Silver Phoenix
by Cindy Pon
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Ai Ling was secretly relieved to have her betrothal broken, even with the shame it brought on her family. But when her father disappears and a vile man tries to blackmail her into marriage, Ai Ling decides she must face the [...]
Princess of the
Midnight Ball
By Jessica Day George
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Bloomsbury
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A tale of twelve princesses doomed to dance until dawn… Galen is a young soldier returning from war; Rose is one of twelve princesses condemned to dance each night for the King Under Stone. Together Galen and Rose will search for [...]
Crimson Thread
A Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin
By Suzanne Weyn
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Bertie’s father is a dreamer, and after her mother dies, he takes them to live the American dream, leaving their home in Ireland for an unknown world. In 1880 though, many Irish are immigrating and jobs are scarce. [...]
Rapunzel’s Revenge
By Shannon Hale
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August 19, 2008
Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
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When Rapunzel turned twelve she defied Mother Gothel and climbed over the walls of her home, curious about what lay on the other side of their beautiful gardens. Outside the walls she found desert wasteland and enslaved people, [...]
Publisher’s Weekly has a great Q&A with Diana Wynne Jones, talking about her books, the world of Howl, and House of Many Ways.
Full Interview
(interview might contain what some people consider spoilers about various of her books)
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You’ve said you don’t start out with a thoroughly plotted-out book. What do you [...]
House of Many Ways
by Diana Wynne Jones
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June 10, 2008
Greenwillow (HarperCollins)
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Charmain finds herself house sitting for a wizard, in a house where every door leads to multiple places, depending on which way one turns. Between the magic house and her new job at the royal library, she becomes entrenched in [...]
Castle in the Air
by Diana Wynne Jones
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In this sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle, Abdullah spends his time daydreaming about a more exciting life, filled with princesses and bandits. His dreams come true when he obtains a magic carpet and meets his princess, Flower-in-the-Night, but the [...]
Howl’s Moving Castle
By Diana Wynne Jones
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Sophie Hatter is an eldest daughter and therefore destined to be a failure. So when the Witch of the Waste comes into her hat shop and turns her into an old woman, Sophie isn’t particularly surprised. In fact, being old [...]
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
By Jessica Day George
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Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
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The lass was an unwanted fourth daughter, and her mother despaired so much over her birth that she never gave her a name. Her siblings try to care for her and she feels closest [...]
Mira, Mirror
By Mette Ivie Harrison
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Mira desperately wants a sister, someone to love and trust. When her parents sell her to a witch, Mira thinks she has finally found a sister in her fellow apprentice, but her new sister instead uses Mira’s trust to lock her [...]
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