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Return to Gone-Away

by Elizabeth Enright · 1961

Gone-Away Lake seriesbook 2 of 2

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Summer has a magic all its own in Elizabeth Enright's beloved stories about two children and their discovery of a ghostly lakeside resort. These two modern classics are once again available in Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic editions, but now with handsome new cover art by Mary GrandPre to complement Beth and Joe Krush's original interior illustrations.

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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 224 pages

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