18 books like Duffy and the devil
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through it in his toy car, transporting him to the Kingdom of Wisdom, once…
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Devil's Race
Sixteen-year-old John Proud is tormented by the ghost of an evil ancestor, with his own name and his own face, who was hanged in 1854 for being a demon.
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The Crimson Fairy Book
Twenty four fairy tales from the folklore of Hungary, Russia, Rumania, Serbia, Tunis, Finland, Iceland, Japan, and Sicily.
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The Pink Fairy Book
A collection of more than thirty fairy tales gathered from all over the world.
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Lizzie Dripping
A sumptuous collection of favourite tales by renowned author Helen Cresswell, with exquisite illustrations by Siân Bailey.Open this book and enter the magical world of fairy tales, a land of mystery and enchantment, alive with handsome princes, wicked queens and beautiful heroines.This classically beautiful collection brings together twelve popular fairy tales, retold by well-known author Helen…
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The Faithful Friend
A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.
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One fine day
After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again
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The girl who loved wild horses
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.
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In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories
Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.
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The boy with two shadows
When a witch decides to go on holiday she looks for someone to look after her shadow. But having two shadows to look after, especially when one belongs to a witch, is a big job, as a little boy is about to find out."
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The Scary Stories Treasury
Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.
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Little Broomstick
A black cat that needs to rescue its brother from a witch's spell enlists the help of a lonely ten-year-old Mary Smith.
It is Tib the black cat who leads Mary to the strange flower in the woods. When she discovers a little broomstick shortly afterwards, she is astonished to feel it jump in to action. Before she can gather her wits, it is whisking her over the treetops, above the clouds, and in…
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Hansel and Gretel
"Hansel and Gretel" is a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm.
In this favorite Grimm Brothers tale, an evil stepmother sends Hansel and Gretel into the woods, but birds eat the crumb trail they drop along the trail to find their way back. Lost and hungry, they find a tempting house made of gingerbread...but can they trust the old woman inside? 
Hansel and…
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Wizard of Washington Square
David and Leilah are delighted to meet the wizard who lives in the park until he accidently turns David's dog into a statue and the statue is stolen.
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The dragon's tears
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Buri and the Marrow
An old woman and her daughter foil the attempts of several hungry animals to eat her while journeying across the forest.
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Which witch?
Arriman the Awful, feared Great Wizard of the North, has decided to marry, because he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the Beautiful. But his wife must be a witch of the darkest powers... A sorcery competition among the witches of Todcaster is held to discover which witch is the most potent and fiendish. The competition begins, and each witch it turn…
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Attack of the Fiend
When witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives, Tom, the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devil himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.
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