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The Five Find-Outers #3
The Mystery of the Secret Room
TOMBIK, MEGER KILIK DEGISTIRME BECERISINE SAHIPMIS. Tombik, Fransiz ogrenci roluyle herkesi kandiriyor, Bay Goon’u bile! Ama Pip, Milton Konagi’nda gizli bir oda kesfedince cocuklar arastirmaya karar veriyor... Gizli murekkep ve cesitli hilelerle Gizem Avcilari yeni bir gizemi cozmeyi basaracak mi? Cocuk edebiyatinin klasik yazari Enid Blyton’dan yepyeni bir dedektifl ik serisi! Bes gizem avcisi ve kucuk kopekleri, her kitapta ayri bir gizemi cozuyor, polisten bile daha iyi bir is cikariyorlar!Sayfa 200Baski 2011 Dogan ve Egmont Yayincilik
217 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1945
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Enid Blyton
5,132 books6,299 followersSee also:
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
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August 13, 2021
این کتاب رو بچگیام خوندم 😄
یادمه چقدر با هیجان دنبال میکردم و از مادرم راجب اسم شخصیت ها میپرسیدم که کدوما دخترن کدوما پسر
هیچی برام هیجان انگیز بود کارگاه بازیای پنج تا نوجوان که دنبال ی پرونده ای بودن
یادمه چقدر با هیجان دنبال میکردم و از مادرم راجب اسم شخصیت ها میپرسیدم که کدوما دخترن کدوما پسر
هیچی برام هیجان انگیز بود کارگاه بازیای پنج تا نوجوان که دنبال ی پرونده ای بودن
February 11, 2021
Spannend, unterhaltsam und mit einem ganz besonderen Charme, weil die Geschichte so herrlich altmodisch erscheint. Ich mag diese Bücher von "früher", die mich irgendwie in eine ganz andere Welt entführen, vielleicht die Welt meiner Kindheit. :-)
Enid Blyton habe ich damals schon geliebt; ihre Geschichten haben meine Kindheit ein wenig bunter gemacht. Vielleicht lese und höre ich ihre Geschichten daher heute immer noch so gerne.
Enid Blyton habe ich damals schon geliebt; ihre Geschichten haben meine Kindheit ein wenig bunter gemacht. Vielleicht lese und höre ich ihre Geschichten daher heute immer noch so gerne.
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November 4, 2017Findouters Challenge: Book 3. It’s the Christmas holiday and the children are back home again making cards and packing presents, including for their friend, Inspector Jenks. Fatty is now 13 and Bets 9, and Fatty has learnt some new and exciting detective skills (including writing in invisible ink and escaping from a locked room) in the school term, and has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. Taking over leadership of the Findouters from Larry, he is all set to practice these new skills, teach them to the others, and pull one over poor Mr Goon. (The invisible ink was great fun, and I was surprised to learn when I did a MOOC on royal food etc., that someone actually used the exact same trick to escape the Tower of London.) While “practicing” these newly learnt skills, Pip runs into an empty house to escape Mr Goon and stumbles upon a “secret” room the only one in an otherwise empty house to be well furnished and that looks lived in, and knows at once that there is a new “mystery” for the Findouters to look into. But they must also try to keep Goon from finding what they’re up to since this isn’t (as the first two books) a case that the constable is working on. They manage to outsmart the crooks yet again, and unknowingly put poor Mr Goon in an awkward position as well.
This one doesn’t quite fall into the “creative” category as far as solutions go but is the first of the books where Fatty (and the others) begin to use disguises and accents―mostly to play tricks on poor Mr Goon but which help them out in the mystery proper as well. Fatty is boastful as usual, clever for the most part, but does some rather silly, falling into the villains’ clutches as well, something one wouldn’t expect from him. Bets though nine is still child-like for her age but also the one that spots the all-important clue saving them from a pretty dangerous situation. The rating on the foodmeter is some (but only a few) notches higher than book 2, as the children tea is described and they do a little more eating. We also meet Mrs Trotteville in this one for the first time but still not Fatty’s father, but his “den” is introduced. Mr Goon is in general pretty nasty, especially with poor Buster (not so much in this one though he does kick him when he gets at his ankles), but one can’t help but feel sorry for him sometimes. This was an exciting one, far more dangerous for the children than their earlier cases, and a fun instalment in the series.
