Aiken, Joan

A young boy arrives at his cousin's home in England unprepared for the supernatural furor his presence unleashes.

Seppy forces the moon to give him his wish, to be the maker of enchanted fiddle music, but almost pays a horrible price for it.

The injured raven Arabel's father brings home can say only "Kaark" and "Nevermore" but he still manages to make great changes in the family's life.

Her mission to bring an expert on games back to an ailing King James III in London takes Dido Twite to a small tropical island, where she is caught up in the conflict between a conniving city dweller and the more subtle powers of the native forest people.

A collection of thirteen short stories by Joan Aiken.

On her way to England from Nantucket aboard a British man-o'-war, Dido has many adventures when the ship is diverted to the land of New Cumbria in the southern hemisphere.

Contains eight stories on the themes of sleeping, waking, dreams, and bedtime.

Dido becomes embroiled with villainous plotters against the king, including her own wicked father.

As they search for Arun's mother, Is Twite and her cousin Arun are grateful for their ability to communicate telepathically when they find themselves in a series of dangerous predicaments involving the evil Dominic de la Twite and his Silent Sect.

Just returned to London and reunited with Simon, who is now a Duke and a favorite of King Richard, Dido Twite is whisked away by her shifty musician father and forced to aid in a plot to overthrow Richard and install a puppet ruler for Pa's partner in crime, the evil Eisengrim.