✍ Scribed by Enright, Elizabeth
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Roy, Mona, Randy und Oliver haben eine Idee:
Das samstägliche Taschengeld zusammenzulegen, das dann jeden Samstag einer allein erhält. Die Idee ist gut; aber was daraus entsteht, hätte wohl keiner geahnt.
Elizabeth Enright
ist eine bekannte amerikanische Schriftstellerin. In Oak Park (Illinois) 1909 geboren, verbrachte sie ihre Jugend in New York. Nach ihrem ersten Buch KINTU veröffentlichte sie 1939 THIMBEE SUMMER, für das sie die Newberry-Medal erhalten hat. Sie schildert darin ihre Erlebnisse auf der Farm ihres Onkels, des bekannten Architekten Frank Lloyd Wright, in Wisconsin.
Diesem Buch folgte THE SATURDAYS (1941), die Geschichte der Melendy-Kinder, die auch in den folgenden Werken THE FOUR-STORY MISTAKE (1942) und THEN THERE WERE FIVE (1944) die Hauptfiguren bilden. Elizabeth Enright lebt heute in Washington.
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First edition dustjacket with Enright artworkAuthor| Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator| Enright
Country| United States
Series| Melendy family
Genre| Realistic children's fiction
Publisher| Farrar & Rinehart
Publication date| 1941
Media type| Print (hardcover)
Pages| 175 pp.[1]
OCLC| 172840
LC Class| PZ7.E724 Sat[1]
Followed by| The Four-Story Mistake
The Saturdays is a children's novel written and illustrated by Elizabeth Enright, published by Farrar & Rinehart in 1941. It is the first of four books in the Melendy family series, introducing the four Melendy children who determine to stop wasting their Saturdays, pool their allowances, and take turns having adventures in pre-World War II New York City.
In 2012 The Saturdays was ranked number 75 among all-time best children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal – the second of three books by Enright in the top 100.[2]
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The four Melendy children live with their father, a widowed professor of economics, and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, in a brownstone in New York City. There's thirteen-year-old Mona, who has her heart set on becoming an actress; twelve-year-old mischievous Rush, who plays the piano; ten-year-old Miranda "Randy" who loves to dance and paint; and thoughtful Oliver, who is six.
Tired of wasting Saturdays doing nothing but wishing for larger allowances, the four Melendys jump at Randy's idea to start the Independent Saturday Afternoon Adventure Club (I.S.A.A.C.). If they pool their resources and take turns spending the whole amount, they can each have at least one memorable Saturday afternoon of their own. Before long, I.S.A.A.C. is in operation and every Saturday is definitely one to remember. Each Melendy child is able to do exactly what he or she pleases, discovering new ideas along the way. Randy becomes friends with an old lady who was once kidnapped by gypsies, Rush brings home a stray dog, and Mona shocks her family by taking her first step toward adulthood. But when Oliver wants to be out on his own, too, the rest of the family has second thoughts.
Kirkus gave The Saturdays a starred review for "books of remarkable merit", calling it "[a] delightful family story, built around an original pattern."[3] May Hill Arbuthnot also liked the unusual structure of the book, pointing out that "[t]heir adventures in New York City are characteristic of each child". She also calls them "often startling and always amusing".[4]
Concerning the four Melendy children, the Dictionary of Literary Biography cites Enright's ability to "include the interactions and various viewpoints of a fully developed group of characters".[5] Reviewer Irene Haas agrees, calling the Melendy children "satisfying characters".[6]
*[OCLC]: Online Computer Library Center number
*[LC Class]: Library of Congress Classification
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