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The Saturdays (Library Binding)

by Elizabeth Enright (Author)
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Welcome Back! Old favorites are being reissued in force this fall. Elizabeth Enright's Melendy Quartet follows siblings Mona, Rush, Miranda (Randy, for short) and Oliver. First published in 1941, The Saturdays kicks off the series and centers on the foursome's Independent Saturday Afternoon Adventure Club (I.S.A.A.C.), an allowance-endowed venture formed so one lucky Melendy can enjoy a solo sojourn each week. In The Four-Story Mistake (1942) the family moves from their city brownstone to the country; Then There Were Five (1944) describes what happens when the siblings befriend an orphan; and in Spiderweb forTwo: A Melendy Maze (1951), when everyone else leaves for school, Randy and Oliver are left to solve a mystery. The author's charming pen-and-inks punctuate all four volumes. (Sept.)
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Meet the Melendys! Mona, the eldest, is thirteen. She has decided to become an actress and can recite poetry at the drop of a hat. Rush is twelve and a bit mischievous. Miranda is ten and a half. She loves dancing and painting pictures. Oliver is the youngest. At six, he is a calm and thoughful person. They all live with their father, who is a writer, and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, who takes on the many roles of nurse, cook, substitute mother, grandmother, and aunt.Elizabeth Enrights Melendy Quartet, which captures the lively adventures of a family as they move from the city to the country, are being published in new editions. Each of the books features a foreward and signature black-and-white interior illustrations by the author. Popular artist Tricia Tusa provides irresistible new cover art that will appeal to todays readers. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What A Gem!, July 29 2002
By Deborah Ava Esposito (NC, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Melendy Family Saturdays (Paperback)
The Saturdays is one swell book!
It is upbeat, agreeable, and not so deep that one would get bogged down by all sorts of disasters, unfortunate luck and the like, that befall many subjects in books for the 8-12 set and young teens. Older readers will also enjoy if you're looking for something breezy and fun.
This book seems as if it really could have happened. It's light and amusing, but with a few serious close calls. BR>Parents will enjoy reading to their youngsters, perhaps a few chapters at a time, and more developed readers on their own, or even as a family this book will be enjoyed on a rainy Saturday afternoon or evening, while taking turns reading aloud.
If you love this book, then you will most likely love the others by this wonderfully talented author.
In sum, it is positive, decent and filled with adventure.
The ending is absolutely great! :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The hit of the third grade!, Nov 26 2000
By Lynn Brewer (Brevard, N.C.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Melendy Family Saturdays (Paperback)
When I was in third grade, a classroom aide gave us the option of listening to her read out loud, or playing on the playground. Her book of choice? The Saturdays. Within the week, every child was choosing to stay in during recess and breathlessly awaiting the further exploits of Mona, Rush, Randy and Oliver. At 40 years of age, it continues to be an all-time favorite book of mine, as well as the other books about the Melendys. I consider it a treasure to pass on to my eight-year-old daughter; something we will share and laugh together about for years.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic!, Oct 8 2002
By Chrijeff (Scranton, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Saturdays (Hardcover)
"The Saturdays" has been among my favorite juveniles since I discovered it in the library 40 years ago. I'm now in my 50's and can't count how many times I've gone back and reread it. What a treat to see that, at last, some astute editor has had the savvy to bring it back into print so modern audiences can enjoy it--and in a durable hardcover at that. This is a perfect read-aloud for families, in part perhaps because of the age-spread of the four children: preschoolers will envy six-year-old Oliver his lone excursion to the circus, young teens will identify with 13-year-old Mona's stirrings of adolescent rebellion as exemplified by her decision to have her "long butter-colored braids" cut off, and middlers will like 10-year-old Randy's creation of the Independent Saturday Afternoon Adventure Club and the unique situations that befall her (like befriending the formidable and exotic Mrs. Oliphant or tumbling out of a rowboat on Central Park Lake). Each child is a real human being and an individual character whom Enright draws to perfection. And the setting (New York in, probably, early 1940 or '41) will intrigue the younger generations and bring a glow of nostalgia to the older ones. This book should be in every household library in the land!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must-Have" for your collection!
I first read this book way back in grade school. I absolutely love it. I have started making a list of books to collect for when I have children of my own, and this one is... Read more
Published on Sep 19 2000 by Karen E

5.0 out of 5 stars Explaining Dumb Crambo
My original review was written 14 July 1998. This is an addition for readers (and potential readers) who are (or would be) as puzzled as I once was when the book said the Melendy... Read more
Published on July 23 2000 by Ann E. Nichols

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this story and the whole series.
I read this series as a young girl whose family had been splintered by WWII it was a happy group that I found in the pages and they triumphed over trials and did not wallow in... Read more
Published on Aug 13 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this story and the whole series.
I read this series as a young girl whose family had been splintered by WWII it was a happy group that I found in the pages and they triumphed over trials and did not wallow in... Read more
Published on Aug 13 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars THE TOGETHERNESS KIDS
How to spend your delicious Saturday afternoons when you only have a 50-cent allowance in New York City? Read more
Published on July 29 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable family fun
My daughter, age 9 and I both read The Saturdays over the past few months along with Four-Story Mistake. We loved this family and found each character fun. Read more
Published on July 15 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars What did they do before TV?
I've loved The Saturdays since I was about 8, when I read it for the first time. It wasn't until I was older that I realized: these children had to figure out things for fun,... Read more
Published on Jun 29 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Families on Saturdays!!!!!
I love the Saturdays!!!!! It's a great book about 2 sisters and 2 brothers that make a club that only happens on Saturdays. Read more
Published on Jun 27 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars SWEET, FUN, UPLIFTING--I love this family!
I've kept this paperback since I was a kid in the 70's. Everytime I moved, it came and I was never tempted to get rid of it. Read more
Published on Jun 9 1999 by lisa@eaglepress-fl.com

5.0 out of 5 stars It's great!!!
It is a rainy day and the four Melendy children are very very bored. Then Randy the youngest girl says "I have an idea".... Read more
Published on May 19 1999

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