The answers to the Third Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Quiz

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Lions, tigers and bears, oh my!

1. One G, one B B, one M all together at Birtwick Park = One Ginger, one Black Beauty, one Merrylegs all together at Birtwick Park (Black Beauty)
2. One F and one V falling in love on their way to F W = One Fox and one Vixen falling in love on their way to Farthing Wood (Farthing Wood)
3. One S turning a somersault at F = One Sweetbriar turning a somersault at Flambards (Flambards)
4. One S J trying to solve a murder = One Sally Jones trying to solve a murder (The Murderer’s Ape)
5. One J lurking deep in the sewers below Deptford = One Jupiter lurking deep in the sewers below Deptford (The Deptford Mice)

People Doing Things

1. One hot C C exiting through the window and dazzling M A in the process = One hot Commander Christie exiting through the window and dazzling Miss Annersley in the process (Changes for the Chalet School)
2. One H and his U N having adventures on trains = One Hal and his Uncle Nat having adventures on trains (Adventures on Trains)
3. One M S calmly inventing a whole new genre because she is the coolest of all = One Mary Shelley calmly inventing a whole new genre because she is the coolest of all (Mary And Frankenstein)
4. One P falling through time at T = One Penelope falling through time at Thackers (A Traveller In Time)
5. One L L forgetting that her hot bath was running = One Lavender Leigh forgetting that her hot bath was running (Lavender Leigh / Laughs at the Chalet School)

A little bit of everything

1. Ten E L on how to become a W = Ten Easy Lessons on how to become a Witch (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
2. One K T and her great idea to set up a B S C = One Kristy Thomas and her great idea to set up a Baby Sitter’s Club (Kristy’s Great Idea)
3. One naughty L S and B H = One naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry (My Naughty Little Sister)
4. One K M falling in love with a horse called F = One Ken McLaughlin falling in love with a horse called Flicka (My Friend Flicka)
5. One P and one P trying to catch a woozle = One Piglet and one Pooh trying to catch a woozle (Winnie-the-Pooh)