Comments on: The Vine: November 6, 2009

By: Gleemonex

Gleemonex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:27:21 +0000

OK, no, wait wait wait — there were MORE Swept Away books, and they involved UNICORNS? Whaaaaaaat?

I remember the one about the girl who invented the time travel gizmo (on, like, her Apple IIc) and went to the antebellum South; the one about her friend who became a starlet in the 1930s, the one about her other friend who went to the 50s to authenticate some Elvis-related guitar provenance to save her uncle's music store, and the one about her other friend who went to the 60s because yay hippies were awesome. But that's all. Not a unicorn among them. Y'all gotta splain me this unicorn shit.

By: Rebecca U

Rebecca U — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:57:01 +0000

Heh, the copy of my library is the 4th Big Bear's Treasury and does not have the story after all. The stories it does have look cute though.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:14:37 +0000

Hey all – the books having been identified, I just want to add that my favorite place for finding both new and used books is http://www.addall.com; it compares prices from all different sellers (including Amazon Marketplace, Half, Abebooks, etc).

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:18:11 +0000

Here is another link for used copies of Tumult the Rabbit, some of which appear to be cheaper than via Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/ylgmcln. Via abebooks.com.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:38:18 +0000

Glad I could help, Chuck!

By: Hollie

Hollie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:34:36 +0000

I believe the Rabbit book is "Tumult the Rabbit" as Colleen said, but the original anthology appears to be called "Great Escapes", and it's by David Lloyd. There are a few used copies on Amazon.com, but it's no longer in print, and appears to be a British book. This Link lists a few used copies.

By: Rebecca U

Rebecca U — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:51:10 +0000

Big Bear's Treasury is in my local library system so I recommend Chuck check his local system for it. It's not at my local branch so I can't just run over and look at it. I requested it so I should have it next week – my son might like it as well. I'll post when I get the book and check out the story.

By: Natalie aka "Chuck"

Natalie aka "Chuck" — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:03:03 +0000

@Colleen: YES. That is it! Your google fu is not to be messed with.

Thank you so much Vine readers!

By: Colleen

Colleen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:58:12 +0000

I did some creative googling, and it looks like your story about the lops appeared in an anthology called Big Bear's Treasury, possibly under the title "Tumult the Rabbit," written by David Lloyd. (Unfortunately, the Google Books preview is so stingy it's hard to confirm anything.) Does any of this sound right to you? It looks like it may have also come out as a standalone book. Hopefully it's enough information to spark the memory of someone else here, or your local children's librarian or bookseller.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:29 +0000

Oh my god, the UNICORN QUEEN BOOKS.

There are six of them, I think written by six different authors (hello, wildly varying tone shifts) and I loved the crap out of them when I was a kid.

My parents still have them all, so I did a reread not so long ago. Cheese-covered cheese dipped in fondue and yet so awesome.