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The Midnight Folk

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by John Masefield
Madeleine L'Engle
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The Midnight Folk introduces readers to Kay Harker, the orphaned boy who is also the hero of John Masefield’s classic Christmas fantasy, The Box of Delights. Kay lives in a vast old country house, and is looked after by an unpleasant duo: the oily and egregious Sir Theopompous and the petulant and punitive Sylvia Daisy Pouncer. In her zeal to educate Kay on the finer points of Latin grammar, Sylvia Daisy has even taken away all of Kay’s toys. Life seems very dull, until out of an old family portrait steps Kay’s great-grandfather, a sea captain, who, if legend is to be believed, made off with a fabulous treasure.
Soon Kay is engaged in a thrilling quest that begins each night as the clock strikes twelve, taking him into the enchanted and dangerous world of the Midnight Folk: pirates, highwaymen, talking animals, and a gang of witches led by none other than Sylvia Daisy (in cahoots, as in The Box of Delights, with the arch-villain Abner Brown). In the end, it is that ragtag team of old toys that rallies to support Kay and save the day.
A book to set beside C.S. Lewis’s Narnia tales and Joan Aiken’s Wolves of Willoughby Chase—not to mention the Harry Potter series—The Midnight Folk is a wonderful and enthralling contribution to the great English tradition of children’s literature, beloved by adults and children alike.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Kay Harker

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 13, 2013

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781590177853

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781590177853
      • File size: 3200 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 830
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2009
      This newly edited precursor to [cf2]The Box of Delights[cf1] first introduces readers to young Kay Harker. While searching for a treasure that will elevate his circumstances and clear his great-grandfather's name, Kay encounters pirates, witches, and even King Arthur. The prose is dense, but readers looking for classic fantasy tales will be charmed by this story and its old-fashioned black-and-white illustrations.

      (Copyright 2009 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:830
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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