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  • Famous Five: Five Run Away Together

  • Book 3
  • By: Enid Blyton
  • Narrated by: Jan Francis
  • Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (413 ratings)
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Famous Five: Five Run Away Together

By: Enid Blyton
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Summary

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.

In their third adventure, the Famous Five discover that someone has been on George's island. And what is locked in the mysterious trunk hidden on Kirrin Island? 

The Famous Five think they're on the trail of smugglers - until they hear a child scream.... 

©1944 Enid Blyton (P)2013 Hachette Children's Books

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Nothing better!!!

It is the best book of the first three books. There can't be a better book in the famous five set.

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Five Run Away Together

I think this story and all the others are very good.
It is just so creative and a bit of like a roller coaster so it goes up and down all the time

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Was painful to listen to. First two Famous Five stories had some old-fashioned aspects re gender etc. but had fun stories and characters to take you along on the adventure, but this one had overt bullying, classism, stereotypes, sexist gender roles.. I finished the book because I'd already bought the next one and was just something easy to listen to going to sleep, but everything, not least the simplistic "taste of their own medicine" morality, is not a positive message for kids or anyone in more ~enlightened times so proceed with caution.
Sorry to be killjoy as I know this was written in the 40s/50s so I wasn't expecting up-to-date representation but just so people know what they're getting into as this one's especially frustrating and I couldn't just go along with the fun romp when so much of it was at the expense of others etc.

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George's Plan Agreed By All

The third episode in the Five saga finds all five together at Kirrin Cottage but with their cook Joanna gone away to care for her mother for a short while, George's mother in hospital and her father with her as she recovers for an operation the five are living under the eye of a temporary cook who, along with her teenage son, seems to be doing her best to make their life a misery. But George plans to run away to stay on Kirrin Island, taking enough provisions to last her and the four others till her parents return and thus begins another adventure. You just cannot help but like these four children and George's faithful dog Timmy for there's one thing for certain, if George tells him to stand guard over a prisoner there will be no need for locks and bolts and in the end, they will always be the heros and heroins.

I just can't wait for the next episode and after finishing this series I'm considering trying the Adventure series and also the Malory Towers series.

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I N C R E A D I B L E

The book is immensely descriptive and beautiful with an unexpected plot twist (which shatters this new found peace). But will they ever escape the sticks three thumbs? Buckle your seat belts book-lovers, the famous five are back🚹🚹🚹🚺🐕 : )!!!!

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Amazing


Love it, narrator was clear and liked different voices for different people in the story. Extraordinary, epic and very very very VERY good 😊


Thank you for making my day special and better.

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❤️‍🔥L🩷O🩵V🤍E ❤️I💙T❤️‍🔥

This book is great to listen to go to sleep, great book for kids as well! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💗💗💗

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I’d like to recommend this to your friends and family

I really love this series when I listen to it I feel like I’m in the book and I’m nine years old and I really feel so good whenever I listen to this series.

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Gooooood b b b b b b b b b ook !!!!!!!!!!!!looooooooooooooooo o o o ove beautiful

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Good

Very good book i loved how they locked Edgar away and saved Jenifer good book

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