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An unabridged audiocassette edition of Wild Robert was published in 1992 by Chivers Audio Books, with Jane Asher as the reader.
Jones typically writes humorous fantasies involving family problems and the uses of magical powers. Aunt Maria (1991) is a deftly crafted young adult novel that features the subduing of a family and an entire town by the magical powers of elderly Aunt Maria. Themes of maturation, family tension, and totalitarianism emerge as young Mig and her brother Chris seek to overturn the magic.
Jones's Howl's Moving Castle and its sequel Castle in the Air blend magic with the element of romance for young adults. In the hilarious Howl's Moving Castle, a young hatter named Sophie is transformed by a witch into a bossy old housekeeper. She ends up in the castle of a vain, selfish wizard named Howl, and they bicker constantly. Castle in the...
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