The Borrowers Aloft
by Mary Norton (Author)
Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock – the family of tiny Borrowers – think they have at last found an ideal home. They've moved into a house in a miniature village built as a hobby by a retired railroad man. The village is the perfect size for the Borrowers, and after the hardships they've faced, the Clocks gratefully settle into the luxury of having a "proper" house. The easy life makes them careless.
Or, rather, it makes Arrietty careless. She befriends a "human bean," and the next thing Arrietty knows, she and her family have been kidnapped. Their captors are a greedy married couple, called the Platters, who have big plans for the little people. They have created their own miniature village in a glass case and plan to imprison the Borrowers within – like animals in a zoo – for the rest of their lives.
Or, rather, it makes Arrietty careless. She befriends a "human bean," and the next thing Arrietty knows, she and her family have been kidnapped. Their captors are a greedy married couple, called the Platters, who have big plans for the little people. They have created their own miniature village in a glass case and plan to imprison the Borrowers within – like animals in a zoo – for the rest of their lives.
Borrowers Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: BorrowersReading level: 7+
Books in series: 5
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: classic fantasy family friendship adventure
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. The Borrowers (1952)2. The Borrowers Afield (1954)
3. The Borrowers Afloat (1959)
4. The Borrowers Aloft (1961)
5. The Borrowers Avenged (1982)