this is my first post so apologies if I'm not in the right place etc.....
I happened to be reminiscing and i came upon your site..OMG.....have been on it nearly all day
!!!I LOVE Enid Blyton, and I reread the Secret Island about 5 years ago...loved it!
I have 2 queries though...... I'll get the first one out of the way as I have been looking for years; I remember a book which I was really enthralled with.....it was quite a dark book compared to her others about a lad who had been in a children's home (I seem to recall there were vague references of him being abused and authorities were involved/looking for him and he befriended some children... and there was a bit in the book where it was winter.....near christmas and the lad is looking in a shop window or a house and is looking really sad cos a family is there and then he ran away, he was like Jack in the secret island......always thought it was but it wasn't. I think he was a bit wayward/streetwise but he'd stolen because he was hungry etc.....but it was really exciting to read as a youngster! All I can vaguely remember of the cover was possibly dark red....very vague I know and am really sorry but I'm 40 now so not read it for about 30 years lol!!!
The other is a short story about a lad who is a real bully to everyone and one of his victims get his older brother or relative to dress up as a giant on stilts and jump out and scare him......
If anyone is able to help me, I would be soo grateful
Many thanks
Jo x
