A magical cat and an adventure to a mysterious island

Tales of fantasy and adventure for kids ages 9-12 [READ MORE]( [C]([ARBONEL]( The King of the Cats Barbara Sleigh After spending her summer school vacation cleaning houses, Rosemary has some money to spend. An old lady at the market talks her into spending her earnings on a second-rate broom and a cat—or so it seems. The cat proves to be royalty, the broom proves to be magical, and the old lady proves to be a witch! Rosemary’s cat, Carbonel, soon enlists her help in an adventure to free him from a hideous spell and return him to his rightful throne. But along the way Rosemary and her friend John must do some clever sleuthing, work a little magic of their own, and—not least—put up with the demands of a very haughty cat. [READ MORE]( [THE ISLAND OF HORSES]( Eilís Dillon Few who have ventured to the Island of Horses have lived to tell the tale. Yet one day young Pat Conroy and his friend Danny MacDonagh head off anyway, telling their parents that they are fishing for eels. On the island they find no ghosts but many mysteries, including a beautiful—and tame—black colt. But when they return home, with the colt in tow, they find themselves launched into a world of trouble. Before their adventure is over, the boys must brave rough seas and the murderous duplicity of a conniving horse trader, with only the advice of Pat’s frail grandmother and their own good sense to guide them. For three days only, [C]([arbonel](and [I]([sland of Horses]( will be available at 30% off, along with other titles in the NYRB Kids series: [Lizard Music]( by Daniel Pinkwater [Uncle]( by J.P. Martin, preface by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Quentin Blake [The Magic Pudding]( by Norman Lindsay, with an introduction by Philip Pullman [The Pushcart War]( by Jean Merrill, illustrated by Ronni Solbert [An Episode of Sparrows]( by Rumer Godden [The Rescuers]( by Margery Sharp, illustrated by Garth Williams [Mistress Masham's Repose]( by T.H. White, illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg [The Wind on the Moon]( by Eric Linklater, illustrated by Nicolas Bentley [Charlotte Sometimes]( by Penelope Farmer You are receiving this message because you signed up for email newsletters from NYRB. You can [choose the types of mailings you wish to receive](: [Update preferences]( New York Review Books 435 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 Not a subscriber? Sign up for our newsletter [here](. [Unsubscribe](