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The Stones of Green Knowe (Green Knowe #6)
This last installment of the beloved series recounts the long-ago beginnings of Green Knowe, a time when Roger, the son of a Norman lord, was the first child to live in the grand old manor. Roger finds some ancient stones on the grounds, which magically transport him back and forth in time so he can meet and befriend Toby, Linnet, Susan, and Tolly--the future inhabitants o...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
January 1st 2006
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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The last in the "Green Knowe" series takes us back to the very beginning of the story, to half-Norman, half-Saxon Roger, who sees Green Knowe being built and becomes the first boy to live there and to love the place. Later he finds a pair of ancient, chair-like stones in a nearby wood, which prove to have magical properties, enabling him to travel back and forth in time and check on Green Knowe's safety in the future. This allows him to meet the children (or most of them) from the ear...more
I fell in love with "The Children of Green Knowe" when I was a little girl. Now as an adult, I'm collecting the series (everytime I'm just short of getting free shipping on Amazon, I get one of the books in the series). The books are still just as charming as ever. This one is particularly appreciated because it introduces readers to the first boy of the manor house and has a delightful scene when all of the characters from the past book gather together under the beech tree.
This book ties all the other books together. It has Roger, Tolly and all the others in this fascinating time travel adventure!
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Part of a six-book series, this book is uniquely entertaining: magical, surprising, and a little, just a little, frightening, it capitalizes on the feeling that the oldest houses keep some of their history within their walls. This book traces the history of Green Know through the perspective of the first boy to live there; he meets up with most of the other special young occupants of the house via a bit of time relocation. I loved these books immensely as a child, and find them both amusing and...more
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This is the only Green Knowe book I had not read as a child. It goes back to the building of the house in the 12th century and shows the changes all around the house but how the building survives the centuries.
The least interesting of the six Green Knowe books, but worth reading for the tiny snatches of Tolly.
Almost quite as lovely as the first book.
This was an interesting read, linking the past when the house was being built, to the present day family of Tolly and his grandmother. A very poignant read, as the young man building the home discovers later residents of his home.
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Boston was a British author noted for her longevity; she did not have her first book published until she was over 60. She is best known for her Green Knowe books, inspired by her home The Manor in Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire, one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain. B
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