The Four-Story Mistake
1942 • 209 pages

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Meet the Melendys! Mona, the eldest, is thirteen. She has decided to become an actress and can recite poetry at the drop of a hat. Rush is twelve and a bit mischievous. Miranda is ten and a half. She loves dancing and painting pictures. Oliver is the youngest. At six, he is a calm and thoughful person. They all live with their father, who is a writer, and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, who takes on the many roles of nurse, cook, substitute mother, grandmother, and aunt.Elizabeth Enrights Melendy Quartet, which captures the lively adventures of a family as they move from the city to the country, are being published in new editions. Each of the books features a foreward and signature black-and-white interior illustrations by the author. Popular artist Tricia Tusa provides irresistible new cover art that will appeal to todays readers.


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#2 in The Melendy Family

The Melendy Family is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1941 with contributions by Elizabeth Enright.

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The Saturdays
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The Four-Story Mistake
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Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze

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