Main Street #1: Welcome to Camden Falls (1)

The excellent book and it's remarkable cover are equally as charming! Indeed you will be welcomed to Camden Falls in this, the first, of the Main Street series. I have not read these in order. Actually, the sequel to this was probably the 1st I read and I've read a bunch since. I finally got to this one and it gives the back story and introduction to further books. While this is a series that you don't HAVE to read in chronological order, it might be a tad bit more necessary to do so, unlike BSC. With it's soap-operaesqe cliffhanging and non-resolve to certain plots, some children may find it easier to start from the beginning. I recommend reading this book outdoors or inside with doors and windows open in maybe late August/early September....the weather really lends to the charm! Sensitive handling of an autistic character as well as of the girl-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks. It is a complete mind boggler to me why this series doesn't have at least 100 installments. Ann Martin is just excellent.

I got this book on CD for my 10 years old child for Christmas. She listens to it every night when she goes to bed. It gives her imagination and creativity to be in the characters' shoes, especially the older sister, since my child has a younger sibling of her own. I will highly recommend this book/CD.

Main Street is another delightful series by Ann M Martin, full of characters and their stories.I admire Ann because she shows children real life, in a sweet way. I think this book was almost a teensy bit depressing sometimes though and I feel very sad whenever I think of Robby being teased in the shop :(

but if it's anything like the rest of the books in the series it will be well worth reading. I purchased this book to finish out the series that I bought at a local store for 80% off. I have enjoyed all the other books and will be passing them along to my 8 yr old niece for her birthday. Would recommend the series to anyone.

I actually went backwards with this series odd enough! Anyways, this book was great! It had a heartbreaking storyline but then it really was just an amazing book when you got to know the characters.

Sad and happy at the same time and for the same reason!!! This book is a wonder- Ann M Martin writes her best!!!

this is a book that one of my granddaughters wanted as a gift. she loved the book and has asked for other ones also

This is a book my daughter asked for. She enjoyed reading it and asked for more books from the series.

１１才のフローラと９才のルビーは交通事故で両親を亡くし、祖母のミンに引き取られることになった。学年が終わるまではミンが２人の家に来て世話をしてくれたけれど、夏休みにはいると同時にミンの住むカムデン・フォールズに引っ越してきた。姉妹がミンと暮らすのは、８軒の家が横につながったタウンハウスタイプのアパートメント。並んだ家という意味の「ロー・ハウス」と呼ばれ、そこに住む人たちも、まだ小さい子がいる家族やティーンエイジャーのいる家族、芸術活動をしている夫婦やお年寄り世帯までさまざまだ。なかでもおとなりに住むオリヴィアはフローラと同学年で、オリヴィアの祖母はミンと一緒にニードル＆スレッド（針と糸）という洋裁店を共同経営している。姉妹は夏休みのあいだ、店の手伝いをしながら近所の人たちと知り合っていく。街外れに住む少女と友だちになる過程や、ロー・ハウスの人たちで開くパーティーのようすなど、姉妹が新しい人生を歩み始める期間があたたかく描かれている。また家の屋根裏やクローゼットの中から古い手紙や写真、日記を見つけたフローラが家族の歴史を想うところなど、次巻以降への伏線も手抜かりなし。魔法使いも妖精も出てこないけれど、ごく普通の少女が友だちや周囲の大人と関わりながら成長していく姿は、ぜひおなじ年頃の女の子たちに読んでほしいですね。