Aiken, Joan. ARABEL AND MORTIMER. (1981) Three adventures of a little girl, Arabel, and her pet raven, Mortimer. Humorous stories. (jFiction/Joa)

Aiken, Joan. MORTIMER'S CROSS. (1984)
Sequel to Arabel and Mortimer. Humorous stories. (jFiction/Aiken/Joa)

Aiken, Joan. MORTIMER SAYS NOTHING. (1985) Four adventures of Arabel and her pet raven Mortimer: "Mortimer Says Nothing," "Arabel's Birthday," "Mr. Jone's Rest Cure," and "A Call at the Joneses'." Humorous stories. (jFiction/Joa)

Colfer, Eoin. ARTEMIS FOWL. (2001)
A 12-year-old villain--Artemis Fowl--takes on the dangerous world of the fairies in this unforgettable novel that is in the vein of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". (jFiction/Colfer/Eoi)

Haugaard, Erik Christian. PRINCESS HORRID. (1990) Called Princess Horrid by everyone except her parents, a princess who does not behave is transformed into a kitten and becomes the property of the lowliest kitchen maid in the castle. (jPicture/Hau)

Horvath, Polly. EVERYTHING ON A WAFFLE. (1997) Primrose living in a small fishing village recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea. (jFiction/Horvath/Pol)

Horvath, Polly. THE TROLLS. (1999)Aunt Sally comes from Canada to baby sit the Anderson children while their parents are on a trip to Paris, and every night the bedtime story adds another piece to a very suspect family history. (jFiction/Horvath/Pol)

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Ibbotson, Eva. ISLAND OF THE AUNTS. (2000) As they get older, several sisters decide that they must kidnap children and bring them to their secluded island home to help with the work of caring for an assortment of unusual sea creatures. (jFiction/Ibbotson/Eva)

Ibbotson, Eva. WHICH WITCH? (1999) Deciding that he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the Beautiful, the Great Wizard Arriman announces a competition among the witches of Todcaster. One will marry him. (jFiction/Ibbotson/Eva)

Maguire, Gregory. SEVEN SPIDERS SPINNING. (1994) Seven prehistoric spiders that had been trapped in ice for thousands of years bring excitement to rural Vermont and briefly unite two rival clubs at a local elementary school. (jFiction/Maguire/Gre)

Pullman, Philip. COUNT KARLSTEIN. (1998) In the mountains of Switzerland the wicked Count Karlstein plots to abandon his two orphaned nieces in a hunting lodge as prey for the Demon Huntsman and his ghostly hounds. (jFiction/Pullman/Phi)

Pullman, Philip. CLOCKWORK, OR ALL WOUND UP. (1998) This is a story about an apprentice clockmaker who sells his soul. (jFiction/Pullman/Phi)

Wallace, Barbara Brooks. COUSINS IN THE CASTLE. (1996) Amelia befriends a young vaudeville performer who saves Amelia from the terrible fate her cousin has prepared for her in order to inherit her money. (jFiction/Wallace/Bar)

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