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: 141 Her summers were spent on Nantucket Island, off the coast of New England, a location she later used in some of her books. Originally, Enright intended to be a dancer, and for a time she studied under the famous Martha Graham. Her mother remarried, becoming Maginel Wright Barney. The Enrights divorced when Elizabeth was eleven, and after that she attended boarding school in Connecticut. Her mother, Maginel Wright Enright, (the younger sister of famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright), was also a book and magazine illustrator, a shoe designer for Capezio, and author of the memoir, The Valley of the God-Almighty Joneses. Biography Įnright was born September 17, 1907, in Oak Park, Illinois. The first two Melendy books also made the Top 100, The Saturdays (novel) and The Four-Story Mistake. In 2012 Gone-Away Lake was ranked number 42 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with primarily U.S. Henry Award, her short stories and articles for adults appeared in many popular magazines and have been reprinted in anthologies and textbooks. A Newbery Medal laureate and a multiple winner of the O. Perhaps best known as the Newbery Medal-winning author of Thimble Summer (1938) and the Newbery runner-up Gone-Away Lake (1957), she also wrote the popular Melendy quartet (1941 to 1951).

Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze (1951)Įlizabeth Wright Enright Gillham (Septem– June 8, 1968) was an American writer of children's books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing.

Throughout, Delany's easy rhythm paired with Enright's detailed descriptions will have listeners longing for a summer vacation. Though some of the language is dated and today's children rarely have the same freedom to wander alone, this tale of friendship and the joys of a life lived well never sounds stale. Delany's dulcet voice conveys the children's wonder at their discovery as well as the warm and welcoming manner of Gone-Away's keepers, Aunt Minnehaha and Uncle Pin. They also discover two kindly inhabitants of Gone-Away, who are happy to remain living in the past-and virtual isolation. Soaking in the fresh air, the rural setting and Julian's company is usually pleasure enough, but this summer the children stumble upon Gone-Away Lake, a settlement of elegant summer homes that have long been abandoned with the lake grown over, obscured by wetland plants.

Eleven-year-old Portia and her younger brother Foster can't wait to spend the summer in the country with their cousin Julian and his parents. Delany proves a nimble, accomplished reader on this inviting adaptation of Enright's Newbery Honor novel.