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Then There Were Five

By: Elizabeth Enright
Narrated by: Pamela Dillman
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With Father in Washington and Cuffy away visiting a sick cousin, almost anything might happen to the Melendys left behind at the Four-Story Mistake. In the Melendy family, adventures are inevitable: Mr. Titus and the catfish; the villainy of the DeLacey brothers; Rush's composition of Opus Three; Mona's first rhubarb pie and all the canning; Randy's arrowhead; the auction and fair for the Red Cross. But best of all is the friendship with Mark Herron which begins with a scrap-collection mission and comes to a grand climax on Oliver's birthday.

Here is Elizabeth Enright's story of a long and glorious summer in the country with the Melendy family.

Don't miss the other titles in the Melendy Quartet.©1944 Elizabeth Enright Gillham; 1972 Nicholas W. Gillham, Robert Gillham II, and Oliver Gillham (P)2004 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.
Action & Adventure Classics Family Life Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Adventure
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"Elizabeth Enright has a quick eye for the unexpected, the amusing and the beautiful in what might just be ordinary experiences." (The New York Times)

"Elizabeth Enright's children are so real they seem to step right out of the pages to become one's closest friends. Don't miss them." (Chicago Sunday Tribune)

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Fabulous

Wonderful story and fabulous audio recording! The kids and I enjoyed listening to the story very much!

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Love the author

I love Elizabeth Enright so much. Her stories are timeless. My children love them too

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Love Elizabeth Enright’s storytelling!


I have always loved Elizabeth Enright’s storytelling!
Pamela Dillman has done an excellent job, interpreting the stories. I was disappointed to find a whole section of Oliver’s birthday at the cave missing., though.
All in all, an excellent listen!

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Upbeat and Unbeatable!

We love the Melendys: their spunk and their scrapes are enjoyable and unique. Mildly dated, but provides opportunities to talk about history.

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Love it💖💗


Loved it 😆😍💖💖
I've listened to it SO many times 😆😆
Great narrator 👍👌but there is a little speech problem in like 1or2 parts but that's all 🐨😂

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Great book!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Amazing book!!
There’s a big chunk of the book when they’re exploring the cave that they never had and they just added it!! I never new it was in the book :)) they fixed the glitches too

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I loved it!

This story was awesome! I loved all the characters! My favorite character was definitely Randy! I liked Mark as well. Definitely recommend!

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We can't listen enough!

My children and I have listened to this book at least three times, and we have every intention of keeping it a regular in our audio library. Pamela Dillman is superb; she breathes life into each character. The author has a way with words that enchants even my youngest child. I thoroughly appreciate Enright's knack for describing the thoughts and feelings of each character with such authenticity. Sometimes I forget that the Melendy children aren't real! Each of the Melendy books is a treasure, but this one is my favorite.

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Cozy & Loving

It gives you adventure and a story that will never fade away in our hearts. One of my all time favorite books! 🤟🤟🥰

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Amazing

So so so so good it is amazing Elizabeth enright was such a good writer

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