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  • Voices in an Empty House

    by Joan Aiken ...
    “Gabriel!” But calling was pointless, and he stopped at once, embarrassed by the sound of his voice . . . Nobody was here in the small apartment, nobody but himself.Lonely sixteen-year-old Gabriel, son of a Nobel Prize winner, has gone missing, and with a life-threatening heart condition his family are desperate to find him before it’s too late. Amnesia-stricken stepdad Thomas, spiteful mother ... Read more

    $6.29 CAD

  • Fog Hounds, Wind Cat, Sea Mice

    Three Stories

    by Joan Aiken ...
    Illustrated by Peter Bailey ...
    A trio of fantasy and adventure tales by the award-winning author of the beloved Wolves ChroniclesIn "Fog Hounds," Tad and his sister, Ermina, know better than to venture outside after dusk. Twilight is the time when huge misty creatures roam the land on silent feet, their eyes glittering like red pennies. No one who is chased by the hounds lives to tell the tale—that is, until the night Tad ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Serial Garden

    The Complete Armitage Family Stories

    by Joan Aiken ...
    "In a singularly important publishing even, the first complete collection of Aiken’s 24 beloved Armitage cycle of stories appears here for the first time. The family who dwells in and out of magical worlds transcends fantasy and enters the world of classic, entrancing literature. Belongs on every child’s bookshelf. For all ages."-Smithsonian Magazine Notable Books for Children 2008"For sheer charm ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Kitchen Warriors

    by Joan Aiken ...
    Illustrated by Jo Worth ...
    A secret village of elves living in the cupboard must fend off vacuum witches and deep-freeze trolls in the battles of the kitchen warsThe people who live in the house have no idea that an entire village of elves resides in their china cupboard, behind the soup bowls and bread-and-butter plates. And when the humans start their spring-cleaning by taking everything out of the cabinets, the king elf ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Stolen Lake

    by Joan Aiken ...
    Series Book 4 - The Wolves Chronicles
    In this fantasy adventure, a young girl visits a land where birds carry off men, fish eat human flesh, and she must rescue a pilfered lake.Readers who have followed Dido Twite's escapades in Black Hearts in Battersea and Nightbirds on Nantucket will welcome her return in her wildest escapade yet.Now back in print, The Cuckoo Tree and The Stolen Lake continue the Wolves Chronicles, the exhilarating ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Scream

    by Joan Aiken ...
    Illustrated by Ian Andrew ...
    When Davey and his sister are orphaned, their grandmother comes from a remote island to look after them—bringing macabre powers and dark secretsWhen Davey and his family moved to the city from the island of Muckle Burra off the coast of Scotland, they left his grandmother behind. But now his parents are dead—after a car accident that left Davey confined to a wheelchair—and Gran has moved in to ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Witch of Clatteringshaws

    by Joan Aiken ...
    Series series Wolves Chronicles Series
    Dido Twite’s sharp wits are put to the test in this new adventure in the Wolves Chronicles. After King Richard dies, Dido’s good pal Simon is put on the English throne, but he hates being cooped up in drafty St. James Palace, and his crusty old advisors won’t let him have any fun at all. If only another descendent of the king could be found, Simon would gladly be replaced. Never short a solution, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Dangerous Games

    by Joan Aiken ...
    Series Book 5 - The Wolves Chronicles
    Dido Twite, with the help of some sacred shaman healers, must foil a sinister plot to overthrow the king of a remote South Sea island healersSailing the high seas in pursuit of Lord Herodsfoot, roving ambassador to the ageing King James III, Dido Twite's search has led her to the remote South Sea island of Aratu. She arrives with a new friend she made en route, the enigmatic Dr. Talisman, who is ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ribs of Death

    A missing fortune and a psychopath on the loose – a spellbinding gothic thriller

    by Joan Aiken ...
    Series series
    When Charles is given just twelve months to live, his doctor sister takes him to a small Cornish village to end his days. They are joined by other friends including Tuesday, the young author of an unexpectedly sensational novel that brings her nothing but trouble.Combining doomed love, a beautifully groomed and immaculately behaved psychopath, an escaped circus leopard and a fortune hidden in the ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Jewel Seed

    by Joan Aiken ...
    Illustrated by Peter Bailey ...
    An English orphan unwittingly holds the key to a powerful source of magicThe graduation ceremony of the Grand and Ancient College of Siberian Witches takes place in the winter darkness of the Far North. But despite the celebration, the night is full of warnings and worry. The Wanderer is abroad in search of the coveted Jewel Seed that has been lost for centuries. Whoever finds it can unlock all ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Slice of Rainbow

    And Other Stories

    by Joan Aiken ...
    Illustrated by Margaret Walty ...
    The 9 stories in this collection explore the magic and mystery of strange lands populated not just by ordinary boys and girls but also by elves, fairies, kelpies, and a queen with screaming hair!In "Clem's Dream," a boy loses his dream and asks the Slipper, Tooth, Apple, Bread, and Water Fairies to help get it back for him. In "The Queen With Screaming Hair," 5-year-old Princess Christina of ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Five-Minute Marriage

    by Joan Aiken ...
    First comes marriage.Then comes love.Then things start to get really complicated.Desperate to help her ailing mother, Delphie Carteret agrees to a sham wedding ceremony to her cousin, Gareth. Her mother will be guaranteed annuity for life, and Gareth's obligation to marry before his sick uncle passes is fulfilled. The plan is perfect.But perfect plans usually go awry. Not only is the marriage ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD