Afternoon of the Elves
# Afternoon of the Elves

Afternoon of the Elves is a 1989 children's novel by author Janet Taylor Lisle. Afternoon of the Elves was a Newbery Medal Honor Book in 1990. The plot centers around the budding friendship between a popular elementary-school student named Hillary, and her misanthropic next-door neighbor Sarah-Kate. The two investigate a tiny village in Sarah-Kate's back yard, and as the story progresses, more of Sarah-Kate's personal life is revealed.

