The box of delights, or When the wolves were running
by John Masefield
Middle grade · ages 9–12 · grades 4–7 · 820L · 388 pages · 2008
Why we'd hand it over
A strange, wind-through-time adventure with genuine menace and a lavish 1920s setting; the prose is rich and demands a patient, confident reader, but rewarding for kids ready for Masefield's particular dreaminess.