Then there were five (1944)
Then there were five is a 1944 brothers and sisters book written by Elizabeth Enright and Cicely Englefield.
From a Newbery Award winner, this classic story of the adventures of four siblings who befriend an orphan "will leave you with a warm and pleasant glow" ( Kirkus Reviews). With Father in Washington and Cuffy, their housekeeper, away visiting a sick cousin, almost anything might happen to the Melendy kids left behind at the Four-Story Mistake. In the Melendy family, adventures are inevitable: Mr. Titus and the catfish; the villainy of the DeLacey brothers; Rush's composition of Opus 3; Mona's first rhubarb pie and all the canning; Randy's arrowhead; the auction and fair for the Red Cross. But best of all is the friendship with Mark Herron, which begins with a scrap-collection mission and comes to a grand climax on Oliver's birthday. Here is Elizabeth Enright's classic story of a long and glorious summer in the country with the resourceful, endearing Melendy bunch. Praise for The Melendy Quartet "Enright has a quick eye for the unexpected, the amusing and the beautiful in what might be just ordinary experiences.", The New York Times "The Melendys are the quintessential storybook family . . . [their] ardent approach to living is eternally relevant.", Publishers Weekly "Delightful . . . entertaining for any age.", Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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What is Then there were five about?
From a Newbery Award winner, this classic story of the adventures of four siblings who befriend an orphan "will leave you with a warm and pleasant glow" ( Kirkus Reviews). With Father in Washington and Cuffy, their housekeeper, away visiting a sick cousin, almost anything might happen to the Melendy kids left behind at the Four-Story Mistake. In the Melendy family, adventures are inevitable: Mr. Titus and the catfish; the villainy of the DeLacey brothers; Rush's composition of Opus 3; Mona's first rhubarb pie and all the canning; Randy's arrowhead; the auction and fair for the Red Cross. But best of all is the friendship with Mark Herron, which begins with a scrap-collection mission and comes to a grand climax on Oliver's birthday. Here is Elizabeth Enright's classic story of a long and glorious summer in the country with the resourceful, endearing Melendy bunch. Praise for The Melendy Quartet "Enright has a quick eye for the unexpected, the amusing and the beautiful in what might be just ordinary experiences.", The New York Times "The Melendys are the quintessential storybook family . . . [their] ardent approach to living is eternally relevant.", Publishers Weekly "Delightful . . . entertaining for any age.", Kirkus Reviews, starred review
When was Then there were five published?
Then there were five was published in 1944.
Who made Then there were five?
Then there were five was written by Elizabeth Enright and Cicely Englefield.