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Mystery Stories Mystery Stories Thomas Wright,Paul Ernst,Carl Gustav Jung,Joan Aiken,Ambrose Bierce,Ray Bradbury,Emily Brontë,Rodrigues Ottolengui,Paul Jennings,Agatha Christie,Diana Wynne Jones,Eleanor Farjeon,Ann Pilling,Helen Cresswell,Adrian Reynolds The green arches / Joan Aiken -- The Aztec opal / Rodrigues Ottolengui -- Wuthering Heights (an extract) / Emily Brontë -- The girl who kissed a peach tree (an Italian folktale) / Eleanor Farjeon… OL1065287W
Warlock at the wheel Warlock at the wheel Diana Wynne Jones A collection of humorous and light-hearted stories, most of which feature children who achieve justice for themselves and others, often using the power of magic. Includes two short stories set in the… OL11296217W
The Dragon Book The Dragon Book Gardner Dozois Jack Dann,Liz Williams,Adam Stemple,Naomi Novik,Andy Duncan,Jane Yolen,Kage Baker,Gregory Maguire,Jack Dann,Harry Turtledove,Bruce Coville,Gardner R. Dozois,Tanith Lee,Peter S. Beagle,Sean Williams,Tamora Pierce,Cecelia Holland,Tad Williams,Jonathan Stroud,Diana Wynne Jones,Garth Nix,Mary Rosenblum,Diana Gabaldon,Samuel Sykes Never before published stories by New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, and others.Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at wa… OL15190817W
The Game The Game Diana Wynne Jones Hayley’s parents disappeared when she was a baby. Since then, she has been raised and homeschooled by her grandparents. Grandad is overworked and travels a lot; Grandma is much too strict and never l… OL16104941W
Hidden Turnings Hidden Turnings Diana Wynne Jones A collection of twelve fantasy stories on the theme of the supernatural touching and changing everyday life. OL16104943W
Spellbound Spellbound Diana Wynne Jones This collection of eighteen stories introduces young readers to the best in both classic and contemporary fantasy. Featuring extracts from enduring classics such as Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Ki… OL16104957W
Wizard's Castle (Howl's Moving Castle #1-2) Wizard's Castle (Howl's Moving Castle #1-2) Diana Wynne Jones Dianne Wynne Jones is the secret master of fantasy books about young people. This book is a rollicking ride filled with puzzles and prophecies and contains the book Howl's Moving Castle, and the book… OL16104968W
Earwig and the witch Earwig and the witch Diana Wynne Jones,Paul O. Zelinsky,Miho Satake,Magali Mangin Although an orphan, Earwig has always enjoyed living at St. Morwald's, where she manages to make everyone do her bidding, but when she is taken in by a foster parents who are actually a witch and a d… OL16603833W
Freaky Families Freaky Families Diana Wynne Jones Two groups of children learn that while you can choose your friends, dealing with your family can make you wish you could choose a different one. The Four Grannies: Two children are left alone for a … OL20364827W
Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, Book 1) Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, Book 1) Diana Wynne Jones An elegant stranger appears on seedy Coven Street and collects the two Chant orphans -- Gwendolen, a powerful young witch, and Cat, her brother. The stranger, known as "Chrestomanci," delivers the ch… OL60091W
Conrad's Fate Conrad's Fate Diana Wynne Jones Chrestomanci #5 When his uncle sends him to work at the mysterious Stallery Mansion, twelve-year-old Conrad Tesdinic overcomes his bad karma and discovers in the mansion's winecellar the source of… OL60097W
Deep secret Deep secret Diana Wynne Jones Rupert Venables is a Magid. It's a Magid's job to oversee what goes on in the vast Multiverse. Actually, Rupert is really only a junior Magid. But he's got a king-sized problem. Rupert's territory… OL60100W
Drowned Ammet (Dalemark Quartet, Book 2) Drowned Ammet (Dalemark Quartet, Book 2) Diana Wynne Jones When his protest against the tyrannical government fails, a young boy escapes, with two other children, to the mysterious Holy Islands where they learn the identity and the power of two folk figures … OL60102W
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, Book 2) The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, Book 2) Diana Wynne Jones PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras: "Diana Wynne Jones's The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Nine Notes"; and our exclusive interview with Diana Wynne Jones.His father and uncles are enchanters, his mo… OL60105W
The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) Diana Wynne Jones Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something incredibly exciting, truly precious, and very strange — an egg.This egg was not meant to be found. Chrestomanci himself, Cat's guardian and the… OL60109W
The Spellcoats (Dalemark Quartet, Book 3) The Spellcoats (Dalemark Quartet, Book 3) Diana Wynne Jones Tanqui discovers she has the only means to conquer the evil Kankredin who threatens her own people and the Heathens who have invaded prehistoric Dalemark. OL60110W
Witch's business Witch's business Diana Wynne Jones Frank and Jess's scheme to earn money by hiring themselves out as revenge seekers seems like a good one until they discover they are in competition with a witch. OL60113W
Wild Robert Wild Robert Diana Wynne Jones Heather's parents are the caretakers of the stately home Castlemaine, and Heather would love living there -- if it weren't for the tourists. Every summer they invade Castlemaine, and one day they eve… OL60121W
The Crown of Dalemark (The Dalemark Quartet #4) The Crown of Dalemark (The Dalemark Quartet #4) Diana Wynne Jones The Countess and Lord Keril send Mitt to kill a young woman Noreth Onesdaughter, who claims to know where the lost crown is hidden. OL60123W
Unexpected Magic Unexpected Magic Diana Wynne Jones Master storyteller Diana Wynne Jones presents ariveting collection of unpredictable tales, including: -A cat tells how the kindhearted wizard she owns is suddenly called upon to defeat a horrific … OL60128W
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