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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
The Secret World of Polly Flint The Secret World of Polly Flint Helen Cresswell As soon as she arrives in Wellow, Polly Flint knows there is magic in the place. And she should know, because she is an unusual girl who can see things others can't. She seems to be able to call up a… OL15839753W
Bagthorpes Abroad (The Bagthorpe Saga #5) Bagthorpes Abroad (The Bagthorpe Saga #5) Helen Cresswell Chronicles the further adventures of the eccentric Bagthorpe family as they go on vacation to a reputedly haunted house in Wales. OL20946361W
Bagthorpes Liberated (The Bagthorpe Saga #7) Bagthorpes Liberated (The Bagthorpe Saga #7) Helen Cresswell Upon returning from a vacation, the members of the eccentric Bagthorpe family find chaos as a tramp takes over their house, their maid disappears, and the demonic Cousin Daisy arrives with her pet go… OL20948055W
Bagthorpes Unlimited (The Bagthorpe Saga #3) Bagthorpes Unlimited (The Bagthorpe Saga #3) Helen Cresswell A burglary means a family reunion -- and the arrival of the "perfect cousins". The Bagthorpes have to match up! This is one of a series centred around the Bagthorpe family, and their various relation… OL20973848W
Ordinary Jack (The Bagthorpe Saga #1) Ordinary Jack (The Bagthorpe Saga #1) Helen Cresswell Eleven-year-old Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet. OL20983241W
Collins treasury of fairy tales Collins treasury of fairy tales Helen Cresswell Retold by Helen Cresswell, and with colour plates by Siân Bailey, Collins Treasury of Fairy Tales contains twelve of the best-known fairy tales. Included are Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Rapunze… OL22094657W
Bagthorpes Liberated (The Bagthorpe Saga #7) Bagthorpes Liberated (The Bagthorpe Saga #7) Helen Cresswell Upon returning from a vacation, the members of the eccentric Bagthorpe family find chaos as a tramp takes over their house, their maid disappears, and the demonic Cousin Daisy arrives with her pet go… OL3784354W
Meet Posy Bates Meet Posy Bates Helen Cresswell The adventures and misadventures of a little girl, Posy Bates, who desperately wants a dog or cat for a pet. OL3784385W
Trouble Trouble Helen Cresswell Emma's mother loves to tell how good she was at Emma's age, until Grandmother comes to visit and sets the record straight, much to Emma's delight. OL3784417W
Two hoots in the snow Two hoots in the snow Helen Cresswell Two silly owls discover that things are not always what they appear to be. OL3784419W
Posy Bates, Again! Posy Bates, Again! Helen Cresswell Posy Bates and her stray dog Buggins seem to get into nothing but mischief no matter how good their intentions are. OL3784437W
Two Hoots go to the sea Two Hoots go to the sea Helen Cresswell Two owls discover they prefer living in the woods rather than by the sea. OL3784446W
A game of catch A game of catch Helen Cresswell A contemporary girl plays a "game of catch" with two children from an eighteenth-century painting. OL3784452W
The winter of the birds The winter of the birds Helen Cresswell A young English boy with ambitions to be a hero learns about true heroism, affection, and the power of imagination when his neighborhood is threatened by multiplying flocks of steel birds. OL3784458W
Ordinary Jack (The Bagthorpe Saga #1) Ordinary Jack (The Bagthorpe Saga #1) Helen Cresswell Eleven-year-old Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet. OL3784461W
The piemakers The piemakers Helen Cresswell Chronicles the events and preparations that led to the making of the piemakers' masterpiece, a pie so huge its dish had to be floated down river from the foundry. OL3784467W
Bagthorpes Unlimited (The Bagthorpe Saga #3) Bagthorpes Unlimited (The Bagthorpe Saga #3) Helen Cresswell A burglary means a family reunion -- and the arrival of the "perfect cousins". The Bagthorpes have to match up! This is par of a series centred around the Bagthorpe family, and their various relation… OL3784468W