The Complete Bostock and Harris is by Leon Garfield. Two charming historical fiction tales in one package. Harris and Bostock are best friends; Bostock is an only child and rather dim, but loyal. Harris has four sisters and is "a genius," at least to himself and Bostock. In the first story Harris has been studying the Spartans at school and how they took babies that were imperfect into the woods and left them, some to be raised by wolves. He decides to try this experiment with his own infant sister - and hijinx ensue. In the second story, Harris wants Bostock's father's spyglass to watch a comet that will soon be visible, and again hijinx ensue. These stories are delightful, for adults and children. A Reader's Corner Highly Recommended Read.
Ratings: 6th grade - 10 out of 10.
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