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Gillian Avery
Full Series List in Order
Ellen
1 - Ellen and the Queen (Dec-1971)2 - Ellen's Birthday (Dec-1971)
Mr. Copplestone & The Smiths
1 - The Warden's Niece, or, Maria Escapes (Jan-1957)2 - Trespassers At Charlcote (Jan-1958)
3 - James Without Thomas (Jan-1959)
4 - The Elephant War (Jan-1960)
5 - To Tame a Sister (Jan-1961)
6 - The Greatest Gresham (Jan-1962)
7 - The Peacock House (Jan-1963)
8 - The Italian Spring, or, Maria's Italian Spring (Jan-1964)
Book List in Order: 22 titles
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The Warden's Niece, or, Maria Escapes
- Jan-1957
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The story begins in May 1875 when Maria runs away from school, and takes refuge with her uncle, the respected Warden of Canterbury College at Oxford. Her welcome there, and the three brothers she shares lessons with, are the beginning of an adventuro...
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To Tame a Sister
- Jan-1961
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Twelve-year-old Margaret hardly knows whether to look forward to a chance to mingle with the famous at her cousins' country home, or dread the mess her brothers' mischief will make of the situation....
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The Italian Spring, or, Maria's Italian Spring
- Jan-1964
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When Maria's uncle and guardian dies, her uncle's scholarly cousin whisks her away to Italy, where she befriends the mischievous Cordelia and discovers the hidden marvels of Italy....
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A Likely Lad
- Mar-1971
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Pressured by his father to leave school for a career he doesn't want, a nineteenth-century Manchester boy runs away and gains a new perspective on his future....
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Ellen and the Queen
- Dec-1971
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Because of her naughtiness, Ellen is denied the privilege of seeing the Queen with her class, but she determines to see her on her own anyway....
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The Echoing Green
- Mar-1974
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Memories of Regency and Victorian Youth By using the diaries of young people written during the 19th century, Avery has created a picture of what it was like to grow up in the 19th century and how attitudes changed, how England changed from a slow...
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Huck and Her Time Machine
- Mar-1977
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When Huck's brother Barty brings home a contraption from the waste tip Huck is sure it's a Time Machine. Huck's family are a trial to her so she hopes she can send them back in time and return them again more livable-with!...
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The Everyman Anthology of Poetry for Children
- Oct-1994
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The Everyman Anthology of Poetry for Children is a treasury of great poems chosen for the sheer pleasure they offer to readers of all ages. Compiler Gillian Avery's aim was to avoid condescending to children and "to assemble a collection of poems ...
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Russian Fairy Tales
- Oct-1995
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Notable for their magnificent, jewel-like color illustrations by Bilibin, these traditional tales include "The Frog Princess," "Vassilissa the Beautiful," and "The White Duck." Though Russian Fairy Tales in the Pantheon Folklore Library is a book for...