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  • Bagthorpes V. the World: Being the Fourth Part of the Bagthorpe Saga

    Helen Cresswell

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Oct. 1, 1979)
    Overreacting to his recent bank statement and fearing imminent bankruptcy, Mr. Bagthorpe involves his family in a self-sufficiency campaign, and confusion results when cousin Daisy collides with Great-Aunt Lucy

  • Moondial

    Helen Cresswell

    Library Binding (Atheneum, Oct. 1, 1987)
    Minty, lonely and worried about her gravely ill mother, investigates the mysterious voices of ghostly children in the big house across the road and, through a magic moondial, meets Tom and Sarah, two children from distant times and places

  • Ordinary Jack: Being the First Part of The Bagthorpe Saga

    Helen Cresswell

    Hardcover (Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., Sept. 1, 1977)
    Eleven-year-old Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet.

  • Bagthorpes Unlimited: Being the Third Part of the Bagthorpe Saga

    Helen Cresswell

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Aug. 1, 1987)
    The arrival of the Bagthorpes' overly clever, overly snobbish relatives for a family reunion sets off a no-holds-barred battle of one-upmanship

  • Secret World of Polly Flint

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    Paperback (Five Leaves Publications, March 15, 2008)
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  • Bagthorpes Liberated

    Helen Cresswell

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Nov. 1, 1989)
    Upon returning from a vacation, the members of the eccentric Bagthorpe family find chaos as a tramp takes over their house, their maid disappears, and the demonic Cousin Daisy arrives with her pet goat.
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  • Bagthorpes Haunted

    Helen Cresswell

    Library Binding (Atheneum, Dec. 1, 1985)
    An eccentric family named Bagthorpe continues their comic adventures as they embark on a search for ghosts in Wales
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  • Bagthorpes v. the World: Being the Fourth Part of the Bagthorpe Saga

    Helen Cresswell

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Aug. 1, 1987)
    Overreacting to his recent bank statement and fearing imminent bankruptcy, Mr. Bagthorpe involves his family in a self-sufficiency campaign

  • Ordinary Jack

    Helen Cresswell

    Paperback (Oxford Univ Pr, Feb. 28, 2005)
    Everybody in Jack's family seems to be brilliant - apart from Jack and his downtrodden dog Zero. Even his little sister can beat him at swimming. But Jack's uncle Parker has come up with a plan to make him and Zero shine: they'll pretend that Jack can tell the future! If only they couldforesee what chaos the plan will cause . . .* Helen Cresswell is the much-loved writer of over 40 children's books. She's the author of classics such as Lizzie Dripping as well as having adapted The Demon Headmaster for television. She has been runner-up for the Carnegie Medal four times.

  • Bagthorpes Haunted: Being the Sixth Part of the Bagthorpe Saga

    Helen Cresswell

    Paperback (Puffin Books, March 1, 1988)
    An eccentric family named Bagthorpe continues their comic adventures as they embark on a search for ghosts in Wales

  • Bagthorpes Abroad: Being the Fifth Part of the Bagthorpe Saga

    Helen Cresswell

    Paperback (Puffin, Nov. 1, 1987)
    Chronicles the further adventures of the eccentric Bagthorpe family as they go on vacation to a reputedly haunted house in Wales.

  • BAGTHORPE SAGA ABSOLUTE ZER_PB

    Helen Cresswell

    Paperback (Harper Collins Childrens Books, May 4, 2017)
    After Uncle Parker wins a Caribbean cruise, the bitterly jealous Bagthorpes are gripped by competition mania, while Grandma starts a riot, Zero becomes the most famous dog in the country and TV crews record the glorious chaos. Age 9+