'If we were in a book it would be an enchanted castle - certain to be'When Jerry,Jimmy and Kathleen are forced to spend their entire summer at school they don't imagine they will have a particularly interesting time. But that's before they stumble upon a mysterious castle set in beautiful,abandoned gardens. Could this really be an enchanted castle Don't be a duffer,there's no such thing. But with the air thick with magic,the sun blazing down,and a maze hiding a sleeping girl at its centre,the holidays might just be looking up... Includes exclusive content: In the Backstory you can find out more about the author and take the Enchanted Castle quiz!Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784873073Number of pages: 336Weight: 255 gDimensions: 188 x 129 x 20 mm
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E Nesbit was the inventor of the modern children's adventure story. Less well known than Five Children and It or The Railway Children,this to my mind is her most imaginative bookE. Nesbit's book The Enchanted Castle included a terrifying scene in which the children put on a play and dress up some brooms and brushes in hats and coats as an audience. These creatures,which they call the Ugly-Wugglies,come to life clapping before chasing the children. I was chilled - I still find it chilling todayDespite (Nesbit's) fantastic plots,which generally hinge on some highly imaginative form of magic - her books were among the earliest to portray kids from their own point of view. Nesbit's best-known characters,the independent-minded Bastable children,jockey fiercely for position among themselves,but they always unite in the face of adult intervention
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