Just out of curiosity I scanned one of the books for mentions of food and sleep and it turned out that they appeared on more than 45% of the pages. Insgesamt ist die Geschichte ein wenig weit oben auf der Unwahrscheinlichkeitsskala, sowohl was die Charaktere der Bösewichte als auch den Plot angeht - dennoch immer eine meiner Lieblingswohlfühlkinderserien trotz aller Klischees der 40er und 50er Jahre.

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The novel was adapted in 1970 as a Danish-German film production, De 5 i fedtefadet and in 2013 as a German film, Famous Five 2 [ de]. The seclusion itself adds to the intrigue and of course there are the remote-controlled gates which are essential. It's my mother's favorite childhood book series too, and somehow it's soothing to share the same childhood nuance with her. Did you know that Enid Blyton (° 1897 - † 1968) wrote hundreds of books and at some periods even 50 books per year?

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. And as George Bernard Shaw said: "Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself. When the police arrive at Owl's Dene, Julian shows them the secret room containing an escaped convict and stolen diamonds. George even informs the oblivious Richard that her name is Georgina and I'm sure that took some effort on her part although she could afford to be generous because the boy had really thought she was a young lad.Rooky's associates chase Richard on foot in Middlecombe Woods, where they mistake Dick for Richard and kidnap him.