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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
With her signature mix of the grim and the delightful, award-winning author T. Kingfisher takes the old bones of fantasy and fairytale and makes them into something entirely new in this enchanting adventure. After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra--the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter--has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself. Seeking help from a...
Publisher
Hesperus Minor
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The first in a series of 12 fairy tale anthologies beloved of children in the nineteenth century. Andrew Lang collected stories from communities and traditions all over the world for his fairy books: from the Arabian Nights, China, and the Brothers Grimm. Many of the tales were translated into English for the first time for these anthologies, from languages as far afield as Russian, Norse, and Japanese. Republished here with many of the original illustrations....
Author
Series
Twisted tales (Liz Braswell) volume 9
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
What if Cinderella never tried on the glass slipper? Unable to prove that she's the missing princess, and unable to bear life under Lady Tremaine any longer, Cinderella attempts a fresh start, looking for work at the palace as a seamstress. But when the Grand Duke appoints her to serve under the king's visiting sister, Cinderella becomes witness to a grand conspiracy to take the king--and the prince--out of power, as well as a longstanding prejudice...
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Collection of stories told by Shahrazad to her husband King Shahryar in an effort to keep him from having her put to death, edited for children, and telling tales of Sinbad, Ali Baba, and other characters of the desert world.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the internationally bestselling A Man Called Ove, a charming, warmhearted novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants; and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight...
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
A bump on the head suffered during gym class causes middle school drama queen Nikki Maxwell to have a crazy dream where all of her acquaintances assume the roles of familiar fairy tale characters.
Author
Series
Cursebreaker series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
Eighteen for the three hundred twenty-seventh time, Prince Rhen despairs of breaking the curse that turns him into a beast at the end of each day until feisty Harper enters his life.
10) Cress
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth. When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is splintered. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price than she'd ever expected. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai, especially the cyborg mechanic.
Author
Series
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a collection of six short stories that transports readers to familiar and strange magical lands with haunted towns, hungry woods, talking beasts, and gingerbread golems.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
In this reimagining of The Arabian Nights, Shahrzad plans to avenge the death of her dearest friend by volunteering to marry the murderous boy-king of Khorasan, but discovers not all is as it seems within the palace.
Author
Series
Fractured fables volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Left with a rare condition caused by an industrial accident, Zinnia Gray celebrates her 21st, and possibly last, birthday and pricks her finger on a spinning wheel at a party, in a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
"USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined....
14) Sea Witch
Author
Series
Sea witch volume 1
Publisher
Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
Ever since her best friend Anna died, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. Hiding her talents, mourning her loss, drowning in her guilt. Then a girl with an uncanny resemblance to Anna appears on the shore, and the two girls catch the eyes of two charming princes. Suddenly Evie feels like she might finally have a chance at her own happily ever after. But magic isnt kind, and her new friend harbors secrets of her own. She cant stay...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
©2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
When Cajun fisherman Jacques encounters a magical wish-granting catfish, his wife Jolie asks for many things, including a paddleboat and the title of Mardi Gras queen.
Author
Language
English
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Description
In this rhyming mash-up of many fairy tales, the reader is invited to follow Rosie down the many possible paths which may lead to a sleeping maiden, a hungry wolf, a girl locked in a tower, or a goose that lays golden eggs--but with some luck, and some smart choices, Rosie may save herself and her fellow fairy tale characters.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Parents and children alike will adore Instagram superstar Eva Chen's precocious debut picture book Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoesa story thats equal parts fashion fairy-tale and guide to girl powerand fall in love with the brilliantly spirited Juno Valentine. Juno Valentines favorite shoes dont light up. They dont have wheels. They are, to be perfectly honest, the tiniest bit boring. But theyre still her favorite muddy-puddle-jumping, everyday-is-an-adventure...
Author
Series
Witchlore volume 1
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
There's no such thing as witches...right? Emerson Wilde has built the life of her dreams. Youngest Chamber of Commerce president in St. Cyprian history, successful indie bookstore owner, and lucky enough to have her best friends as found family? Done. But when Emerson is attacked by creatures that shouldn't be real, and kills them with what can only be called magic, Emerson finds that the past decade of her life has been...a lie. St. Cyprian isn't...
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where the irrepressible Pinocchio gradually learns what it means...
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