Eva Ibbotson. Scholastic Press, $16.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-545-35196-6
Readers who have grown to love Ibbotson’s bighearted heroes and larger-than-life adventure stories will relish this final novel, published after her death in 2010. It introduces Hal Fenton, a British boy who has everything except the thing he wants...
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Eva Ibbotson, illus. by Lisa K. Weber. Dutton, $16.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-525-42382-9
Ibbotson (Journey to the River Sea) turns stereotypical portrayals of fairy tale figures on their head in this hilarious account of a princess's rescue. The fun begins when a clan of displaced magical creatures—a hag, a troll, and a wizard—is...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author Dutton Books $15.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-525-45929-3
This modern-day fairy tale featuring a group of endearing mythical creatures (and some less palatable Brits) follows four dwellers of a magical island journeying to London in search of their kidnapped prince. The appointed rescuers--Cornelius the...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author St. Martin's Press $17.95 (227p) ISBN 978-0-312-06983-4
Known for her neatly fashioned romance fiction, Ibbotson (Madensky Square) here collects 19 decorous stories of love gained and lost. With settings that range from the early 1990s to the present day, they generally feature surprise endings, some of...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author St. Martin's Press $19.95 (362p) ISBN 978-0-312-09338-9
The grim political problems of Europe before and during World War II set in motion the plot of this upbeat, gently humorous romance, but such grave matters are soon left behind so the author of Madensky Square can spin a predictable but engaging...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author St. Martin's Press $0 (0p) ISBN 978-0-312-02246-4
Set in Imperial Vienna in 1911, this novel by the author of A Company of Swans mingles humor and poignancy. Susanna, a fashionable dress-maker whose salon is in quiet Madensky Square, decides on the first spring day to keep a journalto which the...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Dutton $15.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-525-46693-2
Once again, Ibbotson (Which Witch; Island of the Aunts) dishes up an irresistible brew of magical high jinks and adventure in this tongue-in-cheek post-WWII ghost story set in Britain and starring two families of displaced spooks. Miss Pringle and...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator Puffin Books $5.99 (167p) ISBN 978-0-14-250087-3
""Fans of Dial-A-Ghost will eagerly welcome this new flock of floating phantoms,"" according to PW. ""The ghost's housing shortage continues, and human hero Rick wants the British government to do something about it."" Ages 8-up. (May) .
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator Dutton Children's Books $15.99 (216p) ISBN 978-0-525-47192-9
Readers reunite with favorite characters in summer sequels. As in Dial-a-Ghost and The Great Ghost Rescue, The Haunting of Granite Farm by Eva Ibbotson, illus. by Kevin Hawkes, revolves around conflicts of displaced ghosts and features a (human)
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator Dutton Books $15.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-525-46769-4
Fans of Dial-A-Ghost will eagerly welcome the new flock of floating phantoms in The Great Ghost Rescue, Eva Ibbotson's wry companion novel, illus. by Kevin Hawkes. The ghosts' housing shortage continues, and human hero Rick wants the British ...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Dutton $16.99 (243p) ISBN 978-0-525-47719-8
There's more spooky hilarity in store for fans of Ibbotson's previous ghost stories (Dial-a-Ghost
; The Great Ghost Rescue
). However, animal lovers may have trouble digesting some of the darker moments of this book. While their parents are...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Dutton $17 (405p) ISBN 978-0-525-47347-3
Although there are no ghosts at large, this fairytale-like novel set in Vienna during Franz Joseph's reign features the same unique blend of bigger-than-life adventure, sparkling wit and intricate plotting that characterizes Ibbotson's...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Dutton $15.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-525-47101-1
The author of Dial-a-Ghost
and Which Witch?
conjures more rib-tickling entertainment in this fantasy featuring a witch bent on saving the world from wickedness. After graduating from witch school and settling in the small town of Wellbridge as a...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Dutton $17.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-525-46739-7
Ibbotson (Island of the Aunts) offers another larger-than-life adventure featuring lovable heroes and heroines, nasty villains, much hilarity and a deliciously gnarled plot. In 1910, Maia, an English orphan, accompanied by her newly appointed...
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Puffin $5.99 (281p) ISBN 978-0-14-230049-7
Three aging aunts who need help caring for their magical animals resort to kidnapping suitable candidates. PW
wrote, "The author's exquisite sense of humor plus an imaginative and memorable cast of characters make this a rollicking escapade.
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Sue Porter, Illustrator Puffin Books $6.99 (231p) ISBN 978-0-14-130286-7
PW called this tale about four dwellers of a magical island who travel to London in search of their kidnapped prince ""lightweight entertainment for fantasy buffs."" Ages 8-12. (Nov.)
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Eva Ibbotson, Author, Susan Van Metre, Editor, Teresa Sdralevich, Illustrator Dutton Books $15.99 (276p) ISBN 978-0-525-46484-6
As in her earlier popular fantasies, Ibbotson (Which Witch?; The Secret of Platform 13) once again brews a delicious mix of magic, humor and adventure. ""Kidnapping children is not a good idea. All the same, sometimes it has to be done,"" begins her
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Eva Ibbotson, illus. by Fiona Robinson. Abrams/Amulet, $16.95 (272p) ISBN 978-1-4197-0789-6
What could be more adventurous than a cross-continental trip? How about traveling with a group of excitable yetis? For years, Lady Agatha has nurtured her yeti friends in a secret Himalayan valley, but now that the area has become jammed with...
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Sibéal Pounder, inspired by Eva Ibbotson. Viking, $16.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-593-20417-7
In this estate-sanctioned sequel to the late Ibbotson’s The Secret of Platform 13, Pounder (Witch Wars) revisits characters from the original novel, beginning her follow-up years later at Vienna Central Station. Lina Lasky, nine, is a staunch...
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