Hi Dean, I've got three Dave Dawson books--"DD at Dunkirk", "DD Flight Lieutenant" and "DD on the Russian Front". All three were books my dad had gotten for...
... But, I tried to reread the DDs a few years ago, ... wondering ... (Bites tongue, or typing fingers...and runs out of the room refusing to take the easy...
I adore Henry Reed! I have one actually signed by Keith Robertson (it's only a paperback though) and all five books in hardcover. They are all ex-lib, but very...
Gomez, If you want a copy of BB WM, check out abebooks.com, I found 2 copies today
for 12 and 12.50 before shipping. I mean if you are really desperate to get...
Dan, I agree, Henry Reed, Inc. and Henry Reed's Journey are the best, but the Baby Sitting Service was pretty good, too. Once he got into the 70s and 80s the ...
I have The Crow and the Castle right here at my desk in my "to be read" pile. I didn't realize that it was part of a series. I know Robertson wrote The Jeep...
Hi Gomez, I also have 3 DD's- "DD on the Russian Front", "DD with the Air Corps", and "DD Flight Lieutenant", and "Red Randall in the Aleutians". I can't...
Jonathan, Triple Trouble for Rupert and Double Trouble for Rupert are favorites of mine as well....They are short stories that follow a timeline or Rupert and...
Double Trouble and Triple Trouble are available in the old Scholastic paperbacks version--I had never even heard of those other titles before! The Ghost of...
... Very good question. I've never heard it put quite that way before. My answer is a resounding Yes. Growing up in the 1950s I only knew the Hardy Boys, Rick...
My favorite was always The Operation that Happened to Rupert Piper. Probably because in the story Rupert has to get his appendix removed, and I just happened...
Hey, gang, I was at the public library and found this biographical information about Charles Spain Verral. I don't think we've read this before. If I'm...
... Wow! I must have been sleeping - I missed that question. Good question and it evokes other similar questions... 1) Have I really liked any series books as...
Valerie, Yes, I am a "Vinny" fan, it is a great movie. Larry ... From: "Valerie Kramer" <valerie@...> To: <brainsbenton@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday,...
It strikes me that the shortlived 1983 series "Whiz Kids" is a successor to the Brains Benton adventures when I've just learned of the recent passing of series...
Just an update on my progress with bringing up my seven-year-old in the fine tradition of BB. We're about 1/3 of the way through SD and I have to say this one...
Dan and Sharon mentioned the Keith Robertson mystery series. Here are some observations I posted about a year ago: "I read the first three in 1965 and don't...
Well, this being my 40th BB anniversary, I do have one milestone to celebrate: Wonder of wonders, my wife finally agreed to read one of them. So I started...
... I once found The Mystery of Burnt Hill on line for about $70.00! I don't expect Gomez to be beating down the doors for this one!. ... No...I'll wait until...
... because you can get the essential ... you mean...written without a stuck up, slow, attempting to be smart and trying to impress style??? Hey J...I'd bet...
... preposterously ... Well G, or Gomez, or Man O Mystery, or Ringo, I better start saving my pennies to counter offer...Maybe I can get the fine folks from...
C, Thanks for the RMT tip. I don't think we had those programs out here so I've never heard them before. Even though hit's not real OTR, CBS managed to ...
Mark Sorry to hear about your Dad. It's tough to lose a parent no matter what the age. Sorry I haven't responded sooner. I haven't had much time to spend on...