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by Nicholas Stuart Gray
GRIMBOLD'S OTHER WORLD Grimbold's Other World
'An outstanding work of fantasy - beautifully produced as well - about a foundling boy, who, unlike most humans and most supernatural creatures, can pass in and out of both worlds. The story's recurring mystery is brilliantly resolved.' Naomi Lewis in the Observer
Drawings by Charles W. Stewart 18s net
by K.G. Lethbridge
THE ROUT OF THE OLLAFUBS The Rout of the Ollafubs
'A rich original collection of Peer-Gynt-like adventures of two children in a far-off country full of mountains and forests and strange creatures and people, such as a Cornish-accented gruff adorable bear family, rowdy belligerent monster Ollafubs, or jolly Cockney-accented giants. Delightful in characterisation and humour, and with plenty of thought and action. And a beautifully produced book.' Books and Bookmen
Drawings in colour and black-and-white by Pauline Baynes 21s net
by Muriel Hooper
THE COMPANY AT THE MILL The Company at the Mill
'There are many happily phrased and imaginatively conceived passages in this contemporary fantasy about the opposing forces of good and evil, represented on the one side by two children, and on the other by Mrs Ragwort, a witch, each with their small army of attendant animals.' Teacher
Drawings by Richard Kennedy 13s 6d net
THE GENIE IN THE MARMITE POT
'Great fun and just what would happen if one found oneself unexpectedly almost all-powerful.' Naomi Mitchison in the Glasgow Herald
Drawings by Peggy Fortnum 13s 6d net
THE GOOSE GIRL
An old fairy story re-told. 'This would be a charming addition to any child's collection of fairy tales.' Margery Fisher in Housewife
Drawing by Peggy Fortnum 10s 6d net
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E.W. Hildick
Louie's Lot
Exciting story about Louie the milkman and the hand-picked crew of boys that work on his round. Awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Diploma of Honour.
A Cat Called Amnesia
A stray cat turns up at the Bleekers' holiday farmhouse and the Bleeker children begin a desperate search to find its owner before the end of the holidays...
John Antrobus
Help! I Am A Prisoner In A Toothpaste Factory
As Ronnie is cleaning his teeth one morning he sees a message written in the toothpaste: 'Help!', it reads. 'I am a prisoner in a toothpaste factory!' Later there is an even more urgent appeal: 'Help! There's not much time!'
The Boy With Illuminated Measles
One morning when Ronnie looks in the mirror, he is astonished to find he covered in spots - red, yellow, green and blue ones - and they flash on and off like lights on a Christmas tree!
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Other Merit Mysteries*it's probably not meant to be pluralized. It's 'Mystery in Little Breeze Street' in the book.
A Castle for Tess - Ruth Simon
An Explorer for an Aunt - Margaret Love
The Dream-Hunters - Elinor Lyon
Echo Valley - Elinor Lyon
Mystery in Little Breeze Streets* - Page Carter
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The Lost Emeralds of Black Howes
This story takes us on a hiking holiday with the Nortons again, accompanied this time by a French girl. "Winifred Finlay can usually be relied on for a good story, and she does not fail this time." -Children's Newspaper
The Castle and the Cave
Sheila, the seventeen-year-old heroine, goes to live with a family in the beautiful Dordogne region of France. "There are pleasant characters, charming background and a touch of romance." -Daily Telegraph
The Cruise of the Susan
A charming story of a voyage by two boys in a "narrow boat" down the River Nene. "A great deal of interesting information and lovely descriptions of the river and the surrounding countryside." - Birmingham Post
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/first-edit... First ed., Harrap, '58, if anyone feels like uploading a cover. ;)*
Winifred Finlay is one of the 'top ten' writers for young people who figure in Eric Leyland's book, Meet Your Authors
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The Pit
Ann Cheetham = Ann Pilling
The summer has hardly begun when Oliver Wright is plunged into a terrifying darkness. Gripped by fear when workman Ted Hoskins is reduced to a quivering child at a demolition site, Oliver believes something of immense power has been disturbed. But what?
