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Author
Series
Emerald circus volume 2
Publisher
Tachyon
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Fantasy icon Jane Yolen (The Devils Arithmetic, Briar Rose, Sister Emilys Lightship) is adored by generations of readers of all ages. Now she triumphantly returns with this inspired gathering of fractured fairy tales and legends. Yolen breaks open the classics to reveal their crystalline secrets: a philosophical bridge that misses its troll, a spinner of straw as a falsely accused moneylender, the villainous wolf adjusting poorly to retirement. Each...
8) Dove Isabeau
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Young, beautiful Dove Isabeau is turned into a fire-breathing dragon by her evil stepmother and is saved from the spell by her true love, Kemp Owain.
10) The flying witch
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates how a turnip farmer's daughter outwits the fearsome witch Baba Yaga.
11) Briar Rose
Author
Series
Publisher
T. Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Accident-prone, thirteen-year-old Gorse, the youngest fairy in her family, falls into a trap while on her way to the palace to bless the newborn princess, Talia, but arrives in time to give a gift which, although seemingly horrific, may prove to be a real blessing in this take-off on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty.
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The Giants go camping in the second book about the huge-hearted family from the bestselling and beloved team Jane Yolen and Tomie dePaola in this series for Aladdin QUIX, a line of fun-to-read, short chapter books. Dazzle, Grizzle, Grub, Grab, and Dab share the fun and surprises of a camping trip to the mountains."--
17) Firebird
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Russian folktale in which Prince Ivan encounters the magical Firebird who helps him defeat the evil Kostchei.
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In this contemporary poetic retelling of the iconic myth, a teenage girl fleeing an abusive home takes refuge in the woods with a fairy-tale witch.
A harsh, controlling father. A quiescent mother. A house that feels like anything but a home. Natasha gathers the strength to leave, and comes upon a little house in the wood: a house that walks about on chicken feet and is inhabited by a fairy tale witch. In finding Baba Yaga, Natasha finds her voice,...
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