This one doesn’t quite fall into the “creative” category as far as solutions go but is the first of the books where Fatty (and the others) begin to use disguises and accents―mostly to play tricks on poor Mr Goon but which help them out in the mystery proper as well. Fatty is boastful as usual, clever for the most part, but does some rather silly, falling into the villains’ clutches as well, something one wouldn’t expect from him. Bets though nine is still child-like for her age but also the one that spots the all-important clue saving them from a pretty dangerous situation. The rating on the foodmeter is some (but only a few) notches higher than book 2, as the children tea is described and they do a little more eating. We also meet Mrs Trotteville in this one for the first time but still not Fatty’s father, but his “den” is introduced. Mr Goon is in general pretty nasty, especially with poor Buster (not so much in this one though he does kick him when he gets at his ankles), but one can’t help but feel sorry for him sometimes. This was an exciting one, far more dangerous for the children than their earlier cases, and a fun instalment in the series.
January 19, 2023
Probably closer to 3.5 stars but I think I should be generous given it's aimed at young children.
Not the best of the series as it feels like not much happens in this mystery, and I ended up feeling the children could be arrogant little so and sos at times!
I loved this series as a child and I'm sure any child would still love it today.
Not the best of the series as it feels like not much happens in this mystery, and I ended up feeling the children could be arrogant little so and sos at times!
I loved this series as a child and I'm sure any child would still love it today.
March 1, 2023
I remember loving this one as a child. I was fascinated by the tricks of getting out of a locked room, the invisible ink and of course the disguises. I enjoyed it again as an adult even with the disrespect shown to Mr Goon the policeman. He didn't endear himself to the children so they kept playing tricks on him. Again, it's a book of it's time and it's the way I read them.
November 29, 2022
Goon is fooled again..( not a mystery, this fact)
Enjoyed reading this , though the outcome was an expected one. Wondering how the grown up Fatty, Beh, Larry et al would be... they remain ever young , whereas their young readers are now wise and grey haired.
Enjoyed reading this , though the outcome was an expected one. Wondering how the grown up Fatty, Beh, Larry et al would be... they remain ever young , whereas their young readers are now wise and grey haired.
April 11, 2019
The third entry in Enid Blyton's fifteen-book Five Find-Outers and Dog series, about a group of children who spend their school holidays playing detectives, The Mystery of the Secret Room returns the reader to the village of Peterswood, just as Larry, Daisy, Pip, and Fatty are coming home for the Christmas break. Reunited with Bets, the "baby" of the group, the children (along with Buster the dog) soon find themselves involved in another exciting adventure, as they set out to investigate the strange furnished room that Pip discovers on the top floor of an otherwise empty house.
This entry in the series has the same formulaic plot and wooden prose of the first two books, although Blyton does manage to develop her characters somewhat. The friendship between Bets and Fatty - the two "outsiders" of the group - continues to strengthen, and Fatty's superior knowledge, clever ideas, and quick thinking prompt the others to make him the new leader, though they are still quick to depress his tendency to boast. There really isn't much here to interest the adult, but young readers - especially those with a taste for series - will enjoy these books. What they lack in suspense, they make up for in humor, particularly in the Find-Outers' dealing with slow Mr. Goon - nicknamed "Clear 'Orf" by the children - the local police bobby.
This entry in the series has the same formulaic plot and wooden prose of the first two books, although Blyton does manage to develop her characters somewhat. The friendship between Bets and Fatty - the two "outsiders" of the group - continues to strengthen, and Fatty's superior knowledge, clever ideas, and quick thinking prompt the others to make him the new leader, though they are still quick to depress his tendency to boast. There really isn't much here to interest the adult, but young readers - especially those with a taste for series - will enjoy these books. What they lack in suspense, they make up for in humor, particularly in the Find-Outers' dealing with slow Mr. Goon - nicknamed "Clear 'Orf" by the children - the local police bobby.
March 31, 2022
I have quite a few Five Find-Outers books but this is actually the first one that I've ever read. I was pleasantly surprised. The mystery was good and the children quite clever. The only thing that bothered me, and I'm sure this is a big part of the charm for children reading this, is the portrayal of the town bobby, whom the kids call "Clear-orf" because this is what he always says to the kids. This seems very disrespectful, even if the man, whose real name is Mr. Goon (not much better!) is less than efficient and very petty. The 5 children (and dog) are from 9 to 13 years old. Fatty, the eldest boy, is very enterprising and he teaches the others how to use invisible writing, which comes in handy, and about using disguises.
