La mappa segreta. La banda dei cinque

I read about a dozen of the Famous Five books when I was a kid but I never really looked at the list of titles in the back to appreciate that in fact there were about two dozen of them and I had a random scattering of the titles. This is book number 2 and I'd not read it before this week when I read Leggi tutto

The five come together again at the Christmas holidays. Julian, Dick, Anne and George (don't call her Georgina!) and of course Timothy the dog all gather at Kirran Cottage. But not everything is going to be fun and games. Three of the kids need tutoring to improve their grades, so a tutor is hired.

Za ovakve knjige nije važno koliko imate godina. Važno je da ste zadržali deo deteta u sebi. Stare mape, tajni prolazi, skrivene prostorije, zar nije to ono o čemu svako od nas mašta da pronadje? ❤️

This is the second Famous Five novel in the series, and of course is packed full of action and excitement. George (Georgina), Anne , Dick, Julian and the dog Timothy find themselves once again tackling baddies, this time over Christmas. As the schools break up for Christmas George is supposed to spen Leggi tutto

The Five have to have tutoring over the Christmas holidays because of illness. It snows heavily and they can't get out. I enjoyed this one, even though the mystery doesn't happen until three quarters of the way into the book. We have an old farm house and a secret passage. Timmy comes to the rescue

Another adventure for the 4 children and dog. A bit dated, but who doesn't to discover hidden passages and solve puzzles, catch thieves/spies . A mixed bunch you have goody goody Anne, who always gives away secrets and rebellious George(ina), and her dog Tim. Plus Julian and Dick to keep it all in c Leggi tutto

I first read this as a child in 1954 I think it was. Like most of my contemporaries I loved The Famous Five series. Re-reading 60 years on was a piece of pure nostalgia. Of course it's a book for children but then I'm a big kid at heart!