Kevin Hawkes

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Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes

With the memorable characters and plot twists she brings to her best-selling fantasies, Eva Ibbotson has written a hair-raising novel, set in turn-of-the-last-century Brazil.

Maia, an orphan, is sent from England to live with unfamiliar cousins on a rubber plantation in South America. The brave, curious girl and her fierce but kind governess arrive in their new home, each with secret hopes of adventure. These are immediately quashed by the Carters, who hate their adopted land and its inhabitants. They are obsessed with re-creating England in the forest, right down to the watery puddings. It is only through friendship with a mysterious Indian boy (who just might be the heir to a large fortune) and a runaway child actor (who specializes in Little Lord Fauntleroy) that Maia and Miss Minton, her governess, find the excitement they longed for: an unexpected expedition into the heart of the Amazon, in search of a lost tribe and the legendary giant sloth.

By the Light of the Halloween Moon

Caroline Stutson, Kevin Hawkes

In the dead of night, they gather under an old wooden bridge - a spying cat, a watchful witch, a hobgoblin sprite, and their scary companions. But on the bridge sits a brave young girl who'd rather play a trick than be gobbled up as a treat! This giant Halloween favorite is perfect for classroom sharing.

The Man Who Made Time Travel

Kathryn Lasky, Kevin Hawkes

Who would solve one of the most perplexing scientific problems of all time?

This dramatic picture-book biography brings to life — with illustrations that glow with wit and inspiration — the fascinating story of the quest to measure longitude. While the scientific establishment of the eighteenth century was certain that the answer lay in mapping the heavens, John Harrison, an obscure, uneducated clockmaker, dared to imagine a different solution: a seafaring clock. How Harrison held fast to his vision and dedicated his life to the creation of a small jewel of a timepiece that would change the world is a compelling story — as well as a memorable piece of history, science, and biography.

Handel: Who Knew What He Liked

M.T. Anderson, Kevin Hawkes

“This is George Frederick Handel. He looks very satisfied with things. He’s smiling a little, as if he’s very sure of himself. You’d have to be very sure of yourself to wear a wig that gigantic”.

So begins this story which documents Handel’s life.

Island of the Aunts

Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes

Somewhere in the Atlantic on a mysterious island, three eccentric women care for an assortment of astonishing creatures—not just seals, fish, and gulls, but mermaids, selkies, a couple of ghosts, a very long talking worm, and a boobrie that lays eggs so large, just one will make seventy-two omelets. But caring for so many, even the magical ones, is hard work, and Etta, Coral, and Myrtle are getting older. Perhaps if they kidnapped a few sensible children to help…

Which children the “aunts” choose and what happens to them on the island make for another wildly inventive and funny read by master storyteller Eva Ibbotson.

Dial-A-Ghost

Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes

When little Oliver Smith inherits the gloomy mansion Helton Hall, his scheming cousins, the Snodde-Brittles, are determined to rid themselves of the orphan heir. They have a perfect plan. They will hire some terrifying ghosts from the Dial-a-Ghost Agency to scare the boy to death. But, as in any Eva Ibbotson novel, the fantastic creatures do not necessarily behave as expected-they are a little too human for that. Soon the ghosts, led by a mysterious girl spirit named Adopta, have joined with Oliver against his cousins. But they may have underestimated the depths of the Snodde-Brittles’ evil….

The laughs and frights are thick in this spooky story, which is sure to join Eva Ibbotson’s other books as classics of the genre.