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A Missing Scene: Dick’s Adventure from Five Get Into Trouble

Dick felt angry and a bit afraid as the two men took no notice of his protests, but just dragged him away from the clearing where he had been mending the puncture in his tyre. He thought of poor Anne … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 16

Chapter sixteen: Look out The children soon settled down round the fire with the board game; Monopoly, and the great big tin of toffee. It had not yet been cut into pieces, except the pieces the children had already eaten, … Continue reading

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 6

A LOVELY DAY – AND SOMETHING STRANGE The next few days at Rosewood were lovely. The four children lazed about, swam in the river every day, and went for nice long walks along the water. They also explored the forest … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 15

Chapter fifteen: Deeper into the adventure The children were soon on their way back to camp, the boys carrying two large baskets of food. They were extremely heavy and they began to wish they had asked an adult to come … Continue reading

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 5

AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE The boatman’s cottage stood right beside the river bank, so part of the boatman’s garden was actually the bank of the river. A small backwater branched off the river just by his cottage, and continued for a … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure By Poppy, chapter 14

Chapter fourteen: Back at Lowfell Inn The children awoke early that next morning, all lying outside their tents in their clothes! The children themselves were indeed very surprised but then remembered and grinned. “We must have fallen asleep just after … Continue reading

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 4

SETTLING IN! The rest of the afternoon was spent exploring the little cottage. There was a kitchen and larder at the back, which looked out over part of the garden, and a pretty sitting room which had lovely big wooden-framed … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 13

Chapter thirteen: Very peculiar The children waved goodbye to Alf and began to walk back in the direction of their camp. Lucy-Ann looked at the boys with scared eyes. “What do you suppose Alf meant about those men, are they … Continue reading

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 3

OFF TO ROSEWOOD! Miss Pepper came to collect the children two days later. Mrs Lynton was pleased to see her old governess, and gave her a hug and kiss when she came up the front path. “It’s so kind of … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 12

Chapter twelve: Alf Again The boys were rather alarmed. ‘Who were those men, they held captive?’ ‘Where were they taking them?’ ‘Why did they hold them captive?’ Questions raced through the children’s heads. “They might come back this way, might … Continue reading

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Hunting for Blytons in Hull

I remember reading an article in a newspaper not long ago, can’t quite remember the title, the exact words, or even the newspaper itself, but the article read something like ‘Enid Blyton falls from top 10 children’s books.’ This got … Continue reading

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 2

EXCITING PLANS! Diana had a lovely talk with her mother on the phone. Mrs Lynton thought it was a lovely idea and was a lot more relieved than she let on to Diana. She had, of course, been looking forward … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 11

Chapter eleven: Noises in the night Four subdued children sat in the boys’ tent as thunder rolled, lightning flashed and rain lashed down. By now they were rather damp, and had given up their game of cards. They were rather … Continue reading

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World of Blyton Exclusive Interview with JEMIMA ROOPER

We’ve had this lurking in our drafts for a little while, and we’ve been so excited it was hard to keep it a secret. But finally, to make that first week back at work more bearable, here is our exclusive … Continue reading

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Three Cheers Secret Seven – A Review by Ben

Jack’s sister Susie is given a fantastic model aeroplane by an American cousin and the Secret Seven want to fly it. Annoying Susie agrees to let Jack show her how to use the aeroplane, a beauty with retractable wheels, on … Continue reading

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Corinna’s Famous Five Pick’n’Mix Reflections: Five Go to Billycock Hill

As one of the blog’s regular commenters Nigel pointed out, these are not really reviews but more personal reflections.  Fiona has written good Famous Five reviews and I don’t feel any need to replicate or try to compete with them! … Continue reading

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 1

SUMMER HOLIDAYS AGAIN! “Snubby – do hurry up!” Diana called. “You’re making us late for lunch!” “Fancy Snubby making US late for lunch,” chuckled Roger. “He’s usually well ahead of us when there’s food involved.” Barney smiled, his startlingly blue … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 10

Chapter ten: Following the stream Jack awoke first the next morning and at first and found he couldn’t make out at all where exactly he was. He rubbed his eyes and stared out of the tent flap. And then, all … Continue reading

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Five Go To Mystery Moor by Corinna

Here’s the second of my Famous Five “Pick’n’mix” reviews.  As I mentioned in my previous blog entry  I decided to re-read all the Famous Fives, not in chronological order, but in the order I felt like reading them! This time, … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 9

Chapter nine: Setting up the camp The children decided, that before they had lunch, they would set up the camp. The boys were determined it would be a proper camp, with campfires, a washing line made out of string, little … Continue reading

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