It is Christmas break and the children are longing for another mystery to solve (this is their third one). Ben climbs a tree outside a vacant house to get away from Mr. Goon and sees that a room on the third floor is fully furnished. This begins the mystery. Who is using the room? Why?
It is Christmas break and the children are longing for another mystery to solve (this is their third one). Ben climbs a tree outside a vacant house to get away from Mr. Goon and sees that a room on the third floor is fully furnished. This begins the mystery. Who is using the room? Why?
August 3, 2014
You can't beat a bit of Enid Blyton.
I am thoroughly enjoying re-reading The Five Find-Outers series, which were amongst my favourites when I was younger.
I am thoroughly enjoying re-reading The Five Find-Outers series, which were amongst my favourites when I was younger.
August 17, 2023
Küçük Dedektifler serisi yıllar içinde farklı adlarla ve farklı kapaklarla tekrar basılmış. Bendeki bu 2001 baskıları, bir kısmı çocukken aldım ve bir kısmını da şimdi sahaftan topluyorum. Yine de en güzel baskıları bunlar diye düşünüyorum, hele şu kapakların tatlılığına, sıcaklığına bakın 🥹 Zaten grafikeri de Türkmüş diye anladım, bunlar da bize özel kapaklar.
Seriyi çocukken okumamla şimdi okumam farklı tabii, ama ben şimdiki gözümle de en az çocukluğumdaki kadar zevk aldım. Böyle pek olmaz, yani genelde geçmişte okuduğumuz kitapları tekrar okuduğumuzda aynı zevki almayız, ama bu seri ve Enid Blyton bir istisna oldu benim için. Çok sıcak ve insanı saran bir atmosferde yazıyor. Olay örgüsünde saçmalıklar ya da tutarsızlıklar yok. Tam olarak 1940'lar İngilteresi'ni anlatmasıyla da çok nostaljik.
Ben kitabı sadece elimde tutarken bile duygulanıp mutlu oluyorum. Ama objektif olarak ne kadar güzel olduğunu açıklamam gerekirse de 2019 itibariyle başka bir dile en çok çevrilen dördüncü yazar olduğunu söyleyeyim Enid Blyton'un 🤓 Küçük Dedektifler serisi olmasa da bir başka serisini alın. Üçlü, beşli çeteleri anlatan, macera dolu daha birçok serisi var. Kendinize, çocuğunuza, yeğenenize falan alın 🫰🏻
Seriyi çocukken okumamla şimdi okumam farklı tabii, ama ben şimdiki gözümle de en az çocukluğumdaki kadar zevk aldım. Böyle pek olmaz, yani genelde geçmişte okuduğumuz kitapları tekrar okuduğumuzda aynı zevki almayız, ama bu seri ve Enid Blyton bir istisna oldu benim için. Çok sıcak ve insanı saran bir atmosferde yazıyor. Olay örgüsünde saçmalıklar ya da tutarsızlıklar yok. Tam olarak 1940'lar İngilteresi'ni anlatmasıyla da çok nostaljik.
Ben kitabı sadece elimde tutarken bile duygulanıp mutlu oluyorum. Ama objektif olarak ne kadar güzel olduğunu açıklamam gerekirse de 2019 itibariyle başka bir dile en çok çevrilen dördüncü yazar olduğunu söyleyeyim Enid Blyton'un 🤓 Küçük Dedektifler serisi olmasa da bir başka serisini alın. Üçlü, beşli çeteleri anlatan, macera dolu daha birçok serisi var. Kendinize, çocuğunuza, yeğenenize falan alın 🫰🏻
September 3, 2017
42 WORD REVIEW:
The third book in the series but perhaps the best place to start if new to children’s detective fiction and/or the Five Found-Outers (and dog). Fatty and the others come into their own, outwitting Goon the policeman while solving another mystery.
The third book in the series but perhaps the best place to start if new to children’s detective fiction and/or the Five Found-Outers (and dog). Fatty and the others come into their own, outwitting Goon the policeman while solving another mystery.
September 12, 2017
I always love Enid Blyton ever since my mother introduced me to the famous five, and this series have kept me in my toes and fulfilled my expectation.
March 30, 2024
Good adventure read
August 25, 2020
This is a book about 5 detectives that discover the secret room in an old house and they find out who lives in there.
