- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Children's Books; New edition edition (19 April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340791861
- ISBN-13: 978-0340791868
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.4 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 183,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Twins Perry and Ant (Year Seven) are two years older than Sun Dance, their brother, who is two years the senior of Beaney, their sister. These are the Robinson children, who live in one half of Porridge Hall, an old Victorian house in a Yorkshire seaside town. In the other half live Robin Drogan and his Mum.
One Christmas Mrs Robinson gets pneumonia and Old Blanket, their faithful dog, dies. To make matters worse the weather is horrendous and they are battered by storms, so Mr Robinson decides to take his wife on a recuperative holiday in Barbados and the children are packed off. Perry and Ant go to stay with Mad Aunt Mabel in the Dales and Sun Dance and Beany stay with the Brogans.
However, all does not proceed to plan. When Perry and Ant arrive there's no sign of their aunt, and although they finally find Tilly, she disappears after two days asking them to look after Samson the parrot, two dogs and four cats--there is only one place for such a menagerie, and the children set off for Porridge Hall.
Meanwhile Sun Dance has perfected his burglar trap and Beany's search through the house for the Dolphin Sword, an artefact that brings luck and grants any wish, has proved successful. She wishes that Old Blanket will go to heaven and just to be sure they exhume him, but he's gone. In a hectic flurry of events, Sun Dance captures a burglar and locks him in the bathroom. But the burglar claims to be Mad Aunt Mabel, up at Porridge Hall because she was worried about the twins. Luckily the police believe her and order can finally be restored, just in time for Mr and Mrs Robinson's return.
A highly enjoyable read by the award-winning author of The Exhiles. Hilary McKay has created a family of quite extraordinary characters, whose compelling stories will entertain children of all ages, and their parents. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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THE EXILES . . .the most engaging and affectionate comedy of manners. (THE GUARDIAN )
DOG FRIDAY Children will be greatly entertained by this rollicking story. (JUNIOR BOOKSHELF )
THE EXILES IN LOVE McKay has created a boisterous, chaotic family which always makes me want to rush out and adopt three sisters. Their collective charm will sweep some early teens off their feet . . . (GERALDINE BRENNAN in TES )
DOG FRIDAY Children will be greatly entertained by this rollicking story. (JUNIOR BOOKSHELF )
THE EXILES IN LOVE McKay has created a boisterous, chaotic family which always makes me want to rush out and adopt three sisters. Their collective charm will sweep some early teens off their feet . . . (GERALDINE BRENNAN in TES )
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Very Funny!
3 Oct 2001
Format:Paperback
Dog Friday, the first book in this series, had one of the funniest scenes ever written; Dolphin Luck has even more hysterical parts. Yes, it's a bit far-fetched, but not impossible, and that's part of the fun, and all the bits fit together at the end. If you like books about kids who just can't seem to stay out of trouble, you'll like Dolphin Luck.
I really liked this book.
13 Jun 2002
Format:Paperback
It's about a little girl named Beany. She hears a story about a dolphin sword that can grant wishes, and then she figures out that the person that owned the sword lived in Porridge Hall, which is where she lives. And she goes up in the attic and she finds the dolphin sword, and it grants her wishes. Her mother is really sick, so she wishes that her mother would be better.
I liked it because it was a very good book. It kept leaving me on cliffhangers, so I couldn't put it down.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Dolphin Luck - a good story, but hard to follow
14 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
The underlying story of Dolphin Luck is good, but I found it a bit hard to follow. If the story had been told from one character's point of view or if the story would have focused mainly on one character, it would have been easier, I believe, to really understand this book. Instead, the narrator jumps back and forth, following four characters, brothers and sisters, over the course of a few weeks. It was hard to remember which character I was reading about, much less care about the characters, who were not well-rounded. While I am a McKay fan, I had great difficulty when deciding whether or not to continue this book.
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