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Author: Enid Blyton Illustrator: E.H Davie Rating: 8/10 Age: 9+ Genre: Fiction, mystery, adventure Pages: 163 Published in:   1940 Main Characters: Mike, Peggy, Nora, Jack, Prince Paul Synopsis: This story began with Mike, Peggy, Nora and their friend Jack as they headed off to their new holiday. They had all finished a long, tiring term at school and were ready to go to Spiggy Holes as a treat. The children soon found out from their parents that they were living in a small cottage by the sea with a lady named Miss Dimity. ‘Miss Dimity! She sounds sort of timid and mouse-like. I shall call her Dimmy.’ Peggy had exclaimed.                 The children had all excitedly clambered out of their train, and waited for someone to take them to their cottage. The cottage was called Peep Hole, what a peculiar name! Soon, they had all sat in the horse carriage, along a high, winding...

Author: Enid Blyton Illustrator: E.H Davie Rating: 9/10 Age: 9+ Genre: Fiction, mystery, adventure Pages: 167 Published in:  1938 Main Characters: Mike, Peggy, Nora and Jack Synopsis: This story started with 3 siblings with the names of Mike, Peggy and Nora. Since their parents mysteriously disappeared in an aeroplane crash, they had been under the care of their cruel and bad tempered aunt and uncle, named Harriet and Henry. Their unloving aunt and uncle made them to every single house chore that needed to be done, and scolded them viciously when it hadn’t been done to satisfaction. The children think that there is no more hope that their parents will return… will they live with their aunt and uncle forever? Luckily, the children were very good friends with a young boy named Jack. He was tall, but he didn’t look much older than the children. Nobody knew his age, because he didn’t know it himself. Jack lived w...