The Ingary Books by Diana Wynne Jones

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
* Shortlisted for the Phoenix Award 2006
* Shortlisted for Whitbread Award and the Carnegie Medal
* Winner of the Boston Globe/ Horn Book Award
* An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
* An ALA Notable Children’s Book
* ALA Best of the Best in YA 1966-1992
* Winner of the Golden Prize 2011 in Hungary, awarded by readers

In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and cloaks of invisibility really do exist, Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell. With nothing more to lose, Sophie makes her way to the castle that hovers above her town, unaware that it belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl, whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls...

“Imaginative and terribly funny ”
Michael Morpurgo
THE TELEGRAPH - 100 Best Books a Child Should Read

“Wit and humor glint from the pages"
THE HORN BOOK

CASTLE IN THE AIR
* An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
* An ALA Notable Children’s Book
* A BOOKLIST Editor’s Choice

The sequel to HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE: in the south of Ingary, a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer daydreams his life away until he is sold a magic carpet. This flies him to an enchanted garden where he falls in love with the beautiful princess, Flower-in-the-Night, only to have her snatched away from him by a wicked djinn.With only his magic carpet and his wits to help him, Abdullah sets off to rescue his princess...

“This is the Arabian Nights with a twist. Readers won’t put down the book until they figure out all its secrets.”
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)

"A bewitching romp, gratifying to mind, imagination, and funnybone."
KIRKUS REVIEWS