Wed Nov 17 06:37:26 2010 UTClccn-n50-80396Authors, English--21st century0.150.260.44Jill_Paton_Walshn 50080396oca00113973aPaton Walsh, Jill,1937-Paton Walsh, Gillian,1937-Walsh, Jill Paton,1937-lccn-n79-46044Sayers, Dorothy L.(Dorothy Leigh)1893-1957lccn-sh86-6668Wimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious character)lccn-sh91-2268Vane, Harriet (Fictitious character)lccn-sh2006-238Quy, Imogen (Fictitious character)lccn-n80-44873Avery, Gillian1926-lccn-n50-9203Farmer, Penelope1939-lccn-n84-34309Women's Land Army (Great Britain)lccn-n79-103901Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, England)lccn-n92-46439Lambert, Stephen1964-illlccn-n79-11022Cole, BrockillPaton Walsh, Jill1937-Paton Walsh, Jill1937-100Historical fictionMystery fictionDetective and mystery storiesChildren's storiesWar storiesDomestic fictionBiographical fictionByzantine EmpireSummerSharingSeals (Animals)SingersArtist coloniesBirthfathersMothers and daughtersThemistocles,--ca. 524-ca. 459 B.CCollege theaterHamlet (Shakespeare, William)England--St. Ives (Cornwall)England--Fens, TheGhost storiesChild laborSpace and timeBombardment of London (England : 1940-1941)Children's stories, EnglishGrandmothersLife on other planetsDetective and mystery storiesEngland--EyamPlagueIslandsMiddle AgesDarling, Grace,--1815-1842Feral childrenMonksEurope, CentralCommunismScotlandScience fictionRefugeesLarge type booksUniversity of CambridgeWomen's Land Army (Great Britain)Great BritainFrance--ParisWorld War (1939-1945)England--CambridgeQuy, Imogen (Fictitious character)England--LondonNursesEnglandHistoryVane, Harriet (Fictitious character)Women detectivesWimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious character)Juvenile worksFiction19371966196719691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020114196833712book823.914pz7.p2735132514591948295334ocn038096860sw038096860:lccn-n50-80396Truebook19980.39Sayers, Dorothy LMystery fictionDetective and mystery storiesDetective and mystery stories, English

In the process of discussing with her husband the plot of her latest novel, mystery writer Lady Wimsey finds the solution to a real-life murder. The novel is an unfinished 1930s manuscript by British writer Sayers, completed by Walsh on the basis of the outline.

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Drawing on the events of "The Wimsey Papers," a tale set during the Blitz in 1940 London finds Lord Peter conducting secret business for the Foreign Office, while Harriet, caring for the family, is shocked by the murder of a young Land Girl.

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As their small stock of essential supplies dwindles, a group of refugees from earth struggle to make their strange new planet provide life's necessities.

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A novel of the effects of Communism on the lives of ordinary people in the aftermath of World War II chronicles fifty years in a small Eastern European town.

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Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940.

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Set in medieval Europe, this is the story of agirl who was abandoned as a baby and was raised bywolves. Found by shepherds, she is sent to a convent tolearn to speak and walk upright. There, she becomes theobject of an experiment to determine whether knowledgeof God is innate or revealed.

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Mall Percival tells how the plague came to her Derbyshire village of Eyam in the year 1665, how the villagers determined to isolate themselves to prevent further spread of the disease, and how three-fourths of them died before the end of the following year.

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After helping her father rescue the survivors of a shipwreck on the coast of England in 1838, Grace Darling finds her quiet life crumbling around her as she is unwillingly fashioned into a national hero.

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James's difficulty in adjusting to a new school and life in the Fens is further complicated by the request of an elderly neighbor to find his lucky piece, a task which puts James in some danger.

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Although Grandma has seen many wonderful sights around the world, none compare to the wonder of her bouncy, growing, "heaven-and-earthly" granddaughter Madeleine.

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Compelled to search for his half-brother Creep who some people insist is nonexistent, Christopher locates Parliamentary Papers containing Nathaniel Creep's personal narrative of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution 100 years earlier.

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A young Scottish girl has little use for her gift of second sight until the day the ghosties came.

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In Cambridge, England, three writers undertake to write a mathematician's biography and each in turn comes to an untimely end. To find out why, PI Imogen Quy, the school nurse at St. Agatha's College, travels to Wales, to discover genius, jealousy and murder.

9079849ocn076939971sw072868109:lccn-n50-80396Truebook2007Paton Walsh, JillMystery fictionDetective and mystery stories

The campus of St. Agatha's College, Cambridge University, is steeped in history. One particular building has a history that most would rather forget - a tower that has drawn several students to their death. It's a college tradition for students to try their luck jumping the gap between a window and a pediment. Nicknamed Harding's Folly, the tower has recently claimed another victim, a controversial Shakespearean scholar. Imogen Quy, college nurse and amateur sleuth, is surprised that such a brilliant man would take such a foolish risk, but tragic accidents do happen - however, is it an accident?

893106012ocn037043931sw037043931:lccn-n50-80396Truebook19970.40Paton Walsh, JillDomestic fiction

After her mother dies, a middle-aged Englishwoman tries to learn about her father, a secret the mother kept from her. The search takes her to a fishing port and artists' colony in Cornwall where she learns of her father's involvement in a lifeboat disaster.

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The recent heir to her grandmother's house, a young girl rents it for the summer to a professor and a group of students whose long, abstract, philosophical discussions become meaningful to her as the summer wears on.

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Everyone agrees that Philip Skellow fell to his death while robbing the Wyndham Case, an eccentric library with an even more eccentric legacy attached--everyone by Nurse Imogen Quy.

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Expecting the usual carefree and happy summer with her cousin Paul at their grandmother's seaside home, Madge finds this summer to be different from all the others.

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Birdy rescues Matthew from his orphan master and discovers that he has a voice of priceless beauty that eventually causes his mysterious disappearance. Will Birdy be able to save him?

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As he paints the lion, hawk, crocodile, and cobra that his son has managed to coax to serve as models for the decorations on the tomb of Prince Dhutmose, Pepi's father captures an even more important animal.

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Five writers, Robert Leeson, Maurice Sendak, Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer, and Jill Paton Walsh, talk about their work and a group of seven year-olds talk about how they choose what to read.

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The three authors discuss the difficulties and delights of writing for the younger age group. Also discuss quarrying childhood experiences for subject matter, death, grief and torment as subject matter, the difference between writing for children and adults, fantasy and magic and the child as reader.

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This Web site invites visitors to learn more about the life and works of children's and young adult author, Jill Paton Walsh. Visitors can browse through FAQs, read book summaries, find out about awards, and explore her upcoming books. In addition, viewers can learn more about Walsh's life and how she became an writer.

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Correspondence, artwork, and other materials, written, collected, and donated by Jane Langton. Because she actively corresponded with various authors and illustrators, the letters give insight to not only her relationships with these individuals, but also the development of work created by them.

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Authors Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer, and Jill Paton Walsh discuss their lives and work.

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Five children's authors (Maurice Sendak, Robert Leeson, Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh) discuss the various aspects of their work.

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Three leading writers of children's books discuss their work and approach with Heather Neill of The Times Educational Supplement.

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Three leading writers of children's books discuss their work and approach with Heather Neill of The Times Educational Supplement.

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A guide designed to enhance the reader's understanding

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