Popular European Messages.CHILDREN'S_LITERATURE_GENRE Books
Find messages.children's_literature_genre books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (261)
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The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue EN
IrelandDescription:
Once upon a time, two couples with Jamaican, Mohawk, Indian, and Scottish ethnic roots won the lottery and bought a big house where all of them, four adults and seven adopted and biological children, could live together in harmony--but change is inevitable, especially when a disagreeable grandfather comes to stay.
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The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton EN
EnglandDescription:
Jo, Bessie and Fanny take their cousin Rick on an adventure he'll never forget to the magic Faraway Tree, where he meets Moon-Face, Silky the fairy and Saucepan Man, and visits all the different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree. Like the Land of Spells, the crazy Land of Topsy-Turvy, and the land of Do-As-You-Please, where the children ride a runaway train
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The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl EN
WalesDescription:
Have you ever been angry with someone? I don't suppose you ever turned them into something! When the girl in this story gets really angry, she zaps people with her magic finger, with alarming results. Her teacher grows whiskers and a tail, and you won't believe what happens to the Greggs...they'll never be able to look at a duck in the same way again.
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The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl EN
Description:
Have you ever been angry with someone? I don't suppose you ever turned them into something! When the girl in this story gets really angry, she zaps people with her magic finger, with alarming results. Her teacher grows whiskers and a tail, and you won't believe what happens to the Greggs...they'll never be able to look at a duck in the same way again.
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The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis EN
Country: Europe / 
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Description:
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic becomes mixed up and they all land in Narnia, where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech. Illustrations.
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The Marvellous Land of Snergs by Veronica Cossanteli EN
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A brand new, funny and quirky story based on E.A. Wyke-Smith's classic, the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, featuring wonderful illustrations from Melissa Castrillón! PRAISE FOR THE HALLOWEEDS: 'A highly entertaining mix of mystery, adventure and gory detail'DAILY EXPRESS 'Imaginations will soar as Veronica Cossanteli ... brings us a brilliant chiller-thriller story just made for dark autumn nights'LANCASHIRE EVENING POST Pip and Flora are running away from the Sunny Bay Home for Superfluous and Accidentally Parentless Children when they discover the Marvellous Land of Snergs. Her... continue
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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE: Tales From Shakespeare by Charles Lamb , Mary Lamb , Arthur Rackham (Illustrator) EN
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THE MERCHANT OF VINICE: Tales from shakespeare - ILLUSTRATED - FOR YOUNG READERS THE MERCHANT OF VENICE TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE ILLUSTRATED EDITION A charming introduction for young readers of this classic Shakespearean tale as presented by Charles and Mary Lamb in their 1909 edition of Tales From Shakespeare. Classic illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Edited and recommended for young readers by The Gunston Trust Ages: Young Adults
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Description:
For use in schools and libraries only. Ignoring warnings against it, little Billy enters the Forest of Sins, only to be pursued by the fearsome Grinder, a creature who chases him high up an ancient tree. In the ancient tree, he encounters a city of tree-dwelling, matchstick-sized people.
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The Mystery of the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks EN
Description:
After the family moves to the country to a house recently inherited by his mother, Omri finds many secrets revealed to him when he accidently discovers the link between the house and the magic cupboard. Sequel to The Secret of the Indian.
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The Neverending Story by Michael Ende EN
GermanyDescription:
Read the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film before it's back onscreen in select theaters this September! From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life. When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica--so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he is the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian ove... continue
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