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Dogs are disappearing in the village where the Secret Seven live. But the Seven are too busy quarrelling to investigate. Then poor Scamper disappears.Tags
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I enjoyed this one, even though the mystery itself was nothing to write home about. Then again, Secret Seven mysteries are usually very simple. But I enjoyed that there was certain internal drama among the group of friends. Peter gets some overdue pushback for his too authoritarian ways and Jack leaves the club. He'll be back eventually, of course, but in the meantime we get to see some emotional reactions. Also, the stakes are higher because the mystery hits close to home: Scamper is stolen.
I liked that characters who don't often get the spotlight get some mini-adventures. Susie was much more awful than she usually is. She normally is annoying but not as spiteful as she was here, taunting the Seven about Scamper's disappearance.
I show more didn't like that Bony, the French boy, is introduced and seems to be set up to play a role in the resolution of the mystery, with his gift for befriending dogs and all, but in the end he is left unused, so he's quite a pointless character. show less
I liked that characters who don't often get the spotlight get some mini-adventures. Susie was much more awful than she usually is. She normally is annoying but not as spiteful as she was here, taunting the Seven about Scamper's disappearance.
I show more didn't like that Bony, the French boy, is introduced and seems to be set up to play a role in the resolution of the mystery, with his gift for befriending dogs and all, but in the end he is left unused, so he's quite a pointless character. show less
Dogs are disappearing from the village, but the Seven are so busy arguing and falling out with each other that they don't even notice. Then poor Scamper becomes the latest victim and it's all systems go for the Secret Seven!
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Enid Blyton, 1897 - November 28, 1968 Enid Blyton was born in London in 1897. She was educated in a private school and thought that she would become a musician until she realized that writing was her passion. She attended Ipswich High School where she trained to become a kindergarten teacher and eventually opened her own school for infants. show more Blyton's first poem was published in 1917, entitled "Have You-" which appeared in Nash's Magazine. In 1922, her first book of verses was published, entitled "Child Whispers." In 1926 she accepted a position editing the children's magazine "Sunny Stories" as well as writing the column "Teachers World." Blyton's first full length children's book was published din 1938 and was titled "The Secret Island." After working on the column for years, Blyton quit "Teachers World" in 1945 and also ended her stint as editor of "Sunny Stories" seven years later. In 1953 she started her own children's magazine called "The Edith Blyton Magazine" which featured stories about her characters and news on the clubs formed around them. Her most famous stories were those of the "Famous Five" The Magazine closed in 1959. In the 50's and 60's Blyton was criticized for the language in her book, for being to simple, but some 300 are still in print today. Blyton has published over 600 books in the course of her career. Enid Blyton died in her sleep on November 28, 1968. She was 71 years old. show less
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- Canonical title
- Shock for the Secret Seven
- Original title
- Shock for the Secret Seven
- Alternate titles
- The Secret Seven and the Case of the Dog Lover
- Original publication date
- 1961
- People/Characters
- Peter of the Secret Seven; Janet of the Secret Seven; Jack of the Secret Seven; Colin of the Secret Seven; George of the Secret Seven; Pam of the Secret Seven (show all 11); Barbara of the Secret Seven; Scamper (dog); Susie; Bony; Matt (the shepherd)
- First words
- 'When are you having a meeting of the Secret Seven again?' asked Peter's mother.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Goodbye, old Matt and Shadow; goodbye, Scamper and the Secret Seven. It's good to know you're happy once again!
- Original language
- English
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- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 823.912 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1901-1945
- LCC
- PZ7 .B629 .S — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- ASINs
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