Guest by Mary Downing Hahn (Fantasy)

Guest by Mary Downing Hahn

     Growing up in Mirkwood with the perfect babby brother can be a pain. At least that is what Mollie thinks. Yeah, he never cries, and he’s sweet and cute as a button, but sometimes a girl just gets tired of all the attention given to the little one. One day when she is out weeding the garden, watching her little brother Thomas, she just wishes that he hadn’t even been born. After all, there is always so much work, and he certainly can’t help with any of it. Still, at least he is a good babby. No one can ever say he is a good and charming child though, because if they do, the Kinde Folke might come and take him and give them a horrible changeling in his place. Mollie makes a terrible mistake and the Kinde Folke put a changling in her brother's place. It seems the only one who can fix this horrible situation is Mollie herself.

Recommended for grades 6 and up.