The Twelve and the Genii is a children's fantasy novel by Pauline Clarke, published in 1962. It was awarded the Carnegie Medal and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. Its title in the U.S. is The Return of the Twelves. It concerns twelve toy wooden soldiers that at one time belonged to Branwell Brontë and his sisters (the original "Genii" of the title).
The Twelve and the Genii is a children's fantasy novel by Pauline Clarke, published in 1962. It was awarded the Carnegie Medal and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. Its title in the U.S. is The Return of the Twelves. It concerns twelve toy wooden soldiers that at one time belonged to Branwell Brontë and his sisters (the original "Genii" of the title).
