Elizabeth Enright Collection – Timeless Stories. Newbery Award. Illustrated: Thimble Summer, Gone-Away Lake, Melendy quartet

The Elizabeth Enright Collection – Timeless Stories brings together some of the finest works of 20th-century American children’s literature This special edition includes the Newbery Medal–winning Thimble Summer, the enchanting Gone-Away Lake duology, and the full Melendy Quartet—each a rich and memorable journey into the wonder of childhood.In Thimble Summer, young Garnet Linden’s quiet Wisconsin farm life is transformed by the discovery of a silver thimble, marking a season of unexpected adventure, growth, and quiet joy. This Newbery Award–winning novel captures the rhythms of rural life with humor, grace, and insight.The Gone-Away Lake novels follow cousins Portia and Julian as they uncover a forgotten summer colony hidden in the woods. Through friendship with two elderly inhabitants, they experience a magical bridge between past and present. In Return to Gone-Away, the family restores one of the old homes, uncovering its secrets and reviving its stories.The Melendy Quartet—The Saturdays, The Four-Story Mistake, Then There Were Five, and Spiderweb for Two—follows four creative, curious siblings as they grow up in 1940s New York and the countryside. With warmth, wit, and deep emotional honesty, Enright shows the joys and challenges of growing up in a close-knit, imaginative family.Elizabeth Enright’s timeless writing is marked by lyrical prose, vivid characterizations, and a deep respect for the intelligence and emotions of young readers.Thimble Summer (1939 Newbery Award)Gone-Away LakeReturn to Gone-Away Melendy • The Saturdays• The Four-Story Mistake• Then There Were Five• Spiderweb for A Melendy Maze