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Afternoon of the Elves (Novel) (Paperback)

by Janet Taylor Lisle (Author)
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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: G P Putnam's Sons; Reissue edition (May 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0698118065
  • ISBN-13: 978-0698118065
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 308,336 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her mysterious, silent mother.

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4.0 out of 5 stars magic and unexpected friendship, 2 Jul 1998
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This review is from: Afternoon of the Elves (School & Library Binding)
Hillary is an average girl, but her neighbor Sara-Kate is a strange person. Her clothing is always old and ill-fitting, and her back yard is the opposite of Hillary's neatly planted one. When Sara-Kate invites Hillary to come see the work of elves in her yard, it is surprising. Hillary has never thought of Sara-Kate as someone she'd like to be friends with. As the friendship grows, Hillary loses her skepticism about the elves, but she wonders about Sara-Kate. Why isn't she allowed to explore Sara-Kate's house? Why hasn't she been introduced to her parents? What is it that the elves see in Sara-Kate's messy yard? Hillary learns about friendship and helping people in this light enjoyable read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars "MAGIC CAN BEGIN TO CHANGE THINGS", 8 May 1998
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This review is from: Afternoon of the Elves (Hardcover)
Someone is building a village for elves in Sara-Kate's junky backyard--could it really be that she has Elves back there? Nextdoor Hillary just has to find out and is fascinated inspite of herself. She wants to be socially correct and her somewhat snobby girlfriends at school shun the trashy girl and her recluse mother. But Hillary is torn between her fancy friends who sneer at Sarta-Kate's pedigree and her own delight in the possibility of Elves as neighbors.

Is there some kind of Magic at work back there that draws her, begs for her help, binds her to secrecy and makes her do the work of the Elves? And if she sacrifices all--even lies and steals for them--will they ever really Trust her as they do Sara-Kate? Will Hillary learn to see with Noticing eyes? First she must become a believer.

Hillary learns a lot about Elves from Sara-Kate, but how does this mysterious girl know so much to begin with? "It isn't where you look for elves so much as how you look...go slowly, quietly and look deep." So which of them is the best friend of the elves after all? And how can Hillary best prove her friendship to Sara-Kate, who insists that people like herself can not just ask for help; they have to steal it? Can the elves help their protector, Sara-Kate, or will she have to steal for her ailing mother? Is it all right to steal for a good cause? A fascinating book for instrosepctive and imaginative readers, about the processes of clinging to childhood and combatting adult mentality.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Two different girls overcome obstacles to become friends., 23 April 1999
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This review is from: Afternoon of the Elves (Hardcover)
Sara-Kate Connolly and Hillary Lenox are two very different girls who are next door neighbors. Hillary is a very popular fourth grader, who had two best friends who were stuck up and they disliked Sara-Kate. Hillary realy thinks Sara-Kate is mean, and since Hillary dresses in designer clothes. She thinks Sara-Kate is a really awful dresser. Sara-Kate is supposed to be in fifth grade but she was held back. She tries to act like an adult and boss around people because she's older. Sara-Kate and Hillary are a lot different, but in spite of all that they were next door neighbors. They saw each other a lot. Sara-Kate told Hillary there was an elf village in her backyard. Hillary did not belive her so Sara-Kate let her come and see it. Hillary could not belive what she saw. Sara-Kate invited Hillary to come see the elf village. One day Hillary went to Sara-Kate's backyard like she did every day,but Sara-Kate was nowhere to be seen. Sara-Kate opened the door quickly and told Hillary to come in and have lunch. Hillary came in and had lunch but one thing she forgot was to tell her mom where she was going. Her mom came to Sara-Kate's house looking for her. She came in and asked Hillary and Sara-Kate where Sara-Kate's mom was,neither of them said any thing so Hillary's mom went upstairs. She came down and left to get help.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Enjoyable
An entertaining book. It's been a couple years since I read it, but I remember enjoying it! It puts an interesting point of view on elves, and I can almost say I'm just like... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excitement, Emotion, All in one book?
This book I can recommend for most anyone. It's one of my favorites, and I hope everyone that wants to can get a chance to read it. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars I liked it alot.
This book was cool. I like when They make a well out of a bottlecap. It is really misterious about the very sick mom and sad when Sarah-Jane has to leave. An imaginative story. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 1998

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