The Twelve and the Genii

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name = The Twelve and the Genii
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image_caption = First edition, 1962
author = Pauline Clarke
illustrator = Cecil Leslie
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Fantasy novel
publisher = Faber and Faber
pub_date = 1962
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media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 185pp
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"The Twelve and the Genii" is a children's fantasy novel by Pauline Clarke, published in 1962. It was awarded the Carnegie Medal. Its title in the US is "The Return of the Twelves". It concerns twelve toy wooden soldiers that at one time belonged to Branwell Brontë and his sisters (the "Genii" of the title). [ [http://www.antiqbook.co.uk/boox/pitman/002537.shtml Book description] ]

Plot summary

Max, an eight-year-old boy whose family has just moved to Yorkshire, discovers some old toy soldiers in the attic. He and his sister Jane are surprised and delighted to find that they can come to life. He gradually learns that they once belonged to the Brontës, who wrote stories about their adventures. The soldiers are brave, intelligent and very independent, so the children are determined that they should not fall into the hands of collectors to be put on display.

ee also

*Anne Brontë for an account of the soldiers and the Brontës

References

External links

* [http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=95 Carnegie Winners - Living Archive]