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London : Hodder Children's Books, 2001.
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There's a thief at Kirrin Cottage The Famous Five think they know who it is, but they need to prove it Where can they find evidence? The discovery of an old map and very unusual hiding place is all they need to get to the bottom of this mystery and uncover the true culprit
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LibraryThing member woollymammoth
Famous Five was some of my favourite Enid Blyton books, the adventures were exciting and fun. This was one of my all time favourtie Famous Fives, it had a secret passage.
LibraryThing member Jiraiya
This was my third completed book in three days, yet I didn't feel the mileage as I began reading this particular book. I think that this book was well planned in parts. However the adults in it were too thick to be believable. And I just wanted to say, I don't react well to Timothy's and his ilk in
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any book. The rating here is a bit unfair as I remembered a lot from reading it first, 20 years ago, so there were no great surprises. The finale was not as fun as it should have been. I think that the adventures that happen on hikes or on Kirrin Island are where Enid Blyton shines. I'm looking forward to these. You know, the Famous Five books where they retire from civilization and take food cans with them, or buy stuff like ginger ale and macaroons? Those are the books I'm waiting to read. Show Less
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
The second installment of Blyton's twenty-one-book series devoted to the adventures of The Famous Five - siblings Julian, Dick and Anne, their cousin George (Georgina), and her dog Tim - Five Go Adventuring Again sees the return of the Five to Kirrin Cottage for the Christmas holidays. Horrified at
As mentioned in my review of Five on a Treasure Island, I began my "Enid Blyton Project" last fall, in response to an article which listed Blyton as the sixth-most popular author in the world. As someone with an interest in children's literature, I thought it behoved me to familiarize myself with so prolific and popular an author in the field. I cannot say, after reading upwards of twenty titles (Blyton authored more than 800) that I am overly impressed with her prose, but there is no doubt that this kind of formulaic series fiction fulfills an important role in the development of reading skills in most children.
However that may be, I thought Five Go Adventuring Again (like its predecessor) was one of the author's more engaging stories for young readers, despite the extremely predictable plot. I guessed the crime before it was committed, and had no difficulty picking out the guilty party (subtlety not being Blyton's strong suit), but the characters were appealing, and it was entertaining to watch them become involved in another adventure.
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the prospect of studying during their break, the children soon have more serious things to trouble them, when rebellious George gets into trouble with the tutor, and some important papers go missing from Uncle Quentin's study. There's a thief at Kirrin Cottage, but can they catch him in time...?As mentioned in my review of Five on a Treasure Island, I began my "Enid Blyton Project" last fall, in response to an article which listed Blyton as the sixth-most popular author in the world. As someone with an interest in children's literature, I thought it behoved me to familiarize myself with so prolific and popular an author in the field. I cannot say, after reading upwards of twenty titles (Blyton authored more than 800) that I am overly impressed with her prose, but there is no doubt that this kind of formulaic series fiction fulfills an important role in the development of reading skills in most children.
However that may be, I thought Five Go Adventuring Again (like its predecessor) was one of the author's more engaging stories for young readers, despite the extremely predictable plot. I guessed the crime before it was committed, and had no difficulty picking out the guilty party (subtlety not being Blyton's strong suit), but the characters were appealing, and it was entertaining to watch them become involved in another adventure.
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LibraryThing member elahrairah
A perfectly fine children's mystery, somewhat far-fetched but lacking any of the weird and bizarre plot developments common to Blyton. Pleasant enough.
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Original publication date
1942
ISBN
0340796154 / 9780340796153