Five Run Away Together
In this book from 1944, four children have a delightful series of adventures. Cousins/siblings George, Julian, Dick, and Anne have an adventure on an island. Smugglers, kidnapping, shipwrecks, and dungeons combine for a vicarious adventure I certainly wish I could have had as a child.
Like a Brit Bobbsey Twins, this series centers on a self-sufficient group of kids that has plenty of adventures and mysteries to solve. Presented in a way that is fun and unthreatening (despite ideas like kidnapping that could be scary if handled a different way), it is also delightfully free of interfering adults.
What did you think about how Julian handled the Sticks?
How would you have handled the Sticks?
What would be fun about an island adventure like theirs? Are there any parts that would not be fun?
Which parts of the book could really happen? Which could not?
What kind of adventure would you like to have?
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