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The girls
By Lori Lansens. 2006
Conjoined twins Rose and Ruby Darlen, born in the midst of a tornado and abandoned by their mother, are raised…
by Aunt Lovey, who refuses to see them as deformed. At age 29, Rose, the more verbal and bookish twin, begins writing their story. Rose shares her darkest memory and her deepest regret, while Ruby, the prettier, more practical twin, offers critical details, such as what prompted Rose to write their life story. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2006.The god beneath the sea
By Edward Blishen, Leon Garfield. 1970
Many of the classical myths of Greece, told as one continuous tale beginning with Chaos, the rule of the Titans…
and their overthrow by the rebellious gods of Olympus. The great violent energy underlying these myths makes timeless what they tell of human passions, tragedy and comedy. Grades 4-7. 1970.The Gingerbread Man loose on the fire truck
By Laura Murray. 2013
When the Gingerbread Man joins the children who made him on a school field trip to a fire station, he…
escapes being eaten by Spot the Dalmatian and rides along to a fire. Grades K-3. 2013.The funny little woman
By Lafcadio Hearn, Arlene Mosel. 1972
The Finn bequest
By Kim Cheshire. 1978
The fairy rebel
By Lynne Reid Banks. 1988
When Tiki, a fairy, is "earthed" on Jan's foot, they both are terrified, but quickly become friends. Jan is sad…
because she cannot have children, and when Tiki performs a forbidden magic, she incurs the wrath of the Fairy Queen who seeks to exact revenge on Jan's family. Grades 3-6. 1988.The discovery of flight (Inanna young feminist series)
By Susan Glickman. 2018
Sixteen-year-old Libby is disabled by cerebral palsy. She writes a fantasy novel called The Discovery of Flight as a present…
for her sister Sophie's thirteenth birthday, in which Libby takes the form of a hawk telepathically linked to a girl who resembles Sophie. Interwoven with Libby's novel is Sophie's diary, in which she discusses the deteriorating condition of her older sister. 2018.The Dawn Palace: the story of Medea
By H. M Hoover. 2004
Having been trained in supernatural knowledge, thirteen-year-old Medea finds herself in a unique position to help when the Greek hero…
Jason comes to her father's kingdom in search of the Golden Fleece. Junior and Senior High. 2004.The honeydrum: tales from Arab lands
By Gwendolyn MacEwen. 1983
Two of these pieces are original while the other five are derived, rather than translated, from oral and written folk…
tales and legends well-known in the Arabic speaking world. Grades 2-4. c1983.The Honk and Holler opening soon
By Billie Letts. 1998
Caney Paxton, a Vietnam vet who has lost the use of his legs, runs a small roadside cafe in Sequoyah,…
Oklahoma. The regulars at the Honk and Holler are surprised when Caney hires first a Native American waitress and later a Vietnamese cook. The two newcomers soon bring life to the cafe's humdrum routine. 1998.The hidden folk: stories of fairies, dwarves, selkies, and other secret beings
By Lise Lunge-Larsen. 2004
This collection of short stories explores the so-called hidden folk, such as selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, and river sprites,…
and how they can be linked to many parts of our everyday life and our history. Including tales about how parsley was created, and how Lord Nelson learned a strict lesson. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4. 2004.The heart is a lonely hunter
By Carson McCullers. 1967
John Singer, a deaf-mute whose only friend has been committed to an insane asylum, is forced to listen and not…
"talk." He becomes the confidant of several people, but they do not recognize his problems.The girl who married a lion: and other tales from Africa
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2004
Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The…
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. From animal fables to mysterious forces residing in the landscape, this collection demonstrates the wealth and variety of African folk tales and the particular magic of Africa's spiritual roots. 2004.The great race
By David Bouchard. 1997
A Chinese fable about the origins of the zodiac. The Great Buddha sends eleven animals and one dragon on a…
great race to the gates of the Jade City. The order that they arrive in, not who wins the race, is what becomes important. Grades 2-4. 1997.The Gunners: a novel
By Rebecca Kauffman. 2018
The girl who married the moon: tales from Native North America
By Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross. 1994
16 Native stories about girls. "The Beauty Way" is a recounting of an Apache rite of passage; "Stonecoat" describes the…
defeat of an evil and powerful medicine man by women who use the power of their "moontime"; and in the title story, a girl not only marries the moon but shares his job with him. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1994.The earth under Sky Bear's feet: native American poems of the land
By Joseph Bruchac. 1995
The djinn in the nightingale's eye: five fairy stories
By A. S Byatt. 1994
A djinn is trapped in a bottle made of glass known as "nightingale's eye", until the day an English woman…
frees him, unleashing his strength and discovering her own. This story forms the centrepiece to a collection of fairytales. 1994.The dragonslayers
By Bruce Coville. 1994
A dragon is stalking King Mildred's land, and the king has promised half his kingdom and his daughter's hand in…
marriage to the person who can slay the dragon. Only the old squire, Elizar, and a young page, Brian, are willing to try. But unbeknown to them, the king's daughter, Wilhelmina, has also set out to kill the dragon. Grades 4-7. 1994.The dragon's boy: A Tale Of Young King Arthur
By Jane Yolen. 1990
Old Linn is to be the teacher of 13-year-old Artos. Doubting that he can capture the boy's attention, Linn constructs…
a fire-breathing dragon as a facade. A retelling of the Arthurian legend. Grades 4-7. 1990.