Books with author Margaret Lee

It just looks like an old fountain in a garden, nothing remarkable, half-hidden behind stone walls and a grove of trees. But twelve-year-old Cadence soon discovers that it’s remarkably, impossibly difficult to reach. And she also comes to find that she’s not the only one trying to get to it. What starts out as a pretty ordinary, lonely summer vacation, when Cadence goes to stay with the mysterious Mrs. Brier, quickly turns into a rather extraordinary quest. And, along the way, Cadence makes new friends – and enemies - in an adventure that leads her inexorably to the fountain in the garden, to legends, magic, and things well beyond imagining.

"C.C. Finds the Fearless Finch" resumes where "Popcorn's Adventure" ends. C.C., which is short for "Chickadee the Charming", wants to visit her new friend, Popcorn the canary. The thing is, Popcorn isn't an outside bird like C.C. and lives inside Harriet's House. Undaunted, the determined little bird discovers a way in and finds what she is looking for - and then some!Just like "Popcorn's Adventure", the illustrations in "C.C. Finds the Fearless Finch" are true to the appearance of their real counterparts - a nice learning tool for young readers.

Things don't go quite as planned when the family dogs come along for a trip to the beach.... In this lively read-aloud romp, Mahy takes the rhythm from "This is the way we wash our clothes" and transforms it into a rollicking walking tune for a summery morning adventure, complete with children, dogs, geese, and plenty of mud! The geese chase the children, the children chase the dogs, the dogs chase everything, and all share in the fun. With its catchy cadences and cheerful illustrations, this is one wild goose chase you won't forget."A wittier, more whimsical read-aloud will be hard to find." --Smithsonian

Mindblowing new novel from multi-awardwinning author, Margaret Mahy. Roland has everything a young man could wish for - good looks, enough money, a cool relationship with his mother, ready wit, intelligence, a sexy girlfriend, a perfect school record. So the fact that he committed a petty crime and that, somehow, one of his teachers knows about it is something he can hardly explain to himself, let alone anyone else. The teacher, Mr Hudson, uses this knowledge to blackmail Roland into befriending the school misfit - Jess Ferret. The reason he gives is concern for her wellbeing, but even Roland finds this rather far-fetched. And when Jess doesn't respond to his confident advances, he becomes intrigued with the girl for his own reasons. Roland discovers Jess's dark secret and also finds that he has one of his own...

Something very ancient and very evil is trapped in Walker’s woods and 13-year-old Ennis Walker is its only hope of escape. How? Rescue twelve endangered natural objects, collect a talisman for each save, and pay for the Bolderdrub’s release. With the help of friends Thena and Pat, Ennis finds himself saving all sorts of crawling and winged creatures and discovers a host of odd phenomena both in the woods and in himself.