Marjorie Bartholomew Paradis
Autor de Flash Flood at Hollow Creek
Sobre El Autor
Series
Obras de Marjorie Bartholomew Paradis
Dear Stepmother — Autor — 8 copias
The caddis 1 copia
Mr. DeLuca's Horse 1 copia
TIMMY AND THE TIGER 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- female
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 12
- Miembros
- 47
- Popularidad
- #330,643
- Valoración
- 2.7
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 1
Although Midge herself is just as lovable as ever here - down to earth, goodhearted, enthusiastic, and very sincere - and many of the same appealing secondary characters, from the jolly Tin, to the rather snooty Adele, recur in Maid of Honor, I can't say I enjoyed it quite as much as the first installment of Midge's adventures. Somehow the sub-plot involving Debby and Mark's broken engagement was less appealing than might have been expected - perhaps because its cause (when revealed) seemed so silly, and its resolution so pat? - and since it commanded quite a bit of narrative attention, I was somewhat less than charmed. Still, as someone who vacationed near a lake as a girl, I greatly enjoyed the bits about fixing up the cottage, and Midge's adventures on and around the water. Definitely worth a read, for anyone who enjoyed Midge Bennett of Duncan Hall, or who appreciates teen fare from the 1950s, although I can't help but wish that Paradis has returned to the world of Duncan Hall, in her sequel...… (más)