday’s post went missing and I only noticed yesterday, and when I found it, it published itself! So now you know what’s coming up last week… Anyway, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged Easter, Monday, Six Cousins, Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm
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