Return to Gone-Away (Odyssey Classic) [Paperback]

Elizabeth Enright (Author), Beth Krush (Author), Joe Krush (Author)

Book Description

Series: Odyssey Classic

In this sequel to "Gone-Away Lake," eleven-year-old Portia and family return with cousin Julian to the site they visited the previous summer, this time to take possession of a large Victorian house, unoccupied for fifty years and full of treasures and secrets.

Editorial Reviews

Review

One of those rare and wonderful books to be read and enjoyed and savored.—Chicago Tribune
"Few writers can equal, and none surpass, Elizabeth Enright in absorbing narrative and sensitive characterization." —Cleveland Press

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Joe & Beth Krush have illustrated many books for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt such as "The Borrowers", "The Borrowers Away" and "Gone Away Lake".

Elizabeth Enright (1909-1968) grew up in a family of artists. She won numerous awards, including the Newbery Medal for Thimble Summer and a Newbery Honor for Gone-Away Lake. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books (J) (September 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152663770
• ISBN-13: 978-0152663773
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,357,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Hint of Mystery, October 8, 2002

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Chrijeff (Scranton, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Return to Gone-Away (Paperback)

Enright makes her first foray into juvenile mystery as an element of this story. The Blakes have purchased Mrs. Brace-Gideon's old mansion, the Villa Caprice, just back from Gone-Away Lake, to be their summer home. The focus of the book is in their efforts to restore it--and in the children's quest to discover the hidden safe which (so their "Aunt" Minnehaha tells them) exists somewhere in the house. I always find myself wishing I could get my hands on a house like this one! Another splendid Enright, gloriously returned to print.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another delightful and enchanting summer tale!, August 15, 2006

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Kind Bean "can't read enough" (New England, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return to Gone-Away (Paperback)

This is the sequel to Gone Away Lake, and it pretty much picks up from where the first book left off. The Blakes were able to purchase the Villa Caprice that the kids discovered in the first book. The family is back for another summer and continues to clean and restore the house. In the beginning of the story, Aunt Minnehaha tells a story and informs the family that there used to be a hidden safe in the house, which Julian makes it his mission to find. This is not the main plot of the story, as with the first book, this has no main plot, but just follows the children throughout their summer. And just like the first book, this is a wonderful and charming story that adults and children will enjoy. It is just as good as the first book. I highly recommend it!!!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great characters, setting,and wonderful yarns about the past, May 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Return to Gone-Away (Hardcover)

I was happy to see this book, a few years back, as a part of a classroom reading set. I use it in my fifth grade classroom. The myterious setting, plot and unique but real characters with the yarns of the past, are beloved by fifth graders. The book is so popular I am down to fifteen copies. Our poor school district finally passed a levy and then I find its out of print. I hope that it comes back into print so I don't have to end this anxiously awaited reading.