Emil and the Detectives
Marvelous kid's tale of intrigue and espionage set in Germany between WWI and WWII. Too tied into German culture to ever make it big in America; but a fascinating read nonetheless.
Marvelous kid's tale of intrigue and espionage set in Germany between WWI and WWII. Too tied into German culture to ever make it big in America; but a fascinating read nonetheless.
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Series: Emil (#1)
2.5 I'm doing a train display at work and was so excited when I found this title because the first third part of the book takes place on a train. That is until I read it. Oh my gosh--it was so so so boring. By the time it got interesting it was so far along I almost resented it for having taken so l...
2.5I'm doing a train display at work and was so excited when I found this title because the first third part of the book takes place on a train. That is until I read it. Oh my gosh--it was so so so boring. By the time it got interesting it was so far along I almost resented it for having taken so ...
2.5I'm doing a train display at work and was so excited when I found this title because the first third part of the book takes place on a train. That is until I read it. Oh my gosh--it was so so so boring. By the time it got interesting it was so far along I almost resented it for having taken so ...
I'd expected a slightly higher reading age. Emil was fun but I should have tried to plough through it in German for a bit of a challenge.
bookshelves: fraudio, play-dramatisation, mystery-thriller, published-1929, kiddlewinks, adventure, filthy-lucre, germany Read in October, 2009 ** spoiler alert ** It comes across a little dated and probably not palatable for today's streetwise kids but I thought it was a good fun adventure with ...
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