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Children's books set in Cornwall

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Orlando · 31/07/2012 14:39

Driving down to St Ives at the end of the week, and trying to think of books to download from Audible to make the journey and sitting for hours in traffic jams pass more quickly. Have got the latest Ingo installment, and a Lauren St John one (Dead Man's Cove?) but wondered if anyone could suggest anything else? It's mainly for youngest dd (10) as the older ones will be plugged into ipods, though last year it became apparent that they'd been stealthily listening all along when they both cried at the end of War Horse. Any suggestions gratefully received.

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GobblersKnob · 31/07/2012 21:04

Oh and we will be there at the same time as you

Only I am visiting family, not so good. If you see a woman in a mn scafr trailing around, looking like this --> it is probably me, wave a pom bear Grin

GobblersKnob · 31/07/2012 21:02

It' s picture book, but not young iykwim? 'The Sand Horses' is based on an artist who lived in St Ives.

wearymum200 · 31/07/2012 21:00

The wreck of the zanzibar is another michael morpurgo set in scilly. Ds1 has been reading "the wreckers" by iain lawrence, but not sure it's available as an audiobook.
Can't remember when I started reading daphne du maurier, but was only 11 I think, so if jamaica inn or the king's general are audiobooks, they might be good?

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Orlando · 31/07/2012 16:05

ooh yes, forgot that one BlueChampagne. My eldest read it years ago, but it's definitely one to go back to.

And thanks for the Green Smoke rec, Ormiriathomimus and MadameCholet (she was my favourite too). Think I'll order that one in paperback and hope it gets here in time. Am anticipating weather isn't going to be that great while we're there, so plenty of reading material will be required!

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MadameCholetWasMyFavourite · 31/07/2012 15:50

xpost Ormiriathomimus - that will teach me for not trusting myself to remember the author's name.

MadameCholetWasMyFavourite · 31/07/2012 15:50

The Green Smoke series by Rosemary Manning is about a dragon who lives in a cave in Constantine Bay (near Padstow) and befriends a young girl on holiday. I read these as a child and my 10 year old (dragon obsessed) daughter devoured the series this year.

Ormiriathomimus · 31/07/2012 15:40

Green Smoke. Maybe a bit young for a 10yr old but really good. I loved it and so did my kids.

BlueChampagne · 31/07/2012 15:39

"When the Whales Came" is set in Scilly if that's close enough.

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Orlando · 31/07/2012 15:27

Oh brilliant - thanks so much for all these. Over Sea, Under Stone and the Knights of the Round Table sound pretty spot on, and Itch is definitely worth looking out for as last year they all loved Antony Horowitz (the older 2 revisiting it from years before).

That link is absolutely fantastic maples - off to look in more detail now for myself

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mistlethrush · 31/07/2012 15:05

I think Itch by Simon Mayo was in Cornwall? I don't know whether there's an audio version yet, but its really exciting.

maples · 31/07/2012 14:55

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CaroleService · 31/07/2012 14:50

Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper.

Most of the Famous Five books seem to be set in a Cornwall-alike