Which book do you prefer?

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Muminah
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Re: Which book do you prefer?

Post by Muminah »

The Wishing Chair Again! :)
The Wishing Chair Again
OR
Five on Finniston Farm?
"How funny grown-ups are!"said Anne, puzzled."I'm quite certain I shall be thrilled to see a sliding panel or a trap-door even when I'm a hundred".
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Post by Lucky Star »

Finniston Farm. A book I always have a soft spot for.

Five on Finniston Farm or The Rockingdown Mystery?
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Re: Which book do you prefer?

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The Rockingdown Mystery

The Rockingdown Mystery or The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage
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Post by Courtenay »

The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage. (Put it this way, I've read The Rockingdown Mystery once and can barely remember a thing about it!)

The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage
or
The Mystery of the Missing Necklace?
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Post by Eddie Muir »

The Mystery of the Missing Necklace

The Mystery of the Missing Necklace or The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat ?
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The Mystery of the Missing Necklace

The Mystery of the Missing Necklace
or
Five Go To Smuggler's Top?
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Five Go To Smuggler's Top

Five Go To Smuggler's Top or The Rilloby Fair Mystery?
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Five go to Smuggler's Top

Five to to Smuggler's Top
or
The Secret Island?
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The Secret Island.

The Secret Island or The Valley of Adventure?
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Re: Which book do you prefer?

Post by Daisy »

Hard choice... but Secret Island as it was the first full length Blyton book I owned.

Secret Island
or
Five on a Treasure Island?
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Re: Which book do you prefer?

Post by Farwa »

Secret Island - although this was very hard.

Secret Island
or
Secret Seven Fireworks?
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The Secret Island - a very special book

The Secret Island
or
Five run away together?
Bill: "I don't know what to say. You're only kids — but you're the finest company of friends anyone could have. You know the meaning of loyalty already, and even if you're scared you don't give up. I'm proud to have you for my friends."
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Five run away together - I have a soft spot for this book.

Five run away together or The Adventurous Four?
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Re: Which book do you prefer?

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Five Run Away Together. I've read and enjoyed both, but that's the one that has really stuck with me.

Five Run Away Together
or
Five Get Into Trouble?
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Re: Which book do you prefer?

Post by Dinah Cunningham »

Five run away together - I always liked their cave and thinking about going to be alone on their island, even without an adventure it would have been a nice holidays (for once one that Anne would have loved... ;))

Five run away together
or
The River of Adventure?
Bill: "I don't know what to say. You're only kids — but you're the finest company of friends anyone could have. You know the meaning of loyalty already, and even if you're scared you don't give up. I'm proud to have you for my friends."
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