The Borrowers

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THE BORROWERS by Mary Norton
"Are there," asks Kate, "such things as people, other people, living in a house who borrow^ things?" When Mrs. May asfc, "What do you think?" Kate can only answer, "I don't know, there can't be. And yet and yet, sometimes I think there must be."
But who are the Borrowers? There aren't many of the miniature people left, for the rush of modem life doesn't suit them. They like to Uve in quiet, out-of-the-way country houses where things move in an orderly, well-established pattern. In just such a house lives the Clock family. Pod, Homily, and their daughter, Arrietty. They quietly and secretly make their Uving borrowing from the "human beans," until the day a human boy comes to hve in the house. In her youthful curiosity, Arrietty commits the worst Borrower mistake: she is "seen" by a "human bean" — and disaster follows. Aid comes from a most surprising source, and the Clock... Tovább

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THE BORROWERS by Mary Norton
"Are there," asks Kate, "such things as people, other people, living in a house who borrow^ things?" When Mrs. May asfc, "What do you think?" Kate can only answer, "I don't know, there can't be. And yet and yet, sometimes I think there must be."
But who are the Borrowers? There aren't many of the miniature people left, for the rush of modem life doesn't suit them. They like to Uve in quiet, out-of-the-way country houses where things move in an orderly, well-established pattern. In just such a house lives the Clock family. Pod, Homily, and their daughter, Arrietty. They quietly and secretly make their Uving borrowing from the "human beans," until the day a human boy comes to hve in the house. In her youthful curiosity, Arrietty commits the worst Borrower mistake: she is "seen" by a "human bean" — and disaster follows. Aid comes from a most surprising source, and the Clock family escapes to find a new life and further adventure.
"The world of the Borrowers is created with humor out of a perfection of matter-of-fact and consistent details, making a book that begs to be shared."
—The Horn Book Magazine
"The magic and charm of the writing convinces children and grown-ups, too, that Borrowers really do exist. Utterly captivating illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush." —School Library Journal
An American Library Association Distinguished Book
Winner of the Carnegie Medal in England A Lewis Carroll Shelf Award Book

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