One of the things I like best about Elizabeth Enright's books is that she knows what kids will find fun and cool, and she sprinkles her books liberally with the right stuff: caves and hollow trees, a window-lined cupola on the roof, brooks, ice skates, secret rooms, picnics, and tree-houses, to name a few highlights. I believe that I mentioned this in my Saturdays review. But the house, and the 30 acre grounds, and the local village, prove to be paradise for kids. Times are a bit tough, because World War II is going on, and they don't have a lot of money. In this installment, the Melendy family (Mona, Rush, Randy, Oliver, Father, Cuffy, Willy Sloper, and dog Isaac) move from New York to a big house in the country called the Four-Story Mistake. This is Enright's second book in the Melendy family quartet, after The Saturdays (which I reviewed here). By way of self-indulgence, I decided to continue the 48 Hour Book Challenge by re-reading an old favorite: The Four-Story Mistake, by Elizabeth Enright.
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