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Title: The Four-Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright ISBN: 0-14-038394-8 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Momentum Retained
Comment: This second in the Melendy series is at least as good as the first, and perhaps even better. Not only do all the "family"--the four children, their father, housekeeper Cuffy, and handyman Willy Sloper, plus dear friend Mrs. Oliphant--return, but there's a wonderful new (actually Victorian) house in upstate New York, new friends (many of them adult), and the beginning of Mona's longed-for career as a serious professional actress. Slightly accident-prone Randy continues her pattern (running her bike into the back of the Carthage bus, spraining her ankle while ice-skating), and Rush finds a way to contribute to the family finances. Like all the best juvenile writers of her era, Enright "talks" to her audience as if they were intelligent human beings, which makes the book thoroughly as enjoyable by adults as by kids, and in fact an excellent family read-aloud. Not to be missed.
Rating: 5
Summary: Funny, exciting and enjoyable book perfect for fifth-graders
Comment: This is a book about the Melendy children-Mona, Rush, Randy and Oliver-who have lived in the city all their lives. Now they must move to an old mansion in the countryside, "The Four-Story Mistake." The house got its name because when built it was meant to be four stories, but was only built three stories high. The owners of the house built a cupola on top to make up for the missing fourth story. The house is full of places to hide and more adventures than anyone could imagine. I found the Melendy children very entertaining and their adventures quite humorous. I enjoyed this book a lot, and think it would be a very good book for other fifth-grade girls.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Four-Story Mistake
Comment: Although I bought this book for my 9-year old daughter, I decided to read it one Saturday afternoon when my supply of reading material ran out. I thoroughly enjoyed the book - it's a terrific story, the characters are wonderful, and the focus on family and the lack of "electronic entertainment" make it a book full of important lessons that have been mostly lost for kids today.
I wish, however, that I had realized that the book reveals the secrets behind Christmas - because of this, I have hidden the book until my daughter discovers this truth on her own. Kids today have too little magic in their lives, so I'm thankful that I read the book BEFORE she did. Please keep this in mind before ordering it for your child.
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Title: The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright ISBN: 0805070605 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Then There Were Five by Elizabeth Enright ISBN: 0805070621 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze by Elizabeth Enright ISBN: 080507063X Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Return to Gone-Away by Elizabeth Enright, Beth Krush, Joe Krush ISBN: 0152022562 Publisher: Odyssey Classics Pub. Date: 06 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright, Beth Krush, Joe Krush ISBN: 0152022724 Publisher: Odyssey Classics Pub. Date: 06 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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