Secret World of Arrietty Film Comic, Vol. 1

By Hayao Miyazaki

Book Overview

Based on the beloved classic The Borrowers by Mary Norton

Arrietty isn't your ordinary fourteen-year-old girl--she is small enough to make her home under the floorboards of a typical house, "borrowing" what she and her family need from the giants in whose shadows they live. A young boy named Shawn befriends Arrietty, but when adults discover the Borrowers, Arrietty and Shawn must work together to save her family. Based on the classic novel by Mary Norton, The Secret World of Arrietty is a delight for all ages.

Arrietty isn't your ordinary fourteen-year-old girl--she is small enough to make her home under the floorboards of a typical house. Everything she and her family have they've borrowed or made from things they've borrowed--and only a little at a time, so the ladies of the house won't notice. A boy named Shawn discovers Arrietty, and before long a friendship begins to blossom. Based on the classic novel by Mary Norton, The Secret World of Arrietty is a delight for all ages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421541165
• ISBN13: 9781421541167
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7