Gone-Away Lake (Gone-Away Lake Books)

Editorial Review:

Summer has a magic all its own in Elizabeth Enright's beloved stories about two children and their discovery of a ghostly lakeside resort. These two modern classics are once again available in Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic editions, but now with handsome new cover art by Mary GrandPré to complement Beth and Joe Krush's original interior illustrations.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

A childhood favorite:

One of my absolute favorites from childhood. It was also probably the beginning of my love for all things Victorian, as odd a starting point as it may be. I fell in love with the idea of finding a little town that (although only inhabited by two people) still functions like it did nearly a century ago. I think I even decided that I would name my future children Minnehaha and Pindar, although now I see that may not be such a good idea.

Wonderful!:

Gone-Away Lake is an amazing, well-written, mysterious, exciting, suspenseful, and funny book.
It all starts when 10-year-old Portia and her 6-year-old brother, Foster, set off on a train to their Aunt Hilda, Uncle Jake, and cousin Julian's house. (Julian is the same age as Portia) They are spending two months there that summer, as usual, but this time, without their parents because they are on a seperate trip. When they arrive at the house they find that it is a new house and are very excited. more info

LOVE IT!!!:

I'm 12 and just finished the book today and was totally SHOCKED at the bad reviews!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have read Miracles at Maple Hill and I loved it and these books are very similar but in a good way, a very good way! I am convinced that all of the people who disliked this book were either disappointed because they rather idiotically judged the book by it's mysterious cover or they just plain old don't like to read happy books with happy endings or just don't like to read at ALL (which is beyond my... more info

Gone Away Lake (Thomas Haughney):

I read "Gone Away Lake" and I really liked it. It was one of the best books I have ever read. From cover to cover it was action packed and mysterious. I couldn't put it down because almost evey chapter ends with a cliffhanger! The book is about a girl named Portia who goes to her cousin's house for the summer. One day while exploring the woods behind Julian's house they discover a deserted town, well almost deserted. Two people live there, Mrs. Cheever and Mr. Payton. Together Portia and Julian have... more info

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