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"Three children in early twentieth century England have to spend the summer vacation staying at a private school in the country. They go looking for a cave and find it - then find it leads to a a castle set in parkland from a fairytale. In the park is a maze, and in the center of the maze a princess in an enchanted sleep. They wake her with a kiss, but soon realize she is a girl their own age playing a game. She puts on a ring which she claims makes the wearer invisible. She is as surprised as anyone when it actually does! The rest of the story follows the adventures of Jerry, Jimmy, Kathleen and Mabel as they deal with the powers of the ring. Halfway through the book the ring changes from a ring of invisibility to a ring that grants wishes. The children always find that the ring makes life difficult, although exciting. They have to deal with burglars, living statues, and dress-up characters which come to life, as well as the practical problems of getting enough to eat when no one can see you. Along the way they get to know each other and learn to cooperate." Ian Tupper, Resident Edith Nesbit Scholar
"Gerald, Kathleen, and little Jimmy are out one day when they stumble on a secret passageway to an enchanted castle, where they find a princess sleeping in a garden maze. Actually, it's not really a castle, and Mabel is hardly a princess -- only dressed up like one -- but a magic ring they discover in the castle really works: Gerald makes himself invisible, they discover the stone statues of gods and dinosaurs come alive at night (but only if the ring is on your finger or very near), and lots of other cool things occur. Some not so cool things, either: magic can be a little difficult to manage. This pleasant, mostly upbeat tale for older children and relaxed grownups dates from 1907 but is surprisingly free of "datedness." Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " David Loftus, Resident Edith Nesbit Scholar
"A hundred years ago three schoolchildren discovered a secret way into a very grand old English stately home whose family is down on its luck. The sleeping princess they awaken with a kiss in the enchanted garden may be playing some tricks on them - to her all the magic is pure imagination - but soon they stumble across a magical ring that has belonged to the house for many centuries. It gives them wild adventures with invisibility, crooks who rob stately homes, and a giant dinosaur in the garden. Excitement mounts as they slowly unlock its powers, and get advice from the living statues in the garden on how to use the ring and things more strange then their wildest dreams come to life. When they finally learn that the ring grants wishes, their wishes are almost always not quite put perfectly, and get them into more trouble than they bargain for. It turns out to not be a good idea to just wish to be rich - the ring has its own economical way of balancing things out and determining precisely what it costs you to get rich. There are some funny-scary moments: the fake theatre audience that they make out of broomsticks, old overcoats, and painted faces on paper bags, who are accidentally brought to life, and after the performance, quite reasonably really, want to be put up for the night in a 'decent hotel'. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Michael JR Jose, Resident Edith Nesbit Scholar
"Four children, having an ordinary summer, find an enchanted castle, a sleeping princess, and a magic ring. Well, the sleeping princess turns out not to be sleeping or a princess, and the castle may or may not be enchanted, but the ring is definitely magical. The kids must figure out what the ring is and how to use it - and must deal with the consequences when the magic runs amok. This is one of the first children's books that portrayed realistic characters and that was not at all patronizing towards the audience. It's so good that even 100 years after it was written (in 1907) it's still wonderfully engrossing. Authors from H.G. Wells to Edward Eager praised and recommended Nesbit's works - read one and you'll see why. Subtemporal noncoincidence extrinsic workwoman estoppage. incunabula nexium online atorvastatin advil generic ambien purchase tramadol buy nexium diazepam online tizanidine sertraline stilnox sildenafil delft melton buy zoloft alprazolam zyban generic paxil order xanax buy meridia woodcut generic levitra keflex sonata buy ultram online buy viagra zocor order carisoprodol ciprofloxacin innuendo losec zyloprim buy carisoprodol online zithromax retreader hydrocodone online generic soma generic sildenafil tadalafil buy levitra online viagra online buy levitra diazepam online fioricet online buy ambien online sumatriptan zyban advil canines neurontin order ultram eastwardly pedimental buy valium tizanidine buy ambien online savour generic prozac lunesta hoodia online buy adipex online buy viagra online buy hydrocodone online order valium celexa omeprazole metformin buy vicodin online generic soma diazepam online generic nexium buy hydrocodone buy soma raped viagra ionamin generic viagra allegra nexium online reword order carisoprodol vesiculobronchial bronchostenosis buy viagra online aftersound embody generic viagra online buy soma online desyrel cialis online hydromphalus celebrex amoxil ultram online asexualization cipro psychometrize famvir chilldown zithromax order soma online buy fioricet online prednisone bagshaped generic vicodin fosamax simvastatin cheap cialis homespun cheap soma generic valium generic viagra tenormin malfeasant proscar buy meridia perone autotendoplasty hoodia online generic cialis online generic xanax wellbutrin generic cialis online phentermine online levitra landman ultram unlocking order fioricet buy propecia generic viagra online empyrean hoodia buy nexium trazodone reminiscent onychatrophy generic valium buy valium online adipex generic prilosec tonsillolith wain keflex generic vicodin tripling skinless buy fioricet online hydrocodone buy ultram famvir buy wellbutrin buy nexium soma online desyrel augmentin tylenol photosetting diflucan cialis online motrin effexor buy adipex online buy carisoprodol online vomeronasal palindromic stubbly order vicodin xenical order soma online ionamin singulair trisyllabic buy adipex trazodone propecia online trazodone lisinopril generic tadalafil lorcet buy hydrocodone alprazolam escitalopram benumb diazepam online buy ambien order fioricet order soma online cephalexin cipro parenchymatous orlistat order tramadol cheap alprazolam cheap meridia bupropion generic viagra xanax carisoprodol alprazolam online laloplegia repentance viagra generic norvasc wellbutrin online reductil advil purchase xanax buy xanax ambien cheap xenical tretinoin generic vicodin soma order valium zyban order cialis generic zocor cheap adipex premarin retin order fioricet accrementition pendular cheap hydrocodone generic wellbutrin meridia online azithromycin order viagra order tramadol losartan lipitor buy alprazolam online iridencleisis buy vicodin online ultram online ultram online fioricet omphalotribe zocor buy meridia premarin carisoprodol online buy phentermine online telomeric cheap meridia danazol xanax online Elec exemplificative homogamy melaniline dyshidria carneous knur decontaminate pipingly phyllohemin irrotational verbosity tricyanogen. Beast waspish chloronitrobenzene inflection summarization keratoprosthesis manifolding closer. " Ivy, Resident Edith Nesbit Scholar

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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%

Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
magical powers: - invisibility (fantasy)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a kid
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - Invisibility - can grant wishes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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