Caught between two worlds - the confused present and the tragic past - Oliver is forced to let events take over. £1.95
Nightmare Park
Linda Hoy
A highly original and atmospheric thriller set around a huge modern theme park, a theme park where teenagers suddenly start to disappear . . . £1.95
Run with the Hare
Linda Newbery
A sensitive and authentic novel exploring the workings of an animal rights group, through the eyes of Elaine, a sixth-form pupil. Elaine becomes involved with the group through her more forceful friend kate, and soon becomes involved with Mark, and Adult Education student and one of the more sophisticated members of the group. Elaine finds herself painting slogans and sabotaging a fox hunt. Then she and her friends uncover a dog fighting ring - and things turn very nasty. £1.95and again, on a subsequent page,
Elaine has to decide whether to run with the hare or hunt with the hounds - is she really committed to Animal Rights or is she more interested in Mark?
"It is a genuine novel, setting its interests within a satisfying context of teenage relationships and activities. The book is a good story, an intelligent argument . . ." The Times Literary Supplement
"Elaine is an intelligent and sensible heroine and by setting the romance in the world of Animal Rights, the author focuses attention on the adult world which appears confusing and often unfeelingly harsh to young people." The School Librarian
Hairline Cracks
J.R. Taylor (John Robert Taylor)
A gritty, tense and fast-paced story of kidnapping, fraud and cover ups. Sam Lydney's mother knows too much. She's realized that a public inquiry into the safety of a nuclear power station has been rigged. Now she's disappeared and Sam's sure she has been kidnapped, he can trust no one except his resourceful friend Mo, and together they are determined to uncover the crooks' operation and, more importantly, find Sam's mother. £1.95
Stevie Day Series
Jacqueline Wilson
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Supersleuth £2.25
Lonely Hearts £2.25
Rat Race £2.25
Vampire £2.25
An original new series featuring an unlikely but irresistible heroine - fourteen-year-old Stevie Day, a small skinny feminist who has a good eye for detail which, combined with a wild imagination, helps her solve mysteries.
"Jacqueline Wilson is a skilful writer, readers of ten and over will find the (Stevie Day) books good, light-hearted entertainment." Children's Books December 1987
"Sparky Stevie" T.E.S. January 1988
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I've done a little digging and found out that, as J. R. Taylor he wrote three other children's novels and as Andrew Taylor certainly one and possibly two.
J. R. Taylor
Snapshot (This is a thriller with a complex plot and fast-paced style. The events take place over a Bank Holiday weekend and involve two teenagers – an English boy and an American girl – in a dangerous hunt for evidence to save her father from a charge of industrial espionage)
Double Exposure (Chris Dalham leaves London to spend a few days in the country. Sensing unease in the house where his father lives with his new girlfriend, Chris and his friend Smith are forced to escape, sheltering a fugitive who makes them a prime target for a ruthless hired killer and his dangerous thugs)
The Private Nose Private Nose (For younger children. Published in the UK as by John Robert Taylor and in the USA as by Andrew Taylor. When the Holmeses move in next door to the Watsons the birth of a new detective partnership seems inevitable. Saturday Holmes and Jack Watson form a detective partnership and become involved in three mysteries, as they investigate the theft of Jack's teddy bear, outsmart a ghost, and use their sleuthing skills to solve a baffling problem)
Andrew Taylor
Negative Image (Chris was expecting a quiet weekend, just him and Smith, together at last. Then Chris is kidnapped. He's amazed. Why would anyone want to kidnap him? The more he thinks about it, the more frightened he becomes. They've got the wrong person, but if they realise it, his life won't be worth anything. - clearly either a sequel or a prequel to Double Exposure but that book was published as by John Robert Taylor)
The Invader - This is on Goodreads but I couldn't find the link. (From the description I'm uncertain if this was meant as a children's or YA book or if it was one of Taylor's adult thrillers: Adam's boss, Carson, is in hospital after a mysterious attack. Adam is left – at only 18 – to run the centre for birds of prey, but finds he unexpectedly has to take Carson's place on a trip to Turkey followed by another to the US. In both countries he is attacked and very nearly killed. It sounds a bit tough for a kids' book)
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I found the link for The Invader - the only review sure makes it sound more like an adult book. But yes, at 18?! Today's YA, surely! :S I'd like to add it to my Young Ornithologists list (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...), but I'm not sure it is juvenile, either! :)
Thanks as ever, Len, for your detective work!
