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Charmed Life JONES, DIANA WYNNE
HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks 2000 0006755151 / 9780006755159
Good , 8vo Part of the series featuring debonair enchanter Chrestomanci, this comic fantasy follows two orphans, one of whom is a witch, when they are summoned to live in a castle full of necromancers. Ages 10-up.
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Dogsbody JONES, DIANA WYNNE
Collins 2000 0006755224 / 9780006755227
Good , 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Praised by PW as "among the most rewarding novels available for readers of all ages," this fantasy tells of the difficult mission confronting Sirius the Dog Star when he is sentenced to be reborn on Earth. Ages 9-14.
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Eight Days of Luke JONES, DIANA WYNNE
Collins 2000 0006755216 / 9780006755210
Good , 8vo David dreads the upcoming holidays. Usually it means he is sent to camp or on an educational tour. This year, things are worsehis great-aunt and -uncle are confused about the last day of school and must cancel their own trip because they haven't scheduled something for David. Even worse, David finds that he can't seem to do anything right, and is constantly in trouble. Then, while playing in the garden, David unleashes unseen forces from another world; only with the help of the mysterious Luke can he send the forces back to the earth. Summer becomes more interestingLuke can charm David's relatives into letting them do almost anythinguntil David learns that the forces he freed are beyond his control. Loosely based on Norse mythology, this story is a smooth blend of myth and reality, a task that Jones ( A Tale of Time City ) performs with ease and assurance. Ages 12-up.
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Power of Three JONES, DIANA WYNNE
Collins 2001 0007113706 / 9780007113705
Good , 8vo Though the Moor is enchantingly beautiful, it holds great perils for the people who inhabit it. Powerful Giants, with extraordinary magical machines, clumsily roam the land, while silent Dorig, who possess devious shape-shifting abilities, terrify anyone unlucky enough to happen upon them.
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Stopping for a Spell JONES, DIANA WYNNE
United Kingdom HarperCollins Publishers 2002 0007130406 / 9780007130405
black & white illustrations How do you get rid of unwelcome visitors? Three stories which show that magic might be the answer, but you should always be careful about what you wish for! The Four Grannies When Erg and Emily's parents go away, they arrange for Granny to come and look after them. Unfortunately, they forget to say which granny, and all four turn up. Individually they're manageable, but when 'Strict', 'Worrier', 'Stingy' and 'Saint' get together it's a different matter -- and when Erg tries to magic them away, the result is an awesome 'Supergranny'! Chair Person One day Simon and Marcia's parents decide to get rid of the old, striped armchair -- next day Chair Person turns up, bad-tempered, demanding and with very bad manners. No one seems able to get the better of him, until Auntie Christa turns up too. Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? How do you get rid of a guest who picks you up by the hair, won't let you play the piano, watch television or shut the window? Candida and her family try everything -- they poison his stew and litter the house with roller-skates in the hope that he will fall over them -- but nothing works! Surely they can't be stuck with him for ever?
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Stopping for a Spell JONES, DIANA WYNNE
Scarborough, ON, Canada CollinsVoyager 2002 0007130406 / 9780007130405
Good , 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall From Publishers Weekly Aimed at a slightly younger audience than Wynne Jones's novels (see The Time of the Ghost, p. 442), three extended tales form "an ideal introduction to the quirky humor and witchery that characterize this author's work," said PW. Ages 8-12. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Description There have never been visitors like the ones in these three spellbinding stories. In "Chair Person" it is Auntie Christa who turns up with an old conjurer's kit. Something from it gets spilled on an armchair, and the result is Chair Person. Chair Person is not very good at being a person, but he certainly makes his presence felt. When "The Four Grannies" come to take care of Emily and Erg, Erg wants to get rid of them so he can get on with inventing his Invention. Emily, who seems to have turned into a teddy bear, is no help, and four grannies are not easy for one boy to handle. In "Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?" the gentleman of the title is an awful college friend of Dad's who comes for a visit and wants to stay for good. He has a habit of picking the children up by the hair. Everybody wants Angus Flint to go, but he won't leave. Only with help from an unexpected source do the children finally get rid of him. Diana Wynne Jones again weaves her own brand of magic in these three ingenious, witty stories. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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The Homeward Bounders JONES, DIANA WYNNE
Collins 2000 0006755259 / 9780006755258
Good , 8vo Bit by bit, though, Jamie realizes there are rules They have to play by. He forms an alliance with two other lost Homeward Bounders -- bitter, powerful Helen and demon-hunter Joris -- and takes a desperate chance, hoping that the three wanders can find a way back to their home worlds at last.
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The Lives of Christopher Chant JONES, DIANA WYNNE
HarperCollins Children's Books 2000 0006755186 / 9780006755180
Good , 8vo Young Christopher Chant has very unusual dreams: he gets out of bed, walks to the corner of the nursery and enters a lush, green valley that can lead him to any one of the hundreds of worlds that comprise what he calls the "Almost Anywheres." Christopher doesn't tell anyone about his dreams because he thinks everyone has them. When his father loses all of his money, Christopher and his mother must go live with Uncle Ralph; he is ecstatic to learn that Christopher can bring solid objects back from the worlds he visits, and so uses him to perform some experiments. Then Christopher's father forces him to go live at Chrestomanci Castle, where Christopher is told he must become the next governing magician. Jones has written a mesmerizing account of the boyhood adventure of the famous magician who starred in Charmed Life. Her ability to mesh magic and realism results in an enthralling story about a boy just discovering his powers. Ages 12-up.
