{"product_id":"then-there-were-five-9780312376000","title":"Then There Were Five","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith Father in Washington and Cuffy, their housekeeper, away visiting a sick cousin, almost anything might happen to the Melendy kids 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 3; 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is Elizabeth Enright's classic story of a long and glorious summer in the country with the resourceful, endearing Melendy bunch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen There Were Five\u003c\/i\u003e is the third installment of Enright's Melendy Quartet, an engaging and warm series about the close-knit Melendy family and their surprising adventures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Enright\u003c\/b\u003e (1907-1968) was a talented writer whose many awards include the 1939 John Newbery Medal for \u003ci\u003eThimble Summer\u003c\/i\u003e and a 1958 Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003eGone-Away Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. Among her other beloved titles are her books about the Melendy family, beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Saturdays\u003c\/i\u003e (1941). Enright also wrote short stories for adults, and her work was published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50720712163602,"sku":"9780312376000","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b0d0c0d-d3d6-4e88-8f0d-0ea7526aba78.jpg?v=1734674993","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/then-there-were-five-9780312376000","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}