An Eva Ibbotson Collection: Which Witch?, The Secret of Platform 13, Island of the Aunts

Ibbotson, Eva

ISBN 10: 0525467769 / ISBN 13: 9780525467762

Published by Dutton Juvenile, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Eva Ibbotson Collection: Which Witch?, The Secret of Platform 13, Island of the Aunts
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525467769
• ISBN 13: 9780525467762
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Hawkes, Kevin; Porter, Sue; Large, Annabel
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Gathers together three books by Eva Ibbotson featuring a search for a lost prince, a contest for the nastiest witch, and an oceanful of mythical creatures.

About the Author

Eva Ibbotson, born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner (21 January 1925 ��� 20 October 2010), was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's books. Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years. For the historical novel Journey to the River Sea (Macmillan, 2001), she won the Smarties Prize in category 9���11 years, garnered unusual commendation as runner up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was one of eight books on the longlist for the same award in 2012.