The Village Beyond the Mist

<p><strong>From the bestselling, Batchelder Award¿winning author and translator of <em>Temple Alley Summer</em> and <em>The House of the Lost on the Cape</em> comes the fantastic adventure that first inspired Hayao Miyazaki¿s beloved film, <em>Spirited Away</em>.</strong></p><p><strong>A mountain town that¿s not on any map, a messy bookstore with infinite doors, and a spoiled prince under a forgetful wizard¿s curse . . . this school break might hold more than Lina bargained for!</strong></p><p>Lina¿s father had suggested she go "someplace different" for the summer, and she''s beginning to wish she hadn¿t listened. She could be at her grandma¿s house in Nagano now, instead of trudging through a forest in search of a town that might not even exist. But when a gust of wind carries off her umbrella, it leads Lina down a secret path between the trees to a strange and incredible world. In the hidden village of Misty Valley, centaurs roam the cobblestone streets and gnomes visit shops stuffed