The Borrowers
by Mary Norton
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appears in For 8 Year Olds, For 10 Year Olds, and Fantasy.
Beneath the kitchen floor is the world of the Borrowers Pod and Homily Clock and their daughter, Arrietty. In their tiny home, matchboxes double as roomy dressers and postage stamps hang on the walls like paintings. Whatever the Clocks need they simply "borrow" from the "human beans" who live above them. It's a comfortable life, but boring if yo...
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appears in For 8 Year Olds, For 10 Year Olds, and Fantasy.
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