Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome. PZ7.R175 Sw6 1985
From Pegeen Mulhern, Reference Librarian: “I spent many days of my childhood ‘sailing away’ to exotic ports with my brothers on our family picnic table, rigged with a broom for a mast and an old sheet for a sail.
For me, Swallows and Amazons provided the most essential element of children’s literature: something that kids can relate to and then muchmore.
This book brings alive the exploring, camping and sailing adventures of children from two families in the Lake District of England. The four Walker children, the Swallows, set off in their sailing dingy (the Swallow) to camp on a nearby island. They are soon interrupted by an attack by the Blackett sisters, self-styled pirates, the Amazons. The Swallows and the Amazons soon form an alliance and continue their adventures and feats of piracy together.
Although the book ends with a great storm on the lake, after which the Swallows and Amazons have to return to life ashore, the good news is that there are 11 more books in the series written by Arthur Ransome. This is truly a series that kids of all ages can savor and enjoy over and over again.”
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