''"Why can't I hide it, too?" Meg thought. "Why do I always have to show everything? A delinquent, that's what I am," she thought grimly."''
She's right you know.
Children who like a little fantasy when they read might also be interested in [[The Owl Service]], by [[:Category:Alan Garner|Alan Garner]]. We also enjoyed [[Sorrowline by Niel Bushnell]].
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|comment= One of the few books that can get away with its opening line: "It was a dark and stormy night".
Oh, I loved this book - and still do. The copy I have has lost its cover, and has, on the front page, the note 'due Aug 19 1979' handwritten by me on it - I'd lent it to a friend, and pretended to be library.