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The Ghosts
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When widowed and impoverished (but worthy) Mrs. Allen is offered a job as caretaker of an old house in the country, Lucy and her brother Jamie are delighted with their new surroundings and new friends. But soon they realize that their mysterious new acquaintances need their help and they are the only ones who can correct an old injustice...
It was only recently that I learned this wonderful book had been made into a movie, The Amazing Mr. Blunden. Has anyone ever seen it?
It was only recently that I learned this wonderful book had been made into a movie, The Amazing Mr. Blunden. Has anyone ever seen it?
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January 1, 1971
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Finished Reading
August 1, 2007
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August 1, 2007
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childrensbooks
November 21, 2008
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fantasy
November 21, 2008
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uk
February 10, 2011
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20th-century
February 21, 2012
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ghost
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Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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Dec 31, 2007 09:57AM
Yes! I saw it back in the '80s. It was a great movie. I've got the book, but haven't read it. I'd forgotten the name of the movie until you mentioned it. Thanks for jogging my memory!
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Well, you need to read it instead of shoveling snow!
This is sooo weird. I was actually thinking of this novel a few days ago, as I have just taken out my old copy of A Traveler in Time. I read the book in grade six I think (or, at least part of the book, I got it out of the library, and my mother started reading it and freaked, so I had to return it). Well, I am going to get myself a copy, so I can reread it.
It is amazing how well read you are! Were you reading these books in German or were you bilingual as a child? Or just so good at English that you could read fiction casually at that young an age? I do recall, when I was studying French in jr high, hearing about Les Malheurs du Sophie and wishing we could read school stories for homework.
I learned English at age ten, when we moved to Canada. This was probably one of the first full-length books I read in English, where I did not have to consult a dictionary anymore. I did try to read Lord of the Rings in grade seven or eight, but that proved a bit frustrating, but I got through it eventually (hey, but we also had to read Dickens' Bleak House in grade eight English, so the Lord of the Ring was actually a relief). I guess I am bilingual, but actually my written German (and my reading) are presently a bit better than my spoken German, because I don't get that much of a chance to speak German on a regular basis. My brother and sister both went back to Europe (because they got married to Germans), and while they speak more fluently, I make less mistakes when I write. I really love books and I have books in German, English and in French (but my French has become very rusty). French language classes in high school were such a bore. At least in our grade 12 French class we were finally allowed to read some actual stories (however, we started with Camus' L'Etranger, I think Le Petit Prince or the book you mentioned (les Malheurs de Sophie) would have been better ).