March 18, 2023
Aku sempat ndak suka dengan PMT ini karena dulu bacanya ga urut, dari jilid 1 tau-tau loncat ke lupa-jilid-berapa. Waktu itu ngerasa aneh karena pemimpinnya ganti dari Larry ke Fatty, dan aku ngerasa ndak senang (^▽^;;) karena sepertinya Fatty menguasai semuanya dan yang lain hanya sebagai 'penggembira'.
Ternyata di jilid ini terjadi pergantian pimpinannya, dan anak-anak itu melakukannya dengan fair, yang mengubah semua persepsiku (dibaca: kenangan dan prasangka jelekku) selama ini ("μ‿μ)
Petualangannya lumayan seru~ Seperti biasa, ndak jauh-jauh dari rumah mereka di desa itu, karena ga lengkap kalau ga ada si polisi desa, Pak Ayo Pergi ^^
Ternyata di jilid ini terjadi pergantian pimpinannya, dan anak-anak itu melakukannya dengan fair, yang mengubah semua persepsiku (dibaca: kenangan dan prasangka jelekku) selama ini ("μ‿μ)
Petualangannya lumayan seru~ Seperti biasa, ndak jauh-jauh dari rumah mereka di desa itu, karena ga lengkap kalau ga ada si polisi desa, Pak Ayo Pergi ^^
July 25, 2016
Enid Blyton's The Mystery of the Secret Room is the third book in the "5 Find Outers and Dog" series. I'm reading the series as part of a readathon. It wasn't the best book of the series so far, certainly it doesn't have the surprising detail in characterisation of The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat. It also takes a while to get going, but it reads very quickly once it does. Perhaps if this had been a "Barney" mystery, things would have been fleshed out more, but it seems that the 5 Find Outers are more "case" focused, junior versions of Sherlock Holmes, rather than simply children who randomly fall into adventure during their school holidays.
August 11, 2018
Hmm, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first two (which is probably also the signal that it's time for a break!). This one tried to emulate Sherlock Holmes more -- "here are some clever tricks we could do" -- which, I'm not too fond of in my detectives. The reveal also felt disconnected to the clues, which I also don't like. And my favourite parts of the series so far -- the wonderful cast of supporting characters -- were largely absent from the plot of the story. Some adults do appear, but they're like one off conversations; hardly any time to get to know them. Hopefully this is just a detour and we can get back to more Poirot-like observations in future.
November 17, 2012
Another exciting mystery to solve for the Find Outers and dog! By chance, they discover a secret, furnished room in a house that is supposedly empty. Someone's up to no good, and it is always Fatty ending up in trouble. These might be real crooks though, a bit hardier than Enid's usual softies, and he begins to wish he'd called Inspector Jenks fist. It all comes right, and the five have solved another mystery! Yay!
February 8, 2017
HAHAHA! I have been waiting for Fatty to put on disguises! I remember having SO MUCH fun reading about those bits when I read this series for the first time. What. A. Riot! Also, a good mystery overall, although I felt that Fatty was given more importance in this book; he got the lion's share of the writing- not that I am complaining.
May 29, 2010
One of the most brilliant books in the series and the first one in Fatty's innumerable disguises. More adventures, more puzzles, more Goon! Mysteries are getting more dangerous, but inspector Jenks is always on time to rescue his friends.
April 2, 2008
It was a well-written story.
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March 31, 2011Cool book XD
I love the way the writer makes the mysterie so....mysterious...
I love the way the writer makes the mysterie so....mysterious...
November 24, 2011
First ever book I read on my own. Treasure this!
June 28, 2015
Not my favorite of Blyton's works, though. The plot and the the story is waay too easy to guess. (but its rather acceptable, since its only 192 pages and its a child's book).
Still, worth a shot!
Still, worth a shot!
May 28, 2025
(Of this series, I've also read The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage and The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat)
A step up from the previous two. The mystery kicks off a little later than usual as a new hierarchy is officially established... it's obvious to any adult reader (and any kids too, probably) that Fatty was intended to be the lead from his introduction, but here he declares himself the 'new' leader of the Find Outers.
There's surprisingly little pushback from the older ones on this, but Pip, Larry and Daisy accept their fate as they want to learn about Fatty's detective tricks. My main complaint with the series is that they're so indistinguishable from each other that they may as well be all rolled into one supporting character. Buster is also just 'there'; useful for annoying Mr Goon but even Fatty admits he wouldn't be good in a real conflict. It's Fatty and Bets (and their friendship) that take the spotlight.
