Catherine Dexter Books
Gertie's green thumb
Eleven-year-old Gertie, lover of plants and animals, finds a working wishbone in the park and turns her family's home into a magical "House of Nature."
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The doll who knew the future
When they become the guardians of a talking doll that is actually the reincarnated Oracle of Delphi, three youngsters soon discover how difficult their task will be.
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Safe return
In the early nineteenth century, a Swedish orphan worries that she will again lose someone she loves when her aunt sails to Stockholm during the stormiest season.
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A is for apple, W is for witch
Ten-year-old Apple, who can't wait to be a witch like her mother, tries to use a spell to teach pesky Barnaby a lesson and gets into serious trouble.
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A is for apple, W is for witch
Ten-year-old Apple, who can't wait to be a witch like her mother, tries to use a spell to teach pesky Barnaby a lesson and gets into serious trouble.
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The gilded cat
Twelve-year-old Maggie buys a mummified cat at a yard sale and is drawn into a frightening world of ancient Egyptian magic.
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