false 3360369 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

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"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 3 false Sun Dec 14 02:38:50 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 04:55:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 43274273 643916 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 14:02:10 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 14:10:51 -0800 2009
The tales in the Serial G...more...]]> 40662683 235385 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 1 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 22 06:20:56 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 06:26:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 52066879 657683 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 1 false Thu Apr 09 09:17:51 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 09:21:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 81432113 633929 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 15:52:50 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 15:53:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 67875792 2274733 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 0 false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 07:47:51 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 07:48:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66168824 110707 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:46:31 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:58:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48762336 56479 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 3 0 false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 20:20:27 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 11:43:12 -0700 2009
All together in a collection is not the way to read these stories; you get inured to their peculiar charm. But every time I left the book behind for a bit and came back to i...more...]]> 39028682 77915 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 09:44:48 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 09:47:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 68374442 1836077 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 14:24:18 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 11:09:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48361897 1957381 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 0 false Thu Mar 05 16:30:15 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 16:34:23 -0800 2009 79195739 336616 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 5 0 false Sat Nov 28 08:32:35 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 08:41:01 -0800 2009
The stories are so funny and delightful, and I say this as a person who dislikes short stories. Perfect mini fantasy tales which were also enjoyed by my six year old.]]> 48553461 1237942 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 19:00:56 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 19:05:18 -0800 2009 51362146 1446640 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 03 06:26:02 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 20:28:52 -0700 2009
The stories were a lot of fun and whimsical. They were often also quite humorous.

My downside is that in some of the chapters (stories) there are unrelated ...more...]]> 52309345 777369 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 0 1 false Sat Apr 11 12:07:44 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 12:09:13 -0700 2009
I must read this book now.
One must always read Joan Aiken.

She's thrilling & scary & beautiful.]]> 52491740 343944 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 0 0 false Mon Apr 13 08:20:49 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 10:57:20 -0700 2009 50659527 697245 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 4 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 17:50:10 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 17:51:05 -0700 2009 How did I miss hearing about this author until now? These are wonderful and strange little stories.]]> 59105542 2400999 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 0 0 false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 21:36:41 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 13:27:01 -0700 2009 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, but she is an accomplished writer for adults as well). This is a newly published authoritative collection of the Armitage Family stories, and a g...more...]]> 50008327 116652 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

]]> 2008 0 0 false Sat Mar 21 19:42:16 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 19:42:32 -0700 2009 38735978 1027162 3360369 1931520577 9781931520577 27 <![CDATA[The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360369.The_Serial_Garden_The_Complete_Armitage_Family_Stories 4.29 63 "The best kind of writer, strange and spooky and surprising, never sentimental or whimsical."-Kelly Link

"A writer of wild humor and unrestrained imagination."-Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."-TIME

This is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken's beloved Armitage stories-and it includes four new, unpublished stories. After Mrs. Armitage makes a wish, the Armitage family has "interesting and unusual" experiences every Monday (and the occasional Tuesday). The Board of Incantation tries to take over their house to use as a school for young wizards; the Furies come to stay; and a cutout from a cereal box leads into a beautiful and tragic palace garden. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the Armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Includes Joan Aiken's "Prelude" from Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home, as well as introductions from Joan Aiken's daughter, Lizza Aiken, and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (19242004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others.

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