Beverley, a bit of a snob, cooks up a plot to visit the island off the coast. She manages to convince the somewhat cautious Elizabeth and her slob of a brother, Gerard, to come along. A surprise... This description may be from another edition of this product.
My son and I shared this as his bedtime book, and it was truly satisfying. Reminded us of the adventures of the Railway and Boxcar children, but this is on a more sophisticated level. We appreciated the attention to friends' differences, the willingness to not only tolerate but to work at getting along with others whose opinions might differ from one's own, the tenderness for the mentally ill, and the importance of the sharing of our stories.
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