Fatty is as free-range as ever, and arguably more arrogant - or maybe it was just more noticeable in this one. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) it really bites him in the backside when the baddies discover him - the Trotteville house staff don't even think much of their employers' child sneaking around outside in the early hours, nor do Fatty's parents have anything to say about it. It's down to the other kids to raise the alarm when things get dicey!
Mr Goon is as bumbling as ever. I'd hoped he'd be involved in Fatty's rescue given he'd made his way into the house, but that's too optimistic.
It could be the nostalgia talking - or just my love of Blyton's odes to the British countryside and endless feasting - but I've enjoyed the Famous Five and Faraway Tree re-reads more than the Find-Outers so far. That being said, these are still good reads and would keep a child entertained. 3/5
A step up from the previous two. The mystery kicks off a little later than usual as a new hierarchy is officially established... it's obvious to any adult reader (and any kids too, probably) that Fatty was intended to be the lead from his introduction, but here he declares himself the 'new' leader of the Find Outers.
There's surprisingly little pushback from the older ones on this, but Pip, Larry and Daisy accept their fate as they want to learn about Fatty's detective tricks. My main complaint with the series is that they're so indistinguishable from each other that they may as well be all rolled into one supporting character. Buster is also just 'there'; useful for annoying Mr Goon but even Fatty admits he wouldn't be good in a real conflict. It's Fatty and Bets (and their friendship) that take the spotlight.
Fatty is as free-range as ever, and arguably more arrogant - or maybe it was just more noticeable in this one. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) it really bites him in the backside when the baddies discover him - the Trotteville house staff don't even think much of their employers' child sneaking around outside in the early hours, nor do Fatty's parents have anything to say about it. It's down to the other kids to raise the alarm when things get dicey!
Mr Goon is as bumbling as ever. I'd hoped he'd be involved in Fatty's rescue given he'd made his way into the house, but that's too optimistic.
It could be the nostalgia talking - or just my love of Blyton's odes to the British countryside and endless feasting - but I've enjoyed the Famous Five and Faraway Tree re-reads more than the Find-Outers so far. That being said, these are still good reads and would keep a child entertained. 3/5
June 1, 2020
The mysteries of 'The Five Find-Outers' and 'The Famous Five' by Enid Blyton were some of my favourite books when I was young. Not only were they well-written books for children with a good detective story, they always had a good sense of humour and comic relief as well. The third book in 'The Five Find-Outers' series, 'The Mystery of the Secret Room', proves this introductory statement to a tee.
First of all, there are a lot of moments in this book which are perfectly hilarious, like when the brilliant but slightly mischievous 'Fatty' Trotteville (my favourite character in the entire series) torments the irritable policeman of Peterswood (the fictitious village in which the series is set), appropriately named Mr Goon, with the clever use of his disguises. Although boastful by nature, Fatty proves that he is the true leader of the Find-Outers as he shows in this book how brilliant and generous he can be, especially when little Bets is involved, the youngest member of the Find-Outers who shares a special admiration (like most readers) for Fatty.
Like most other books by Enid Blyton, 'The Mystery of the Secret Room' is highly recommended as one of the classics in children's Literature. It is one of the best installments of 'The Five Find-Outers' series and a very good detective story for children in its own right.
First of all, there are a lot of moments in this book which are perfectly hilarious, like when the brilliant but slightly mischievous 'Fatty' Trotteville (my favourite character in the entire series) torments the irritable policeman of Peterswood (the fictitious village in which the series is set), appropriately named Mr Goon, with the clever use of his disguises. Although boastful by nature, Fatty proves that he is the true leader of the Find-Outers as he shows in this book how brilliant and generous he can be, especially when little Bets is involved, the youngest member of the Find-Outers who shares a special admiration (like most readers) for Fatty.
Like most other books by Enid Blyton, 'The Mystery of the Secret Room' is highly recommended as one of the classics in children's Literature. It is one of the best installments of 'The Five Find-Outers' series and a very good detective story for children in its own right.
April 26, 2019
Another entertaining mystery in the Five Find-Outers series. Fatty teaches the other find-outers detective techniques, including how to escape from a locked room, how to send a messages with invisible ink and how to disguise themselves with costumes. The scenes where Fatty fools Mr. Goon with his disguise are extremely funny.
