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SOLVED: Children's/YA > SOLVED. Childrens book about a group of children trying to rescue a goat. [s]

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Sarah F | 43 comments Hi please help me find this book. I think it is set in the UK and was written in the 90s, probably aimed at 8-12 year old readers.
It had quite a long title with a statement like 'quick, let's go', 'stop, let's get out of here', I think. I think the cover was dark with a group of children on it.

Spoilers: the plot- I remember there's a goat that's being abused by its owner, locked in a dark shed and the children save it, possibly a pun about being kidnapped? I remember a discussion about what to feed the goat and not to give it rhododendron leaves as they are poisonous for goats.

Please help me remember the title! Thank you.


Sarah F | 43 comments Bump!


Sarah F | 43 comments Bump!


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Westcoast_girl | 157 comments Goat in the Garden is an Animal Ark book written in the 90s about kids rescuing a goat. However, it doesn't have a long title or a dark cover.


Sarah F | 43 comments Thanks, I looked into this and it wasn't this one, thanks for trying though.


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Rachel | 1527 comments Sounds like "Something Really Terrible" by Colin Pearce? I can't find a link on Goodreads but it's on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Something-Rea...

On the cover there is a silhouette of a goat behind the children :)


Sarah F | 43 comments Yes!! You are a legend, thank you!


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Rachel | 1527 comments No problem, I read it when I was younger. I remember getting stuck on the word "rhododendrons"!

As a side note, you may have been getting the title confused with "Quick, let's get out of here" which was a book of children's poetry from around the same time.


Sarah F | 43 comments Yes I think you a right on the poetry front too!

I only remember the rhododendrons as we had a big bush in our garden and I remember thinking, if I ever have to rescue a goat I better keep it away from that! Thanks again!


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