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Last Summer's Smugglers
The official secretary of the Secret Society For The Detection And Solution Of Crime records the further adventures of that auspicious group.
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1973
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Sesyle Joslin
50 books12 followersSesyle Joslin is a children's literature author. Joslin's book What Do You Say, Dear? was illustrated by Maurice Sendak and it was a Caldecott Medal Honor book in 1959.
Joslin was born in Providence, RI, on August 30, 1929. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she worked as an editorial assistant and assistant editor in Philadelphia, and was the book columnist at Country Gentleman magazine from 1949 through 1951. In 1950, she married writer Al Hine. The couple had three children. In addition, she served as a production assistant on Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies (1963 film) and worked on location in Puerto Rico.
In addition to writing under her own name, Joslin also used a few pseudonyms. Under the name Josephine Gibson, she and her husband wrote Is There a Mouse in the House? (Macmillan, 1965). And under the name G. B. Kirtland they wrote One Day in Ancient Rome (Harcourt, 1961), One Day in Elizabethan England (Harcourt, 1962), and One Day in Aztec Mexico (Harcourt, 1963).
Joslin was born in Providence, RI, on August 30, 1929. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she worked as an editorial assistant and assistant editor in Philadelphia, and was the book columnist at Country Gentleman magazine from 1949 through 1951. In 1950, she married writer Al Hine. The couple had three children. In addition, she served as a production assistant on Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies (1963 film) and worked on location in Puerto Rico.
In addition to writing under her own name, Joslin also used a few pseudonyms. Under the name Josephine Gibson, she and her husband wrote Is There a Mouse in the House? (Macmillan, 1965). And under the name G. B. Kirtland they wrote One Day in Ancient Rome (Harcourt, 1961), One Day in Elizabethan England (Harcourt, 1962), and One Day in Aztec Mexico (Harcourt, 1963).
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June 9, 2016
I think this is one of the random books my mother used to buy me. She often bought remaindered books for me (I was an entirely voracious reader as a child) and a reduced hardback is good value, right? I presume she bought this because of the title, I liked smugglers, being a big fan of the Famous Five at junior school. I've owned this since 1981, according to the note of my name and the date (Mum's handwriting) in the front. It's also marked with my unicorn stamp. :D
I've lost the dust jacket which is a shame, the illustrations are great, allegedly by the narrator who is writing the story. I remember being puzzled by the names of several of the children - I didn't realise the narrator was female for some time (Americans, eh?) Parvis - that's the dog - Persis (the narrator), Hamilton, and Jared, I didn't know anyone called Jared. And they all have nicknames as well, or pseudonyms, to conceal their identity.
Anyway the kids live in Cape Cod during the summer, with their dad (he's not Rachel's dad though, is she a cousin? I can't remember) who is a sculptor. I guess their mom is dead. They investigate things. They've been involved in solving a crime the year before this adventure, and some of the events are tied to that. They wear ridiculous disguises and get in trouble for spying on grown ups but their crazy theories are all too correct. Great stuff. I always think of this when I read about Cape Cod. :)
I've lost the dust jacket which is a shame, the illustrations are great, allegedly by the narrator who is writing the story. I remember being puzzled by the names of several of the children - I didn't realise the narrator was female for some time (Americans, eh?) Parvis - that's the dog - Persis (the narrator), Hamilton, and Jared, I didn't know anyone called Jared. And they all have nicknames as well, or pseudonyms, to conceal their identity.
Anyway the kids live in Cape Cod during the summer, with their dad (he's not Rachel's dad though, is she a cousin? I can't remember) who is a sculptor. I guess their mom is dead. They investigate things. They've been involved in solving a crime the year before this adventure, and some of the events are tied to that. They wear ridiculous disguises and get in trouble for spying on grown ups but their crazy theories are all too correct. Great stuff. I always think of this when I read about Cape Cod. :)
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