An early reader's edition of a popular classic follows the adventures of the lonely Mary, who comes to live in her uncle's foreboding home and, with the help of a new friend, discovers a hidden garden of secrets. ...

Illus. in full color. Forced to stay at home on Halloween because she's been too good, Little Witch gives three trick-or-treaters high-flying broomstick rides. ...

The landmark novel about anorexia nervosa--now with an autobiographical afterword by the author

Leslie Hiller is a bright, attractive, talented teenager who leads a privileged life in New York City. She is also a perfectionist. When Leslie starts to diet, she finds herself becoming obsessed, getting thinner and thinner, until she is forced to realize that her quest for perfection is killing her.

First published in 1981, this groundbreaking novel has been lauded by countless librarians, educators, and teenaged readers. This new edition features an afterword by the author in which she discusses her own struggle with the disease, the difficult road toward recovery, and the lasting effects on her life.

"The best book yet on anorexia nervosa. And the only one in which what's compelling is not the heroine's physical condition, it's the heroine herself." --School Library Journal, starred review

"This is a powerful book--one in which there are no villains--about a family whose members are beset by a problem they are struggling to understand." --Baltimore Sun

* A Puffin Novel
* 176 pages
* Ages 10-14...

With her velvet dresses and very own pony, Sara Crewe is the envy of every girl at boarding school. But when her father dies and leaves her penniless, Sara goes from princess to servant overnight, working for a cruel school mistress, until two mysterious strangers enter her life. Full color....

Little Witch's family is not at all helpful when she is learning to read, so she hides her books and reads by flashlight until late at night and becomes so sleepy that she cannot stay awake during the day....

Illus. in full color. In simple, clear language, children can follow the story of the Christmas ballet themselves, from the opening Christmas Eve party scene to the closing scene in which Marie and her Nutcracker prince bid farewell to the Land of the Sweets. "Children who are exposed to the ballet every Christmas will enjoy reading it on their own."--School Library Journal.
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Illus. in full color. Andersen's sweet, sad story is beautifully retold for young readers. When the little mermaid gives up her voice in exchange for legs and a chance to meet her beloved human prince, she earns a real human soul. "The most significant achievement of Hautzig's adaptation is that it restores to the mass market Andersen's original ending."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
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Little Witch wants to go to school just like her friends, but her mother

thinks she should stay home and learn from her witchy aunts. Mother Witch

finally agrees to let Little Witch go, but only if she promises to be very,

very bad. It's a wild ride on a broomstick that kids won't soon forget! The

third book in the popular Little Witch series, Little Witch Goes to

School has all the mixed-up magic and quirky humor kids have come to love

in the first two books.




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