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I'm sure I read this as a child - I MUST have read this as a child, since I devoured these kinds of old-fashioned books - but no specific elements of the book made me say, "yes, I remember that moment!" Still, the whole atmosphere of the book felt intensely familiar - the children, their plans to have more thrilling Saturdays, the comfortable housekeeper, the accidents and mishaps and charm of the thing.
This is one of those stories that you have to experience to appreciate - the plot summary do ...more
This is one of those stories that you have to experience to appreciate - the plot summary do ...more
I love stories like this one where the kids travel around NYC completely on their own, going to the circus, the opera, etc. I have a New York City that lives in my head, built from how it is portrayed in children's books like this one, Harriet the Spy, Roller Skates, and Madeleine L'Engle's book The Young Unicorns.
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I had this recommended to me because I loved the Gone-Away Lake books so much. I'm glad, because The Saturdays is an adorable tale, that I'd be glad to read to my kids some day. I didn't find it quite as charming as Gone Away Lake, as I felt it lacked some of the magic of that series, although I wouldn't doubt that nostalgia has something to do with it as well.
The book is somewhat aged, which especially is apparent in the childrens' outings. I'm not sure I'd let a 10-year-old walk through NYC by ...more
The book is somewhat aged, which especially is apparent in the childrens' outings. I'm not sure I'd let a 10-year-old walk through NYC by ...more
I've tried in the past to read the Melendy books, but couldn't get into them. I read this one today and greatly enjoyed it; I'm about to delve into "The Four-Story Mistake." I am grateful to the Maudlers who kept praising them.
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Enwright was Frank Lloyd Wright's niece.
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This book, and its sequels, The Four Story Mistake, Then There Were Five and Spiderweb for Two, are perfect gems. New York City during WWII and upstate NY after the War lend authentic atmosphere to a time when having enough for education made people rich.
Re-read January 2002.
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