Minnow on the Say

by Philippa Pearce

Book Overview

David can't believe his luck when a worn wooden canoe mysteriously appears on the banks of the River Say behind his house. With summer stretching endlessly before him, it seems too good to be true.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688170986
• ISBN13: 9780688170981
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Creative and credible

Minnow on the Say is enchanting, comforting, quirky, and uncommonly beautiful. It's about children and completely for children, but its characters are as complex as any created for adults. The moment where Adam falls from the bridge will chill you and the surreal ending will delight you. Make sure you look for Edward Ardizzone's glowing illustrations, and read Pearce's other wonderful books Tom's Midnight Garden and A Dog So Small for another glimpse of David and Adam and the rich setting of the book.

Treasure!

This old-fashioned story of buried treasure sneaks into your heart with it's winning ways. David finds a canoe on the river and when he locates the owner, he also finds a true friend in Adam. Adam's poverty is made more agonizing for the family by the legend of buried treasurehanded down since Tudor days. With one clue that eventually leads them to another, this story has suspense, appealing characters, a fine plot and a very believable bad guy haunting the action. Pearce. well-known for her classic story, Tom's Midnight Garden, originally published this in 1955- but the quality of the writing and story well justify this reissue.