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The Magicians of Caprona JONES, DIANA WYNNE
HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks 2000 000675516X / 9780006755166
Good , 8vo Grade 5-7 - Caprona, the Italian city of spellmakers, is in trouble in this, the third installment in the Chronicles of Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones. A mysterious evil enchanter has made the feud between the Montana family and their rivals, the Petrocchi family, worse then ever. Armies are poised to invade Caprona, and the Duke seems incapable of stopping the impending disaster. That leaves it up to Tonino Montana and Angelica Petrocchi, two of the youngest members of their respective families, to try to stop the evil enchanter and save their city. But the enemy they must bring down is powerful and cunning, especially for two children who have trouble making their spells work properly. To overcome the evil enchanter, the children must enlist the help of a special cat and find a way to get their feuding families to work together. The story starts slowly, but once it gets going fantasy fans will enjoy listening to narrator Gerard Doyle make the characters come to life and present Jones's entertaining descriptions of the magical parallel universe in which this story takes place. There are plenty of scary moments, but there are heartwarming ones as well. - David Bilmes, Schaghticoke Middle School, New Milford, CT
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The Merlin Conspiracy WYNNE JONES, DIANA
Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 2003 0007163614 / 9780007163618
Good , 8vo Randy Hyde lives in a world of magic, pageantry and ritual. The daughter of two court wizards, she travels with the King's Progress, ready to take part in whatever ceremony is required, as it occurs. Presiding over all is the Merlin, who is entrusted with the magical health of the Isles of Blest. Nick Mallory's world seems quite ordinary in comparison - which isn't surprising because it's plain old Earth. So when he finds himself suddenly elsewhere, it is a dream come true, literally. In Roddy's world, the current Merlin expires and a new one takes his place. Yet something is wrong - the rituals have been upset and nothing is going the way it should. Roddy needs help, and certain powers indicate that Nick is the answer to her problems. And Nick is cool about helping her - in theory - but it's a bit worrying that she seems to mistake him for a magic-user. As their stories unfold side by side, the Merlin Conspiracy deepens...
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Witch Week JONES, DIANA WYNNE
HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks 2000 0006755178 / 9780006755173
Good , 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Someone in 6B is a witch. And, in the alternate reality described in Diana Wynne Jones's Witch Week, that's not at all a good thing to be. Jones plunks her readers directly into the life of Larwood House, a school in a present-day England that's a lot like the world we know, except for one major difference: witches are everywhere, and they are ruthlessly hunted by inquisitors. With witty, erudite writing, Jones tells of the adventures of the class of 6B as they set about to discover who among them is a witch. Clearly it's not the popular Simon or the perfect Theresa. Could it be fat Nan or sluggish Charles? Mysterious Nirupam or shifty-eyed Brian? By the climax of the book (which, by the way, involves saving the world), being a witch has become a badge of honor rather than a mark of shame.
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Witch Week JONES, DIANA WYNNE
United Kingdom, 02 May 2000 HarperCollins Children's Books 2000 0006755178 / 9780006755173
Good , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Someone in 6B is a witch. And, in the alternate reality described in Diana Wynne Jones's Witch Week, that's not at all a good thing to be. Jones plunks her readers directly into the life of Larwood House, a school in a present-day England that's a lot like the world we know, except for one major difference: witches are everywhere, and they are ruthlessly hunted by inquisitors. With witty, erudite writing, Jones tells of the adventures of the class of 6B as they set about to discover who among them is a witch. Clearly it's not the popular Simon or the perfect Theresa. Could it be fat Nan or sluggish Charles? Mysterious Nirupam or shifty-eyed Brian? By the climax of the book (which, by the way, involves saving the world), being a witch has become a badge of honor rather than a mark of shame. Jones skillfully and seamlessly switches from one point of view to another, creating a comic companion piece to Lord of the Flies as she shows with perfect understanding the way children torment each other--and save each other. She neatly interweaves the dramatic plot with knowing descriptions of school life, as when lumpen Nan warily observes the popular girls: "At lessons, she discovered that Theresa and her friends had started a new craze. That was a bad sign. They were always more than usually pleased with themselves at the start of a craze... The craze was white knitting, white and clean and fluffy, which you kept wrapped in a towel so that it would stay clean. The classroom filled with mutters of, 'Two purl, one plain, twist two....'" Witch Week is a hugely entertaining book that doesn't condescendingly beat children over the head with its humane message of acceptance.
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Year of the Griffin JONES, DIANA WYNNE
United Kingdom Orion Publishing Co 2001 0575070471 / 9780575070479 Paperback
Good Condition, nice clean copy great value cheap postage on weekends posted from Australia fast delivery The Wizards' University is short of money. Nothing comes in from tourists any more since Mr Chesney's offworld tours have stopped. High Chancellor Querida has left Wizard Derk and his family to run the world and handsome Wizard Corkoran to run the University. Corkoran is really only interested in being the first man to walk on the moon, but he does send begging letters to the students' parents. But Wizard Derk's daughter Elda turns out to be a large golden griffin, King Luther's son is penniless, the Emperor's sister has been disowned by the Senate and the dwarf, far from owning a hoard of treasure, turns out to be a runaway slave. And then the first reply from a student's family arrives - in the form of assassins ...The situation is definitely out of control.
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