When Jane is attacked by a man with raven-black wings, she escapes to a magical land called Hotland, and she discovers that she is the only one who can defeat an evil king bent on destroying civilization.

Victor Vicuna is nervous about his vacation to Verna Aardvark's Volcano Village, and Verna's pet raven makes him even more nervous.

1869. While on a much-needed respite with her husband Sam in Nottinghamshire, undertaker Violet Harper is summoned to Welbeck Abbey by the Fifth Duke of Portland to prepare a body. His Grace is known as the "mad duke," and Violet has more than an inkling of why when she arrives at the grand estate and discovers that the corpse in question is that of the duke's favorite raven, Aristotle. Many of the duke's servants believe a dead raven is a harbinger...

Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!" and causes chaos wherever he goes--but Arabel loves her new feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer. Chaos follows Mortimer, the zany and impulsive raven, wherever he goes and the Jones family is not the same after young Arabel Jones

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In their magic tree house, Jack and Annie are again transported to King Arthur's realm, where invisible beings, giant ravens, and mistaken magic spells have a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night.

Gumluck, a young, naíve wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.

"Everyone knows the nature-loving Gorillas have their own way of doing things. But that's not going to stop Laval from training them to be warriors. Or Wilhurt from stealing their CHI! Will the Gorillas keep their mellow, or will they go bananas? Then, Rizzo the Raven holds an auction between Crooler and Windra--two of the most vicious animals in Chima. This may be one deal that's too hot for even a Raven to handle!"--P. [4] of cover.

A raven is changed into a spectacular creature but at a royal banquet he realizes beauty isn't everything and now must find a way to change back.