Afternoon of the Elves

{{Short description|1989 adolescent novel by Janet Taylor Lisle}}

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| author = Janet Taylor Lisle

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| country = United States

| language = English

| genre = novel

| publisher = Orchard Books

| pub_date = 1989

| media_type = Print

| pages = 128

| isbn = 0590439448

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Afternoon of the Elves is a 1989 children's novel by author Janet Taylor Lisle.{{Cite book|url=http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-afternoon-of-the-elves/#gsc.tab=0|title = Afternoon of the Elves Summary}} Afternoon of the Elves was a Newbery Medal Honor Book in 1990.{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present |url=https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) |language=en}} 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.