false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179964395m/979765.jpg 979765 6 The first title in Arthur Ransome's classic series, originally published in 1930: for children, for grownups, for anyone captivated by the world of adventure and imagination. Swallows and Amazons introduces the lovable Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat island, the able-bodied catboat Swallow, and the two intrepid Amazons, Nancy and Peggy Blackett. 1309797 book 1968 Swallowdale (Godine Storyteller) total:172|5:72|4:68|3:26|2:6|1:0| 172 722 239 12 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 27 13:34:38 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 12:08:12 -0700 2009
The Walker children return to the Lake District for their summer holidays, just as they did in "Swallows and Amazons". Great plans are made to camp together with the Blackett girl...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 20:48:37 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 20:58:26 -0800 2008
I probably won't read more of these, but I did indeed love S&A and this one.

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I think one of the things that's most charming about these books is that they're so detailed. It's not just, 'the Swallows made camp,' it's a five-page explanation of how the...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Sun Jun 29 02:47:41 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 02:52:39 -0700 2008 Whilst on holiday I would imagine meeting the Swallows and Amazons on every lake. At school my friends and I w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 21 08:09:40 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 08:09:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Tue Jun 05 13:36:15 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 13:36:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 07 07:39:55 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 08:44:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 19:17:22 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 17:22:39 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 15:38:14 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 15:45:05 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 13:42:34 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 13:42:34 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Aug 27 15:47:16 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 15:47:36 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 15:10:45 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 15:10:45 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 22 07:52:26 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 07:52:26 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Nov 19 14:31:43 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 14:31:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 14:58:40 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 14:58:40 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 10:40:18 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 10:40:57 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 20:07:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 20:07:00 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 09:27:29 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:27:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 08:06:48 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 08:06:48 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=979765