Susan Cooper

On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.

Jane's invitation to witness the making of the Greenwitch begins a series of sinister events in which she and her two brothers help the Old Ones recover the grail stolen by the Dark.

In this fourth book of The Dark Is Rising sequence, Will Stanton, visiting in Wales, is swept into a desperate quest to find the golden harp and to awaken the ancient Sleepers.

After visiting the castle in Scotland which her family has inherited and returning home to Canada, twelve-year-old Emily finds that she's accidentally brought back with her a boggart, an invisible and mischievous spirit with a fondness for practical jokes.

"In this conclusion of a tale begun in "Over Sea, Under Stone," Will Stanton, the Welsh boy Bran, and the Drew Children try to locate the crystal sword that alone can vanquish the strong forces of the Dark."--Provided by publisher.

The boy polishes the Magicians wands and catches the rabbits that the Magician pulls out of his hats. But the boy's favorite job is operation the puppets for the Magicians' famous puppet play, "Saint George and the Dragon, "--Until one terrible day when, in the middle of a performance, the boy can't find the Saint George puppet. The magician is furious. He points a long magical finger at the boy, and -- poof! -- the boy is suddenly in the strange...

Alternating chapters follow the mysterious connection between a homesick English girl living in present-day America and an eleven-year-old boy serving in the British Royal Navy in 1803, aboard the H.M.S. Victory, commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson.

The dragon in Matthew's picture book comes to life and takes him for an amazing nocturnal ride.

"During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels (Levon Helm) leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie (Jane Fonda), a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvins' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order...