The mystery part was fine. This time the starting point was not a crime, but an unexplained furnished room in an empty house. There was a lot of emphasis on the children's investigations, as seems usual for the series. The main problem for me was that once Fatty was made prisoner everything happened too conveniently to allow him to use the skills he had taught the others (for example, there's no reason his captors should have left him alone when they forced him to write a note, giving him the opportunity to use invisible ink). It's the kind of thing that children won't mind much, though, and they are the target audience.
The mystery part was fine. This time the starting point was not a crime, but an unexplained furnished room in an empty house. There was a lot of emphasis on the children's investigations, as seems usual for the series. The main problem for me was that once Fatty was made prisoner everything happened too conveniently to allow him to use the skills he had taught the others (for example, there's no reason his captors should have left him alone when they forced him to write a note, giving him the opportunity to use invisible ink). It's the kind of thing that children won't mind much, though, and they are the target audience.
July 3, 2020
Seharusnya saya belum pernah membaca ini. Tapi trik dalam buku ini, beserta setting-nya sangat familiar. Saya ingat dengan sangat jelas, pernah membaca atau melihat trik ini. Dia menantang teman-temannya dan membuktikan ucapannya. Lalu dia mengatakan kenapa memilih tempat itu. Saya bahkan pernah mempraktikkannya. Mungkin dulu saya pernah baca di perpustakaan sekolah. Setahu saya memang di sana ada seri Lima Sekawan, Malory Towers, dan Pasukan Mau Tahu. Tapi pikirku, saya tidak menyentuh Pasukan Mau Tahu sama sekali. Mungkin saya lupa.
Anyway, cerita ini cukup berbahaya untuk dialami seorang bocah. Dan di buku ini sepertinya lebih menonjolkan si Fatty. Cukup menghibur! Kasihan Pak Ayo Pergi. Pilekmu menular sampai kemari!
Anyway, cerita ini cukup berbahaya untuk dialami seorang bocah. Dan di buku ini sepertinya lebih menonjolkan si Fatty. Cukup menghibur! Kasihan Pak Ayo Pergi. Pilekmu menular sampai kemari!
December 19, 2021
Again - Nostalgia re-reads! Don't buy this from your kids! Go buy books by Mark Oshiro or Claribel Ortega or the myriad of inclusive, cool modern authors for children.
Anyway - I so distinctly remember the little trick to leave the rooms, heh. This story's fun in that it's mostly centered on showing how cool and clever Fatty is, and how he's still a big dumb kid who likes to show off. My favorite boy forever.
Though I kinda understand what people say about seeing kids' stories differently when grown-up - I could not help but think that the parents all seemed far too happy hearing about how their kids got mixed up in something so dangerous one of them was beaten up and kidnapped temporarily by famous thieves fhsdj I would've grounded them all for eternity.
Anyway - I so distinctly remember the little trick to leave the rooms, heh. This story's fun in that it's mostly centered on showing how cool and clever Fatty is, and how he's still a big dumb kid who likes to show off. My favorite boy forever.
Though I kinda understand what people say about seeing kids' stories differently when grown-up - I could not help but think that the parents all seemed far too happy hearing about how their kids got mixed up in something so dangerous one of them was beaten up and kidnapped temporarily by famous thieves fhsdj I would've grounded them all for eternity.
July 12, 2022
Listened to in audio format.
The Five Find-Outers were home for the Christmas holidays and were hoping for a juicy mystery to solve.
However all was quiet in Petersfield so Fatty decided to teach the other children some of the detective skills he had learnt during the last term. Pips, Betts, Larry and Daisy had fun learning how to write with invisible ink and how to get out of a locked room without a key.
Also Fatty bought some disguises for Christmas and tormented poor Old Clear Orf with his disguises.
The Findouters by chance found their next mystery when Pip discovered a fully furnished room in a empty house. The children head into their next mystery and poor old Fatty inadvertently puts himself in danger.
Although these stories are more than 70 years old I still think they will appeal to todays children.
The Five Find-Outers were home for the Christmas holidays and were hoping for a juicy mystery to solve.
However all was quiet in Petersfield so Fatty decided to teach the other children some of the detective skills he had learnt during the last term. Pips, Betts, Larry and Daisy had fun learning how to write with invisible ink and how to get out of a locked room without a key.
Also Fatty bought some disguises for Christmas and tormented poor Old Clear Orf with his disguises.
The Findouters by chance found their next mystery when Pip discovered a fully furnished room in a empty house. The children head into their next mystery and poor old Fatty inadvertently puts himself in danger.
Although these stories are more than 70 years old I still think they will appeal to todays children.
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