Minnow on the Say
Style: Good
Attitude: Positive
Age Range: Pre Teens
Period: Contemporary
Genres: Classic , Friendship
Synopsis:
Roger makes friends with Adam Codling, who lives in the Codlings' family house, once grand but now neglected, with his aunt Dinah and his grandfather. Adam knows of a family treasure once hidden and never rediscovered and he and Roger set out to discover it up and down the river. Mr Smith is also after it, and when grandfather dies, leaving the family destitute, offers to buy the house as long as he is given all the clues to the treasure.
Notes:
A story principally of the friendship of two boys enjoying themselves on the river, with an undercurrent of treasure-hunting. The final few chapters as Mr Smith comes into focus and his daughter Betsy enters the picture are especially enjoyable.
Tuesday 1st January 2002