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Grade 3-6–Originally published in 1961, Elizabeth Enright's sequel to the Newbery Honor BookGone-Away Lakecontinues the story of the Blake family. The Blakes have purchased the Villa Caprice, an old home near the dried up Gone-Away Lake. There is much work to be done to clean and brighten up the solidly built house, many treasures to be discovered, and numerous adventures to be had. Enright's world is a gentle one, full of children playing in an unstructured way, exploring both the house and the wonders of nature surrounding it, and willingly visiting with their elderly neighbors and listening to their stories. Reader Colleen Delany distinctly varies her voice for each of the characters, and her tones combined with Enright's prose take one to a balmy summer day spent outdoors, the excitement of combing through attic boxes on a rainy morning, or the thrill of jumping into a cool lake on a real "scorcher." Though there are a few minor discrepancies between the text and the audio, children looking for a pleasant story with a happy ending will be pleased with this audiobook.–Judy Czarnecki, Chippewa River District Library System, Mt. Pleasant, MICopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to theAudio CDedition.