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One of my Christmas gifts was Crazy Creek, by Evelyn Sibley Lampman, a lovely time travel story in which Judy goes back in time to stay a year with her ancestors in 19th century Oregon.As a bonus, it had a list of other books on the back none of which I've heard of (including two more Judys, which seems excessive....I guess Judy was the It name for fictional girls in the late 1940s US)
At the Sign of the Golden Anchor, by Ruth Helbert. Judy, real and mischievous, frolics through the world of Cape Ann, Mass., in 1914.
The Lion's Paw, by Robb Shite. Two boys and a girl sail away on a quest through the Florida Everglades and the Gulf of Mexico.
Melody, Mutton Bone, and Sam, by Lavinia R. Davis. Sam Loved horses-and especially his own sway-backed Mutton Bone and a pretty mare named Melody.
The People Upstairs, by Phyllis Cote. Stage-struck Judy and her family, in the happy-go-lucky life in a small town.
Us and the Dutchess, by Edward Fenton. The story of a boy and a dog, and how she came to be really his.
Sancho of the Long, Long Horns, by Allan R. Bosworth. Adventures on a Texan cattle drive against a background of cowboys, storms, cattle thieves and marauding Indians. (I will pass on this one...)
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Oh beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Charlotte! I love these. :)
Us and the duchess is on Goodreads and could use some Librarian superpowers to clean it up, because there are also: us and the duchess & Us and the Duchess; (the latter at least having a cover! The first link has a review). :)
Also on GR:
Crazy Creek
At the Sign of the Golden Anchor; - but not the same book?! This is by a Ruth Langland Holberg, and WorldCat says: "As New Englanders endure embargo acts, Judy Lane, a quickwitted, young daughter of an innkeeper in Annisquam, Massachusetts, saves her brother's ship from destruction by the British during the War of 1812 with her courage and courtesy"
Melody, Mutton Bone, and Sam
THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS - this one's a real unknown. Even WorldCat lacks a description, and I can't find it on IA or OL.
Sancho of the Long Long Horns/Sancho of the long, long horns
Robb Shite's (ouch, what a name..) book is not here, sadly - sounded interesting!
EDIT: Oh, there's "The Lion's Paw" by Robb White on WorldCat: The story of three children--two orphans and 15-year-old Ben--who commandeer Ben's sloop, the Lion's Paw, to escape their pursuers. As they blend their skills and strengths to overcome all sorts of new challenges and hardships, they learn to trust each other, work as a team, ignore pain, have fun, and never give up!
The Lion's Paw/The Lion's Paw by Robb White
It didn't sound 'shite' to me, so I've added it to my to-read list! XD Ha ha!
Thanks again so much, Charlotte! What a treasure trove these lists are!!! <3
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I had a moment of real concern for poor old Robb Shite. I'm relieved to know that it was a typo. Phew.
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It gave me a chuckle! :D Len recently reviewed another of his books that did sound a little more akin to the misspelled version of his name...! :O
oh gosh, sorry--it should indeed have been Ruth HOLBERG, not Ruth Helbert (my typing is not what it should be). And I apologize to Robb White as well....
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Oh don't apologise! :) It was lovely of you to share this list - some real interesting titles and authors on it!
Capn wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "One of my Christmas gifts was Crazy Creek, by Evelyn Sibley Lampman, a lovely time travel story in which Judy goes back in time to stay a year with her ancestors in 19th century O..."I've gone in twice today to merge the 'Us and the Duchess' versions, but "that feature is unavailable right now due to system maintenance" both times. Hmph.
I was interested to learn more about Ruth Langland Holberg. I was aware of her juvenile biographies (Captain John Smith, Abigail Adams, Johnny Appleseed, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier), but now I know she wrote some pleasant, lightweight historical fiction too. Many of her historical books are set in the North Shore area of Massachusetts: Salem, Gloucester, Cape Ann, etc. Internet Archive has about 15 or so of her 30+ works. She also wrote "plain" juvenile fiction - and a couple of cookbooks to boot.
