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The family from one end street

The family from one end street

Book 2014

This is the story of everyday life in the big, happy Ruggles family who live in the small town of Otwell. Father is a dustman and Mother a washerwoman. Then there's all the children - practical Lily Rose, clever Kate, mischievous twins James and John, followed by Jo, who loves films, little Peg and finally baby William. It is a truly classic book awarded the Carnegie Medal as the best children's book of 1937.