Anthea Bell

Young Vasilisa's mother dies and leaves behind her a magical doll, which she said will look after Vasilisa in distressful times. Vasilisa's father remarries to a wicked stepmother, who sends her on an errand into the forest, where they know the witch Baba Yaga lives, who surely will eat Vasilisa--unless Vasilisa can pass the witch's tests.

When Dustfinger finds a crooked storyteller who can read him back to Inkscape, he leaves his apprentice Farid behind. Farid seeks out Meggie and the two follow him back into the enchanted book. Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters became real.

Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth discovers that she, rather than her well-prepared cousin, carries a time-travel gene, and soon she is journeying with Gideon, who shares the gift, through historical London trying to discover whom they can trust.

Sixteen-year-old Gwen, the newest and final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve, searches through history for the other time-travelers, aided by friend Lesley, James the ghost, Xemerius the gargoyle demon, and Gideon, the Diamond, whose fate seems bound with hers.

"Something is not right with George the shepherd. His sheep have gathered around him on a hill outside the cozy Irish village of Glennkill to assess the situation. George has cared for the sheep, reading them books every night, and now he lies pinned to the ground with a spade. His flock, far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your average sheep, set out to find George's killer, led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and...

The daughter of two magicians, twelve-year-old Igraine wants nothing more than to be a knight, and when their castle is attacked by a treacherous neighbor bent on stealing their singing magic books, Igraine has an opportunity to demonstrate her bravery.

With the help of her fairy godmother, a beautiful young woman mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters attends the palace ball where she meets the prince whom she marries.

"Rosa and Alessandro go on the run from killers"-- Provided by publisher.

"Romance, secrets, and new dream-world dangers follow Liv Silver into Book II of The Silver Trilogy"-- Provided by publisher.

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.