A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.

Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.

A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

Leigh Botts writes letters to his favorite author asking for information and describing his own life since his parents got divorced.

In 1912 New York, Gertie feels left out while Mama and her four older sisters cook Hanukkah dinner, but Papa comes home and asks her help with an important task.

When Zebra and his enthusiastic friend Moose are asked to exit a book about shapes, Moose has other plans.

Six stories relate the adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys.

"I would like to declare Diana Wynne Jones an international treasure," proclaimed Neil Gaiman, Newbery Medalist and best-selling author. In this enchanting introduction to Diana Wynne Jones's magical and funny work, Earwig is a fearless young orphan. When she finds herself in a house of dark magic, she does whatever she can to adapt-especially if it means that she'll learn a little magic herself! A young middle grade novel by World Fantasy Award for...