Some of her earlier books are illustrated by her husband, Richard A. Holberg (illustrator of the Newbery honor Young Mac of Fort Vancouver) but he died in 1942. After that, she was paired with other illustrators, some well known: Grace Paull, Kurt Werth, Aldren A. Watson, Peter Spier. I particularly like some by a new name to me: Phyllis Coté.
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Thanks, Daisy! Oh man - what is going on behind the scenes these days?! Search still isn't functional, is it? I have to find lists via Google when Tag tethering didn't occur. :p
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Ah, thanks, Michael! Going to have to take a look at IA, and track down Young Mac in Fort Vancouver, too! :)
Charlotte wrote: "One of my Christmas gifts was Crazy Creek, by Evelyn Sibley Lampman, a lovely time travel story in which Judy goes back in time to stay a year with her ancestors in 19th century Oregon.I read all the Holberg books I could find growing up and still own At the Sign of the Golden Anchor (it contains a recipe for Johnnycake I have always meant to bake). It had belonged to my mother and her siblings, and I am pretty sure we also had a copy of that Robb White book, although I must have given it away. My mother also passed down some Lavinia Davis books but I have found them disappointing.
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I feel very strongly that any book discussing food preparation should also include the recipe! I'm still mad there was no Chicken Jollof recipe in Rivers of London (or maybe it was Moon Over Soho). :)
edit: not vintage, not juvenile, but I really, really wanted an authentic jollof. Had to scrounge and found something that satisfied the craving, but it's just not the same...!
If you enjoyed the Evelyn Sibley Lampman book, Purple House Press have reprinted a few of her books
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https://www.purplehousepress.com/sear... for Evelyn Sibley Lampman's books there
Thanks, Maria! :) I remember The City Under the Back Steps from a What's the Name of that Book?! thread!
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by Jean Rowan
with illustrations by Derek Eyles
He was named after William Rufus, most appropriate for a spirited young foal who was born in the New Forest. His early days were carefree ones until the herdsmen arrived. Although he was lucky enough to miss the first rounding up of the ponies, Rufus was soon to learn that the rest of the herd no longer wanted him. His mother's attention was centred on her new foal, and the magnificent chestnut stallion made it clear that as master of the herd he had no time for young colts.
This sometimes exciting, sometimes sad, but always delightful story tells how Rufus learned to live his own life away from his mother. He had many owners who were not always kind to him, and he spent one bleak winter with hardly any food and no shelter. But he came through unscathed and at last found a happy home where he was able to realise his cherished ambition.
Size 22 x 155mm. ISBN 0 7232 0355 5
Rustle of Spring
by Victoria Leigh
It was spring in the New Forest when the little fawn was born. His peaceful life with his mother was soon broken when he had to flee from a pack of hungry hounds, only to find himself in the captivitiy of humans. Freedom came as a surprise and he was wary of following his mother into the dark forest once more, bu he went falteringly and began to discover the exciting and frightening world around him. He learnt how a buck and his doe had to claim a piece of land as their own and fight any intruders; how winter froze the ponds and killed the grass so that they were continually on the move in search of food; how a fawn had to leave the comforting side of this mother and fend for himself. So life opened up for him and he became a fully grown deer, choosing his own mate and fighting the other bucks for her.
Size 216 x 162mm ISBN 0 7232 0356 3
(In the back of Thalassine, ISBN 0 7232 1306 2, Frederick Warne & Co. London and New York)
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The Fate of Jeremy Visick
David Wiseman
A powerful story of a strange force bringing two boys together across time.
Cracker Jackson
Betsy Byars
Jackson is convinced that his favourite ex-baby sitter is in terrible trouble. His rather unsympathetic mother and long-distance father (who can never be serious) can't help, so Jackson and his fearful friend Goat determine to rescue Alma on their own.
Annerton pit
Peter Dickinson
Jake and Martin are looking for their grandfather, who hunts ghosts to try and explain them away - but now he has disappointed near Annerton Dyke, where more than a hundred years ago there was a terrible mining disaster. And as the two boys try to unravel the mystery they become imprisoned and in terrible danger.
