 Gone Away Lake
by Elizabeth Enright -
unabridged audiobook (books on tape). Read by Colleen Delany
1287570, 4 cassettes, 6
hours playing time
Retail Price: $25.95
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"Summer has a magic of its own."
"When Portia sets out for a visit
with her cousin Julian, she expect fun and adventure of the usual
kind. But this summer is different. On their first day exploring,
Portia and Julian discover an enormous boulder with a mysterious
message, a swamp choked with weeds and quicksand, and on the
far side of the swamp ... a ghost town. Once, the swamp was a
splendid lake, and the fallen houses were a resort community.
Althougth the lake is long gone and the resort faded away, the
houses still hold a secret: two people who have never left Gone-Away
lake... and who can tell the story of what happend there."
- A Newbery Honor Book
- The New York Herald
Tribune's Children's Spring Book Festival Award
- A Hans Christina Anderson
Award Nominee
"Enright can create
a scene, describe a person, and record a conversation with a
brillance and humor that make it seem as if it were happening
right this minute." The New York Times Book Review
"The charactets all
live in the book, and ... old and young are equally fascinating.
There is a lovely feeling for nature throughout and a finse sense
of humor - The
Horn Book
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