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Title	Author	Description
The 13 Clocks 13 Clocks	James Thurber Thurber	Satirist Thurber takes on the fairy tale and the results are captivating. "There are spys, monsters, betrayals, hair's-breadth escapes, spells to be broken and all the usual accouterments, but Thurber gives the proceedings his own particular deadpan spin." —Los Angeles Times Contributors: Neil Gaiman , Marc Simont
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily Bear	Dino Buzzati Buzzati	Dino Buzzati's classic tale chronicles the terrible winter that sent the starving bears down into the valley in search of food, as well as their struggles with an army of wild boars, a wily professor who may or may not be a magician, snarling Marmoset the Cat, and, worse still, treachery within their own ranks.
The Bear and the People Bear and the People	Reiner Zimnik Zimnik	Profound in its simplicity, the tale is also a tribute to man's devotion to God and the goodness of the human soul.
The Box of Delights Box of Delights	John Masefield Masefield	A perfect Christmas treat, "The Box of Delights is…crammed full of fantasy and adventures, almost as if every known children's story had been combined in one. There's space travel and time travel and evil villains and holiday sentiments and adventures, adventures, adventures." —The Seattle Times Contributors: Judith Masefield
Charlotte Sometimes Charlotte Sometimes	Penelope Farmer Farmer	As if starting a new boarding school isn't disorienting enough, Charlotte wakes up one morning to discover she's been transported back in time to 1918. An eerie and suspenseful story about figuring out who you really are.
D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls	Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire aulaire	D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls, the spectacularly illustrated and delightfully entertaining companion volume to the much-acclaimed D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths.
An Episode Of Sparrows Episode Of Sparrows	Rumer Godden Godden	Neighborhood children—"the sparrows"—have been in search of "good, garden earth." The Garden Committee thinks they have taken it from the private garden in the public square. Have they? An investigation leads to, among other things, a hidden garden.
The House of Arden House of Arden	E. Nesbit Nesbit	"I love E. Nesbit—I think she is great and I identify with the way that she writes. Her children are very real children and she was quite a ground breaker in her day." —J.K. Rowling
The Island of Horses Island of Horses	Eilís Dillon Dillon	A loving, clear-eyed portrait of rural Irish life, The Island of Horses is fraught with suspense and peopled with unforgettable individuals.
The Kingdom of Carbonel Kingdom of Carbonel	Barbara Sleigh Sleigh	It's good cats versus bad in a thrilling battle for the future of the enchanted land of Cat Country. "The children are lively, the grown-ups (including the witch) colorful and the mingling of magic and reality is most effective." —The New York Times Contributors: Richard Kennedy