a Witch (1989) The Secret of Platform 13 (1994) Dial-a-Ghost (1996) Monster Mission (1999); later, and in the US, Island of the Aunts Journey to the River Sea (2001) The Star of Kazan (2004) The Beasts of Clawstone Castle (2005) The Haunting of Hiram (2008) The Dragonfly Pool (2008) The Ogre of Oglefort (2010) One Dog and his Boy (2010) The Abominables (London: Marion Lloyd Books, 2012, ), published posthumously Adult and young adult fiction A Countess Below Stairs (1981); later, The Secret Countess (2007) Magic Flutes (1982); later, The Reluctant Heiress (2009) A Glove Shop in Vienna: And Other Stories (1984), a collection A Company of Swans (1985) Madensky Square (1988) The Morning Gift (1993) A Song for Summer (1997) Awards Best Romantic Novel of the Year Published in England, Romantic Novelists Association, 1983, Magic Flutes Carnegie Medal shortlist 1978, Which Witch? shortlist 2001, Journey to the River Sea; shortlist 2005, The Star of Kazan Best Books designation, School Library Journal, 1998, The Secret of Platform 13 Nestle Smarties Book Prize shortlist 1998, The Secret of Platform 13 winner 2001, ages 9–11 years, Journey to the River Sea silver medal 2004, 9–11 years, The Star of Kazan Whitbread Children's Book of the Year, 2001 shortlist, Journey to the River Sea Guardian Children's Fiction Prize highly commended runner up 2001, Journey to the River Sea shortlist 2010, The Ogre of Oglefort 28 May 17 Sep shortlist 2012, The Abominables Film and television Ibbotson wrote Linda Came Today (1962) for television In 1978, she wrote Der Große Karpfen Ferdinand und andere Weihnachtsgeschichten for German television. In 2004 Enda Walsh was adapting Island of the Aunts for a feature film. A film adaptation of The Great Ghost Rescue was completed in 2011, directed by the French Yann Samuell. The Haunting of Hiram C. Hopgood was adapted by Gail Gilchriest. See also References External links "Author of the month: Eva Ibbotson" (August 2004), The Guardian Penguin Reading Guide: Eva Ibbotson. Ibbotson: "Ich brauche ein glückliches Ende" (2006), a German-language radio interview 1925 births 2010 deaths English Jewish writers English children's writers British historical novelists English romantic fiction writers British writers of young adult literature Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of Bedford College, London Alumni of Durham University Jewish emigrants from Austria to the United Kingdom after the Anschluss RoNA Award winners 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists 20th-century English women writers