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  • THE MIDNIGHT MOROPUS
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    THE MIDNIGHT MOROPUS
    JOAN AIKEN
    Can Jon find a ghostly horse that's been extinct for centuries? Jon is a lonely orphan who lives on a farm with his adopted parents. When they ask what he'd like for his birthday, Jon knows immediately: to see the Moropus, a prehistoric horse that's big and furry, with claws on its feet instead of hooves. According to legend, it haunts the lonely moors at a waterfall that is kn...

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  • FOG HOUNDS, WIND CAT, SEA MICE
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    FOG HOUNDS, WIND CAT, SEA MICE
    JOAN AIKEN
    A trio of fantasy and adventure tales by the award-winning author of  the beloved Wolves Chronicles In "Fog Hounds," Tad and his sister, Ermina, know better than to venture outside after dusk. Twilight is the time when huge misty creatures roam the land on silent feet, their eyes glittering like red pennies. No one who is chased by the hounds lives to tell the tale—that is, unt...

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  • THE KITCHEN WARRIORS
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    THE KITCHEN WARRIORS
    JOAN AIKEN
    A secret village of elves living in the cupboard must fend off vacuum witches and deep-freeze trolls in the battles of the kitchen wars The people who live in the house have no idea that an entire village of elves resides in their china cupboard, behind the soup bowls and bread-and-butter plates. And when the humans start their spring-cleaning by taking everything out of the ca...

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  • MICE & MENDELSON
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    MICE & MENDELSON
    JOAN AIKEN
    The hilarious adventures of an elderly pony named Mr. Mendelson and his 2 piano-playing field mice friends  In a wild, remote place called Midnight Park, there lives an elderly Orkney pony named Mr. Mendelson. He is only 3 feet tall, is black all over, and has a big, handsome head. For years, Mendelson has been ridden by Sam, who is now old enough to go away to boarding school....

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  • BLACK HEARTS IN BATTERSEA
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    BLACK HEARTS IN BATTERSEA
    JOAN AIKEN
    In this hilarious classic adventure, an innocent boy and his friends must stop a plot to topple the King of England. Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. Instead he finds himself unwittingly in the middle of a wicked crew's fiendish caper to overthrow the good King James and the Duke ...

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  • THE SCREAM
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    THE SCREAM
    JOAN AIKEN
    When Davey and his sister are orphaned, their grandmother comes from a remote island to look after them—bringing macabre powers and dark secrets When Davey and his family moved to the city from the island of Muckle Burra off the coast of Scotland, they left his grandmother behind. But now his parents are dead—after a car accident that left Davey confined to a wheelchair—and Gra...

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  • THE LAST SLICE OF RAINBOW
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    THE LAST SLICE OF RAINBOW
    JOAN AIKEN
    The 9 stories in this collection explore the magic and mystery of strange lands populated not just by ordinary boys and girls but also by elves, fairies, kelpies, and a queen with screaming hair! In "Clem's Dream," a boy loses his dream and asks the Slipper, Tooth, Apple, Bread, and Water Fairies to help get it back for him. In "The Queen With Screaming Hair," 5-year-old Prince...

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  • THE JEWEL SEED
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    THE JEWEL SEED
    JOAN AIKEN
    An English orphan unwittingly holds the key to a powerful source of magic The graduation ceremony of the Grand and Ancient College of Siberian Witches takes place in the winter darkness of the Far North. But despite the celebration, the night is full of warnings and worry. The Wanderer is abroad in search of the coveted Jewel Seed that has been lost for centuries. Whoever finds...

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  • DANGEROUS GAMES
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    DANGEROUS GAMES
    JOAN AIKEN
    Dido Twite, with the help of some sacred shaman healers, must foil a sinister plot to overthrow the king of a remote South Sea island healers Sailing the high seas in pursuit of Lord Herodsfoot, roving ambassador to the ageing King James III, Dido Twite's search has led her to the remote South Sea island of Aratu. She arrives with a new friend she made en route, the enigmatic D...

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  • THE ERL KING'S DAUGHTER
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    THE ERL KING'S DAUGHTER
    JOAN AIKEN
    Kimballs Green Junior School's newest student is more than a little strange—in fact, she might be the feared daughter of the Erl King! Kevin loves sharing the stories his grandmother used to tell him about trolls and witches with his school friends. His favorite tale is about a scary spook named the Erl King who rides on a black horse at night. But when a new student, Nora Scul...

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  • COLD SHOULDER ROAD
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    COLD SHOULDER ROAD
    JOAN AIKEN
    Is Twite and her cousin, Arun, use their telepathic gifts to find Arun's missing mother in this gripping adventure set in an alternate British kingdom When Is Twite and her cousin, Arun, return to Cold Shoulder Road in Folkestone after their astonishing adventures in the North, the town is deserted and Arun's mother is missing. Some say she took off with the sect Arun was raise...

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  • IS UNDERGROUND
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    IS UNDERGROUND
    JOAN AIKEN
    The children of London are disappearing—can Is solve the mystery before she vanishes too? Is Twite, younger sister of the daring Dido, is on a desperate mission. An uncle she never knew just showed up at the cottage she shares with her sister Penny. He is being pursued by ravening wolves, and before he dies, the uncle begs her to find his missing son—Is's cousin, Arun.   The qu...

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  • MIDNIGHT IS A PLACE
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    MIDNIGHT IS A PLACE
    JOAN AIKEN
    The author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase presents a darkly humorous adventure starring two troubled orphans in a weird and wild world. Lucas Bell is lonely and miserable at Midnight Court, a vast, brooding house owned by his intolerable guardian, Sir Randolph Grimsby. When a mysterious carriage brings a visitor to the house, Lucas hopes he's found a friend at last. But the ...

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  • NIGHTBIRDS ON NANTUCKET
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    NIGHTBIRDS ON NANTUCKET
    JOAN AIKEN
    A shipwreck survivor and her friends race to stop a nefarious plot in this classic children's adventure set in an alternate United States. "A whale of a lot of fun." — Kirkus Reviews Having had enough of life on board the ship that saved her from a watery grave, Dido Twite wants nothing more than to sail home to England. Instead, Captain Casket's ship lands in Nantucket, where ...

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