The Six Bad Boys
The Six Bad Boys
Wow! I just read this book yesterday ( I said I would in the top 5 section) and it is rerally gripping . I felt so sorry for Bob and his auful mother so it was good that the Mackenzies took him in.
With regards to the stealing which is abviously wrong at least he spent it on Pat who looked upon him as a rooll model and was his friend more of a friend than Tom perhaps who should have set him on the right tracks! so he was right to be sent to the school
That irish boy I really disliked his utter unruliness.
Lastly the setting of the celler in the abandoned terrace houses was good thinking and an interesting setting!
By the way does anyone know of a full length review on this book?
With regards to the stealing which is abviously wrong at least he spent it on Pat who looked upon him as a rooll model and was his friend more of a friend than Tom perhaps who should have set him on the right tracks! so he was right to be sent to the school
That irish boy I really disliked his utter unruliness.
Lastly the setting of the celler in the abandoned terrace houses was good thinking and an interesting setting!
By the way does anyone know of a full length review on this book?
Crazy - I went back several pages just to find ONE thread about "The six bad boys" ... I read the German translation, so I am a little confused with names here. Bob and Tom - ok ... but the rest? In German there wer Fred, his brother Len, then Albert and Paul. Is that correct? Who was Pat? *confused*
It was one of my first books written by Enid Blyton and before reading I've listened to the radio drama several times. I just fell in love with this story. It's been great. Very tragic but realistic. It's still a rather current issue. Unfortunately.
It was one of my first books written by Enid Blyton and before reading I've listened to the radio drama several times. I just fell in love with this story. It's been great. Very tragic but realistic. It's still a rather current issue. Unfortunately.
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The Six Terrors are Tom, Bob, Fred, Len, Patrick and Jack. In my edition, however, they are Tom, Bob, Will, Jack, Patrick and Les. Tom's sisters were called Hilda and Eleanor, but now Harriet and Eleanor.
It's a great book, I always think. And Anita Bensoussane's review of the book is very fascinating, that was what inspired me to read the book.
It's a great book, I always think. And Anita Bensoussane's review of the book is very fascinating, that was what inspired me to read the book.
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I love this book - I can read it again and again and again! Its a pity they don't have things like that now.....would probably get rid of a lot of anti-social behaviour.
My mum was a mix of Bob's and Tom's and I would have loved to have been part of the Mackenzie clan - I always thought I was more of a Bob because I'm an only child and I can remember pitching some real tantrums when I though my mum was giving too much attention to someone else and not enough to me.
That's sorted what I'll be reading in the bath tonight lol
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My mum was a mix of Bob's and Tom's and I would have loved to have been part of the Mackenzie clan - I always thought I was more of a Bob because I'm an only child and I can remember pitching some real tantrums when I though my mum was giving too much attention to someone else and not enough to me.
That's sorted what I'll be reading in the bath tonight lol
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Cheers, Ming! In answer to Miro's question, Pat is the younger sister of Donald and Jeanie Mackenzie.
Hope you enjoy your bathtime read, Jen!
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Hope you enjoy your bathtime read, Jen!
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Ha ha I remember doing that too. I am a sort of only child my 2 siblings are so much older then me that I don't even feel related to them.jen wrote:I love this book - I can read it again and again and again! Its a pity they don't have things like that now.....would probably get rid of a lot of anti-social behaviour.
My mum was a mix of Bob's and Tom's and I would have loved to have been part of the Mackenzie clan - I always thought I was more of a Bob because I'm an only child and I can remember pitching some real tantrums when I though my mum was giving too much attention to someone else and not enough to me.
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All I have to do now is read the 6 bad boys, after hearing all your reviews and reading Anita's, I can't wait to buy it.
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I'd say around age 9-12 would be ideal, though as Jen said The Six Bad Boys may well be of interest and benefit to much older readers! Enid Blyton's "Note for the Reader" at the front of the book begins: "Are you a child? Or are you a grown-up? It doesn't much matter, with this book. It is written for the whole family, and for anyone who has to do with children."[Viv:] What sort of age would you recommend this book for?
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