Most Popular Books by Jane Langton

A young girl persists in being a tomboy despite the disapproval of her parents and classmates.

Life in the Halls'' house in Concord is many things, but it is never boring. Even something as simple as having a family friend come for a visit can lead to the unexpected, the enchanted, the mysterious -- in this case, the most amazing, most mysterious circus ever. From Uncle Krishna''s garbled phone message to the fantastic ending, the latest Hall Family Chronicle has all of the earmarks of a Jane Langton novel: fantasy, humor, and magic! Join Eleanor, Eddie, Georgie, their new friend Andy, and his twelve very large friends -- more about them later -- in Jane Langton''s The Mysterious Circus.

This lovely retelling of one of the lesser known tales of the Saint Francis''s lessons centers on the legend of the great wolf of Gubbio, a ferocious canine who terrorized the town and was slowly reducing it to penury and starvation. In nearby Assisi, Brother Francis heard of their plight and came to their rescue. Unbelievingly, the villagers watched from the ramparts as Brother Francis called to the wolf, tamed it with his tenderness, and made it pledge that if the people of Gubbio would care for it, he would do them no harm. He took the pledge and lived in harmony with the citizens of the city until his death.

The peaceful town of Concord, Massachusetts is steeped in a glorious past, celebrating, as it did each year, the pageant of Paul Revere''s fateful ride and the birth of American liberty. But this year, the Shot Heard Round the World would be followed by more sinister gunfire. Suddenly Concord was swept up in a mystery of the past and the menace of the future, plunged into a race against death with a killer in the saddle and a lovely young woman caught under the pounding hooves of terror.

Relying on the illusory art of Dutch printmaker M.C. Escher as a binding device and a source of clues, Langton''s 16th offbeat Homer Kelly book follows crystallographer Leonard Sheldrake as he pursues the enigmatic Frieda, who disappears after they meet at an Escher exhibition at a Cambridge, Mass., art gallery. The mystery here is less about the murders that crop up occasionally in this whimsical narrative than about identity. Who is this Frieda, and who is her vindictive cousin Kitty? There''s a dead baby in the past, but whose? And who was responsible for its death? Amateur sleuths Homer and wife Mary help Leonard in his search, while Leonard''s own personality blurs as he drifts between reality and the twisted world of Escher''s art.

A collection of eighty poems by the 19th century reclusive poet accompanied by paintings and drawings.

The Dante Game takes Homer Kelly to magnificent, mysterious Florence, where he finds himself entangled in a mystery of murdered lovers, the disappearance of a star pupil, and a heroin ring shut down by the Pope''s antidrug campaign.

Ivan, the merchant''s third son, having patience and an eye for opportunity, barters the cargo of his ship for a princess and a fortune.

A young woman discovers a new world of experiences and fascinating friends during her first semester at college.

Convinced, through a series of coincidences, that she is the future Queen of England, a young girl decides to use her royal connections to help her family through the Depression.

The swing that hung in the summerhouse which their uncle Prince Krishna, built, brought Eleanor and Edward on a series of extraordinary journeys in Concord, Massachusetts.

Murder strikes in the natural history museum of the University of Oxford, famed for its zoological specimens. PI Homer Kelly, a Harvard professor who is in town to give a lecture, will solve it.

Convinced, through a series of coincidences, that she is the future Queen of England, a young girl decides to use her royal connections to help her family through the Depression.

Georgie''s fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she is befriended by a Canada goose.

Descriptive historical booklet relating to the Vanderhoof Hardware Store, a family owned business in Concord, Mass., which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.