David can't believe his eyes when he discovers the canoe at the bottom of the garden - The Minnow. He traces the owner and together they begin a summer of adventure, looking for treasure along the river.
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Carnegie Medal-winning author of 'Toms Midnight Garden' - Philippa Pearce was awarded the OBE for services to children's lierature.
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This review is from: Minnow on the Say (Hardcover)
This old-fashioned story of buried treasure sneaks into your heart with it's winning ways. David finds a canoe on the river and when he locates the owner, he also finds a true friend in Adam. Adam's poverty is made more agonizing for the family by the legend of buried treasurehanded down since Tudor days. With one clue that eventually leads them to another, this story has suspense, appealing characters, a fine plot and a very believable bad guy haunting the action. Pearce. well-known for her classic story, Tom's Midnight Garden, originally published this in 1955- but the quality of the writing and story well justify this reissue.
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Minnow on the Say is enchanting, comforting, quirky, and uncommonly beautiful. It's about children and completely for children, but its characters are as complex as any created for adults. The moment where Adam falls from the bridge will chill you and the surreal ending will delight you. Make sure you look for Edward Ardizzone's glowing illustrations, and read Pearce's other wonderful books Tom's Midnight Garden and A Dog So Small for another glimpse of David and Adam and the rich setting of the book.
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DAVID MOSS lived with his family in the last house in Jubilee Row. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Miss Codling, Jonathan Codling, Aunt Dinah, Squeak Wilson, Folly Mill, Great Barley, Little Barley, Constable Platt, River Say, Sarah Codling, Darius Codling, Adam Codling, Elizabeth Smith, Flower Wine, Judith Codling, David Moss, Frankie Ellum, Philip Wilson, Sam Truelove, Empress of China, One More Try, Our Lord, Queen Elizabeth, Whose Boat New!
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DAVID MOSS lived with his family in the last house in Jubilee Row. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
clear hour, single rose, old channel Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Codling, Jonathan Codling, Aunt Dinah, Squeak Wilson, Folly Mill, Great Barley, Little Barley, Constable Platt, River Say, Sarah Codling, Darius Codling, Adam Codling, Elizabeth Smith, Flower Wine, Judith Codling, David Moss, Frankie Ellum, Philip Wilson, Sam Truelove, Empress of China, One More Try, Our Lord, Queen Elizabeth, Whose Boat New!
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