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Does anyone remember these books from childhood?

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oliveoil · 02/06/2005 14:00

They were like the Famous Five style. The main character was fat (!), his mum played bridge and he always seemed to see somthing that needed investigating whilst selling the parish magazine. Then a gang of them would sort things out. I think he had a shed and was an expert at disguise.

I can't remember much more, but for some reason I keep thinking about them.

I know, I know, must go out more....

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dinny · 03/06/2005 21:47

just remember Darrell always going "Potty's ace!" Arse-licker!

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:46

Zaphod, you beauty! Ooh, will make my mum bring me all my old EB books now!

zaphod · 03/06/2005 21:44

No she arrives during the last term as some kind of swimming star who is hoping one day to get to the Olympics. Moira was the Head of sports, and Darrell was the second in command, but lost her temper and lost the 'job'.

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:41

yipppe, Zaphod! Amanda it is! Is she anyone's sister?

zaphod · 03/06/2005 21:40

Ahem.....Amanda is the swimmer, I just consulted my copy of Last Term at Mallory Towers. I DID say I was sad.....

misdee · 03/06/2005 21:39

i'm bidding on some judy blume books atm.

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:38

pmsl, Madgirl.
expect you to arrive in character as a Mallory Towers gal or teacher for lunch. or else!

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:36

think it was Moira, Madgirl - a surly type, if I remember correctly.

madgirl · 03/06/2005 21:36

Dinny - will expect powerpoint presentation on malory towers with lunch on monday xx

galaxy · 03/06/2005 21:35

I was the biggest enid Blyton fan in the late 70's but I broke my mother's heart when we were temporarily re-housed and I packed the first edition Famous Five complete collection in the wrong box and they got sent to the church jumble

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:34

MG - "scatty Irene" - Darrell and Alicia's best friend!
Felicity is Darrell sister and her bf is June (Alicia's sister)
remember Madame Dupont and Madame Rougier, btw?
and Miss Potts?
and Miss Grayling (the lovely headmistress)
getting carried away now...

madgirl · 03/06/2005 21:33

dinny i think you may be right. don't think june was the one who broke the rules

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:32

but Cerys, think there was another swimming one - a cross-channel type. think June was more a swimming-pool type...

madgirl · 03/06/2005 21:32

is felicity darrell's sister, and who the fu*k is alicia??

madgirl · 03/06/2005 21:31

think cerys may be on to something
have no recollection of irene

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:31

she was Alicia's cousin?

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:31

Cerys - yes, yes, yes - and was in Felicity's year?

madgirl · 03/06/2005 21:31

oh my lord..........

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:30

and remember Irene - the wacky one at MT who loved maths and music!?

madgirl · 03/06/2005 21:30

dinny showing your youth now, can't remember any of that old malarkey

cerys · 03/06/2005 21:30

was the swimming girl called June?

dinny · 03/06/2005 21:29

HM, remember the girl (Jane?) who had really messy hair? And the noisy water pipes? What was that book where the kids had that big house and rescued lots of animals, then there was a fire? Green..something?

MG - was it Alicia's cousin? Moira rings a bell...

madgirl · 03/06/2005 21:29

come on hm can't go to bed til you remember (i mean, i am not really going to bed now