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Melendy Family

Melendy Family

Children's BooksMiddle Grade
Pages
241
Published
1983
Language
English

Synopsis

The Melendy children—Mona, Rush, Randy, and Oliver—live a life filled with imagination and adventure, whether in their bustling New York City brownstone or their new home in the country. Each sibling has distinct interests, from writing plays to inventing, and together they navigate the joys and challenges of growing up. This charming series captures the spirit of childhood curiosity and the warmth of family bonds.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

WhimsicalAdventurousLightheartedCozy
Coming of AgeFamily Saga

Genres

Children's Books Middle Grade

About the author

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Elizabeth Enright

Elizabeth Wright Enright Gillham (September 17, 1907 – June 8, 1968) was an American writer of children's books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing. Perhaps best known as the Newbery Medal-winning author of Thimble Summer (1938) and the Newbery runner-up Gone-Away Lake (1957), she also wrote the popular Melendy quartet (1941 to 1951). A Newbery Medal laureate and a multiple winner of the O. Henry Award, her short stories and articl...