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Title: Essential reading for the EJO fan
Review: This hardcover book with dustjacket has been beautifully put together and lovingly written. There are chapters giving background on lots of the things that the Abbey Girls are involved in, like Cleeve Abbey (the inspiration for the Abbey in the books), folk dancing, the Campfire Girls movement, and some of the settings of the books. She gives plenty of real-life information, and then talks about the the books in light of that information.There are lots of photos of the illustrations found in the books, and photos of the author, places that were inspirations for the books, etc.Plus, this book has a really detailed outline of the reading order and how the books relate to one another, which for me was invaluable since the series doesn't proceed in order by publishing date, and also because so many of the characters show up in a few of her series.This is a wonderful reference and a fun book for fans to sit down and read straight through. Highly recommended.
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