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Original Title:	De Zevensprong
ISBN:	9025844391 (ISBN13: 9789025844394)
Edition Language:	Dutch
Setting:	Netherlands
Literary Awards:	Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Nominee for Longlist (2017)

De Zevensprong

Tonke Dragt

Hardcover | Pages: 298 pages

Rating: 4.01 | 2164 Users | 87 Reviews

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Frans van de Steg, teacher, devoted time at the end of each school day to telling tall tales. A born storyteller, he entranced his students with yarns about his adventures, shipwrecks and desert island escapades as hero, Frans the Red. One day, he told his class that he was expecting a letter and headed for home without weaving a story. An ensuing storm rattled windows, blew open doors and a mysterious letter drifted in requesting that he take a carriage provided by GrGr (signature illegible) at 7:30P.M. On the dark, rainy night in question, Frans requested that the coachman stop the traveling carriage and demanded to know its destination. Frans refused to proceed and the coach left him at Sevenways.

At school the next day, he questioned the children whom he surmised were playing tricks on him. But no...the Sevenways was the point in the middle of the woods where six paths met. The seventh path, very overgrown and barely perceivable, led to the House of Stairs. This grey stone house, in ill repair, looked haunted, had towers, turrets and was replete with a remarkable number of staircases, ladders and fire escapes. The House of Stairs was a ghost-like dwelling holding many secrets.

Frans the Red became part of "The Conspiracy of Seven" trying to find treasure hidden in the House of Stairs. Legend had it that 200 years ago, Count Gregorius Gresenstein wrote a document, a sealed parchment to be read by the eldest son of a Gresenstein. The catch was that upon the eldest son's eighteenth birthday, if the treasure was not unearthed, the parchment would then be sealed until this son's eldest son was of age to view clues to the treasure. Count Gregorius hid the treasure, Count Gradus,legal guardian of Geert-Jan wanted the treasure, but Count Geert-Jan, age ten, was the rightful owner of the treasure. This explains why Geert-Jan couldn't attend school with the other children and has been held captive by Count Gradus in the House of Stairs. Can Geert-Jan aided by the "Conspiracy of Seven" uncover the secret treasure, if it truly exists, in a timely manner?

Dutch writer Tonke Dragt has written an excellent children's book full of riddles, clues and puzzling events. The characters were often multidimensional. Frans van de Steg, teacher was Frans the Red, reluctant hero. Appearances were deceiving. A traditional looking house opened to tents in a wooded area. It was hoped that the true and legal Lord of the House of Stairs, ten year old Geert-Jan would emerge victorious and the dragon or foe would be defeated.

"The Song of Seven" by Tonke Dragt was an awesome adventure likely to entertain both children and adults. I highly recommend it. Thank you Pushkin Press and Edelweiss for the opportunity to read and review "The Song of Seven".

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Title	:	De Zevensprong
Author	:	Tonke Dragt
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 298 pages
Published	:	2004 by Leopold (first published 1966)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Childrens. Young Adult. Fiction. European Literature. Dutch Literature. Mystery. Adventure

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School teacher Frans van der Steg amuses the children in his classroom with adventure stories about Frans the Red, but he never imagined that he would find himself in the middle of his own adventure story. Shortly after arriving in the quiet village, he receives a letter from a mysterious Count Gradus Grisenstein asking him to tutor his nephew Geert-Jan. But before he can meet the Count, Frans finds himself finagled into a conspiracy including two old spinsters, a magician, a motorcycle punk,

De Zevensprong is one of my childhood favourites that I still reread occasionally, even though I now know the story by heart. Its a childrens book by the famous Dutch author Tonke Dragt, and has received general critical acclaim here in the Netherlands.This childrens book can probably be described best as a mystery novel, in which schoolteacher Frans van der Steg almost hopelessly stumbles about, pulled into it all by what seems to be a simple accident (but is actually a well-concocted plan by a

I received a copy of this title from Allen and Unwin for review.Ten Second Synopsis:Frans is a reasonably content young school teacher who enjoys nothing more than sharing a tall tale (all featuring himself, of course) with the children he teaches. When one of his tales starts to permeate into his real life however, Frans is reluctantly drawn into a centuries old mystery and a plot to save a young boy from a fiendish foe.After having put Dragt's The Letter for the King and The Secrets of the

Thank you to Puhskin Press for providing an ARC of Tonke Dragts The Song of Seven in exchange for an honest review.What a wondefully made book! The characters connected to me in ways I didnt know they could. They reached to me in a way no character ever did. The adventures they had were a ride, and I was in for it. Would recommend it to everyone, young or old. Everyone needs to read this!

I thought this book was delightful! I didn't realize until I finished it that it's a translation of a 1960s Dutch book. I think I enjoyed it so much because it has the charm of older fantasy novels such as Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, Phantom Toll Booth, etc. It's quirky, funny, ridiculous, and whimsical! There isn't much else I can say about it that wouldn't spoil the story. It's a wonderful read if you want something laid back and just plain enjoyable.I read this for free thanks to NetGalley.

This is a Dutch children's classic, apparently; I suspect I came to it too late to really enjoy it. It's a mystery story about a young schoolteacher who gets involved in a search for missing treasure. I found it a bit slow and repetitive at the start, but overall quite charming.