Enjoy the follow-up adventures of Portia, Foster, and cousin Julian engaged in more than the usual summer pastimes of sun, fun and games. The three intrepid children soon discover a fascinating abandoned summer resort, consisting of deserted crumbling Victorian summer homes surrounding a vanished lake, which is now a swamp.
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Grade 3-6–Originally published in 1961, Elizabeth Enright's sequel to the Newbery Honor Book Gone-Away Lake continues the story of the Blake family. The Blakes have purchased the Villa Caprice, an old home near the dried up Gone-Away Lake. There is much work to be done to clean and brighten up the solidly built house, many treasures to be discovered, and numerous adventures to be had. Enright's world is a gentle one, full of children playing in an unstructured way, exploring both the house and the wonders of nature surrounding it, and willingly visiting with their elderly neighbors and listening to their stories. Reader Colleen Delany distinctly varies her voice for each of the characters, and her tones combined with Enright's prose take one to a balmy summer day spent outdoors, the excitement of combing through attic boxes on a rainy morning, or the thrill of jumping into a cool lake on a real "scorcher." Though there are a few minor discrepancies between the text and the audio, children looking for a pleasant story with a happy ending will be pleased with this audiobook.–Judy Czarnecki, Chippewa River District Library System, Mt. Pleasant, MI
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A brilliance and a humor that make it seem as if it were happening right this minute. -- The New York Times Review
Vicarious adventures of the best sort. -- The Horn Book
Vicarious adventures of the best sort. -- The Horn Book
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Wonderful Book! Takes you right back to when you were a kid in the summer time. One of my childs all time favorite books.
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