The Saturdays (Melendy Quartet, 1)

We love this book! Funny and entertaining!

I got this book for my homeschooled 11-year old daughter as an alternative to a secular book series given as a gift by a beloved relative. As a Christian, conscientious, and involved parent, I review and approve all reading material my kids consume- just as the public schools do when they select and approve secular literature offerings in their libraries and classrooms! That is a big plus for homeschoolers. My daughter absolutely adored this book and all those in the series. She wishes there were more, but unfortuantely there are not.I highly recommend as a wholesome alternative for mainstream juvenile literature.Any "non-helpful" votes I will assume come from disgruntled educators of the public school or secular persuasion or anti-homeschool opinion; therefore, if this review has helped you as a homeschool and/or Christian parent make an informed decision regarding your child's reading list, I would very much appreciate your show of support with a helpful vote for this review. Thank you!

The Saturdays is the first book in the Melendy series by Elizabeth Enright. This series of books concerns the Melendy children in NYC and the Independent Saturday Afternoon Adventure Club (I.S.A.A.C.), a club they formed by combining their allowances so that one lucky Melendy can have an adventure each week.These children are not overly sentimentalized - they fight amongst themselves and don't always tell the truth - but they are brave and courageous and polite to adults. Pretty much the kind of child you'd like your children to hang out with.We bought the audio book version and the reader is wonderful. She does different voices using inflection and phrasing as well as a full-on "Brooklynese" series of NYC cops!My modern son, raised on "stranger danger" and Nickelodeon, really wished he could go on these trips as well. So did I, nearly 40 years ago when I read the books myself.A wonderful glimpse into times gone by.

My son and my daughter both enjoyed this set as did I.

I loved this book as a child, and gave it to my first grade daughter to read over our week-long vacation. I ended up reading it to both my girls (ages 5 and 7) in the evenings in installments and they really loved it. It's fun for adults, too, because it is set in Manhattan in the late 40s, and the author paints a very vivid and ideal picture of how exciting and free it must have been. Each child has his or her own solitary adventure in the city on consecutive Saturdays and roams the city in a way that kids just can't do anymore. It's a great book for a child who reads above his or her grade level, but is still too young for books that are just a little too mature in subject matter. The Saturdays is a fascinating and exciting book for kids who would love to take off on a bike and explore on their own and not come home till dinner.

Love this book! I first read it as a child. I was a California kid and this book gave me a huge desire to live in New York. I never did, but did get to that coast. I'm now in my 70s and I've read all of the Melendy books again over the years and continued to love them. Also, being an only child, I've the relationship of the four siblings. I was thrill to find it on Kindle do have added them there so if I wake in the night and can't sleep, I can easily mentally wander into this charming world of the four Melendys and fall asleep with sweet dreams.

My 8 year-old loved this book as much as I did at her age. What a timeless and heartwarming story.

We chose to read the Saturdays as a part of our Parent/child book club. I was quite surprised at the content. I particularly enjoyed the fact that it was written in the 1940s and the lexicon and experiences reflect the it. I thoroughly enjoyed going on this journey with the Melendy Children, their nanny, and Father on a series of 8 saturdays in their lives. I really recommend this for either a read aloud book to your younger children, or a collaborative read with your child. Very clean, family friendly read. Cannot wait to see what book two brings.

Absolutely delighted to be reacquainted with this story read first over 40 years ago but never forgotten.Just as I recalled in the most part but I'd forgotten the endingDelightful - and now to read for the first time the remaining 3 stories. Bliss.

My favourite kids book as a child, bought for my kids to enjoy. Efficient service.

One of my favourite books as a child, nice to have it back in my collection

Un libro de lectura muy agradable sobre las pequeñas aventuras de cuatro hermanos que deciden unir sus asignaciones semanales para cumplir los deseos de cada uno, por turnos. Sus salidas suelen tener consecuencias inesperadas y las historias son ocurrentes, entretenidas y muy distraídas. Un placer para niños y no tan niños.

Sent it back. Thought it was over priced for such a thin book and the hardback cover was badly printed. On reflection I don't think it was suitable for the recommended age group in this day and age in the UK. Ok if you read it as a child in the USA and wanted to share with your grandchildren.