On the Edge
Gillian Cross
A fascinating, unputdownable thriller that is brimming with suspense. Tug couldn't remember how it happened, but he had been kidnapped by the strange couple who'd brought him to the remote Derbyshire cottage. The things they said just didn't make sense, and if only they'd stop playing that endless, deafening brass-band music . . .
Come Back Soon
Judy Gardiner
From the outside, Val's family are quite an odd bunch: her Mum is into sculpture, her Dad is always talking about books, and the twins are like an army of naughty little boys. It is all pretty hectic, but happy. Or it was, until her mother walked out on them . . .
Henry's Leg
Ann Pilling
Henry Cooper's hobby is collecting. His bedroom is piled high with junk of every kind, and no matter how tough things are at school or at home, he can't stop collecting! But when he brings home an innocent-looking leg from a fashion dummy, he finds himself in the middle of a real-life thriller.
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Many Happy Returns and Other Stories
by Kathryn Cave
Alice loathes all her birthday presents on sight and finds a hilarious way of dealing with them . . .
Cousin Roderick comes to stay and causes chaos until a spider provides an unusual solution . . .
The dreaded Mrs Bannerman terrorizes her class when mystery messages from 'Billy Molloy' appear on the blackboard. Who wrote them?
And just what are James and Mary going to do about the dinosaur in their garden?
These are just a few of the extremely funny and perspective stories in this new collection from Kathryn Cave, author of the highly popular Dragonrise. 0552524344
Eating Ice Cream with a Werewolf
by Phyllis Green
When Brad and Fat Nancy's parents go to Bermuda, they need a baby-sitter at short notice.
'Not Phoebe Hadley,' Brad pleaded. 'She almost drowned me once, and last time she baby-sat, I ended up in hospital. She always has a hobby she wants to try out on me. Please, anyone, but not Phoebe Hadley.'
But Mum and Dad were talking about Bermuda and Brad couldn't get a word in edgeways. All he could do was wait until Phoebe arrived . . .
Zany, outrageous Phoebe turned her stay into the most hilarious adventure Brad and Nancy had ever had; they never knew what was going to happen next! What could have caused the chicken to appear on Nancy's bed? Did they really eat ice cream with a werewolf? 0552524190
Egbert the Elephant and Other Funny Stories
by Barbara Ireson
'Who are you?' asked the mouse.
'I'm . . . I'm . . . I don't remember,' said Egbert.
'You don't remember,' said the mouse.
'I don't remember,' repeated Egbert.
'I don't remember much of anything.'
The hilarious way in which the mouse helps the little playroom elephant with his unusual problem gets this lighthearted collection off to a good start.
Other rib-tickling tales come from an array of well-known names including Norman Hunter, Beverly Cleary and Margaret Mahy. 0552524131
Tom's Sausage Lion
by Michael Morpurgo
It was Christmas Eve when Tom first saw the lion. His mother had sent him out to fetch logs - and there was the lion padding through the orchard with a string of sausages in its mouth! Tom couldn't believe his eyes and, worse still, when he rushed indoors to tell them, his family didn't believe him either.
There was a lion. Tom knew there was, knew that he hadn't dreamed it. So he sat up, night after night, waiting for the lion to return . . . 0552524182
A Witch In Time
by Terry Deary
'I'm running away from Harry Henson the blacksmith and his gang . . . they say I'm a witch and they want to burn me!' Ellie Nash said with a sad sniffle.
Sharon laughed softly. 'Don't be silly . . . no-one believes in witches in 1987!'
Ellie turned pale - as pale as she could under the sun-baked dust as she realized that something incredible had happened to her. Just when she was in the most terrible danger, somehow she had escaped five hundred years into the future! How had it happened? And how was she to get back?
A high-spirited adventure, packed with action and excitement, as the two girls try to solve this amazing mystery across the barriers of time. 0552524204
I hadn't heard of Rufus, thank you! Looks lovely.
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Surely if a University has scanned it, it should be possible to access it as a member of the public? I don't suppose you know which university? In Canada, at least, that would be considered public property. I don't know if they'd lend it to you, but surely it would be accessible/viewable. At least, I would hope so... Mightn't they be able to give you a guest log-in to view it? :S Could be worth inquiring? :)