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Monthly Archives: April 2021
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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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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