An Ariel book

A king's oversight causes near-bankruptcy of the kingdom and forces the prince to seek his fortune elsewhere.

Further adventures of four children who can travel to other worlds--this time to a distant planet where enemies are fought with imagination and will power.

The spirit of good luck outwits the spirit of bad luck and helps a poor but honest peasant lad marry the king's daughter.

"From a tough stint in the armed forces to stalking the unknown as a bayou cop, leopard shifter Remy Boudreaux has been served well by his uncanny gifts. And right now, New Orleans could use a homicide detective like Remy. A serial killer is loose, snatching victims from the French Quarter with pitiless rage and unnatural efficiency. But something else is drawing Remy into the twilight--a beautiful jazz singer bathed night after night in a flood of bloodred neon"--Page 4 of cover.

Charley's choice of Christmas gifts helps him to find the true spirit of the holiday season.

Even though a daughter of the leading family of Atlantis foresees that her brother will be instrumental in the destruction of their homeland, nothing can be done to prevent the tragedy.

Joshua Cobb's mother told him boarding school would be the making of him, but after the first few weeks Josh felt it might well be his undoing.

Tells of Brookie's love for her lamb that could only read and sing the words, "Baa."

Four children are delighted when their supposedly dull uncle turns out to be a space swinger who treats them to an interplanetary journey.

A biography of the author's grandmother, a nineteenth-century English girl who married one of the richest men in Russia.

A young orphan's life is changed when the angel he meets in the forest gives him an amulet that will fulfill every wish.

The poetic son of a briney Cape Cod fisherman saves his father and their craft by reciting an ode to a shark.

During a long drought in Botswana when money for school is scarce, a thirteen-year-old girl discovers that her skill at making pottery is the key to her continued education.

Winner of the Newberry Medal for A Wrinkle In Time, Madeleine L'Engle presents a short, but effective morality play elaborating on the Biblical story of Jonah and the Great Fish. The Cleveland Press calls it,"...Delightful to read, simple to produce and full of ideas for discussion." "A littlejewel of a play."--The National Catholic Register. Illustrated in black-and-white.

A compilation of the writings of Frances Poltoratsky, novelist and historian, which tell of her childhood in Russia, France, and England.

In 17th-century London young Tom finds that the ruffian responsible for his uncle's imprisonment and impending hanging is also the only person who can prevent the execution.

Phoebe prefers sitting in the bathtub to dressing in frills and sashes, but wearing her father's clothes does not please her as much as a plain navy sailor dress.

Fifteen traditional tales of magic and morals from the various regions of Italy.

Eighteen Haitian tales that mingle the elements of magic, reality, and folklore.