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By K. M. Walton, David Arnold, G. Love, K. M. Walton. 2017
An anthology of stories and personal essays exploring how music inspires creativity and can change a person's life. The pieces…
are written by award-winning young adult authors and contemporary musicians. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017By John Langan. 2013
A collection of nine short works of dark fantasy and horror. In the title tale, a group of army soldiers…
hunt the vampire who destroyed their platoon in Iraq. Violence and some strong language. 2013By Brian Pinkney, Pat McKissack, Patricia C. McKissack. 2017
Treasury of African American children's games, songs, poetry, stories, and jump-rope rhymes. Discusses the coded language in the songs of…
the Underground Railroad, and the superstitions and fables that served to keep children from harm. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2017By Helen Morales. 2007
Explores the psychologically important stories of ancient Greeks and Romans, still wielding cultural influence today. Dispels notion of comparative inferiority…
of Roman mythology, and discusses differences beyond deities' name changes. Describes the role of the mythic hero, and relationships between classical mythology and philosophy, Christianity, psychoanalysis, and New Age spirituality. 2007By Whitney Otto. 2012
Interlinking stories describe female photographers from different eras and places struggling to balance their desire for the art with societal…
expectations and domestic pressures. In "Cymbeline in Love" a married woman in the 1910s continues her photographic career despite an unsupportive husband, difficult pregnancy, and recent house fire. 2012By Inc. Foxfire Fund, Inc. Foxfire Fund. 2011
Compilation of folklore, oral histories, and songs of Appalachian mountain culture from northeastern Georgia, published to mark the forty-fifth anniversary…
of the Foxfire magazine project. Includes tales of ghosts, crime, and murders as well as bluegrass music and arts and crafts instruction. 2011By Mary Hamilton. 2012
A collection of 26 stories, including folktales, legends, tall tales, and ghost stories. Professional storyteller Mary Hamilton ends each story…
with information on where she heard the story, where it takes place, and how the story has evolved over time. Winner of a 2013 Storytelling World award for storytelling collections and a 2013 Ann Izard Storyteller's Choice Award. 2012By Jane Cabrera. 2014
By Scott Reynolds Nelson. 2006
History professor explores the truths behind the legend of railway man John Henry. Recounts his imprisonment and forced labor for…
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Confirms Henry's 1871 contest with a steam drill, explores his mysterious death, and traces the evolution of the folk song that immortalizes his exploits. 2006By Ace Collins. 2007
Award-winning author explores historical and religious origins of customs associated with the Christian holiday of Easter. Discusses the roots of…
Lent, passion plays, sunrise services, Easter parades, Easter eggs, and the Easter bunny as well as the inspiration for such hymns as "He Lives!" and "The Old Rugged Cross." 2007By Stephanie Harrison. 2005
Tales that were transformed into screenplays for memorable movies from 1932 to 2003. Includes Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel," the…
basis for 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the stories behind Rear Window, Bringing Up Baby, My Friend Flicka, and other films. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2005By Isabel Campoy, Maribel Suarez. 2004
A sampler of traditional Spanish lullabies, finger plays, nursery and jump-rope rhymes, riddles, and songs. Includes an introduction in English…
and the poems in English and Spanish language. For preschool-grade 2. 2004By Margaret Read MacDonald, Roxane Murphy. 2005
Master storyteller shares twenty classic multicultural tales adapted to oral presentation with chants, songs, and repeating lines. Offers tips on…
memorization, rehearsal, and performance as well as suggestions for developing style, finding new tales, creating variations, and involving listeners. Stories include explanatory notes. 2005By Maurice Sendak, Tony Kushner. 2002
Aninku and Pepicek need milk for their sick mother. Brundibar sings for money in the village square but won't let…
the brother and sister earn a few coins, too. It takes the collective effort of many people to overcome the bully and help the children. Adapted from a 1938 concentration-camp opera. For grades 4-7. 2003By Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, James Frenkel. 2002
Collection of forty-eight stories and poems ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror by such authors as Jeffrey Ford, Jane…
Yolen, Ursula LeGuin, and Gene Wolfe. Prefaced by an overview of 2001's works in this genre. Also includes list of Honorable Mentions. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002By Nick Hornby. 2000
Twelve first-person narratives by British and American writers. New short stories by Zadie Smith, Dave Eggers, Helen Fielding, Roddy Doyle,…
and Irvine Welsh. In Nick Hornby's "NippleJesus," a museum security guard recounts what happened to a controversial artwork. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2000By Shahrukh Husain, Shahrukh Husain, James Mayhew. 1999
Presents the stories of seven operas retold for children: The Little Sweep, The Magic Flute, Hánsel and Gretel, The Flying…
Dutchman, La Cenerentola, Orpheus and Eurydice, and Christmas Eve. Each entry is prefaced with background remarks. For grades 4-7. 1999By Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs. 2000
Veteran folksinger Seeger and poet Jacobs offer advice on becoming a storyteller by embellishing old stories, historical tales, and songs,…
as well as anecdotes from one's own personal history. Includes examples from Seeger's vast repertoire. 2000By Lewis Hyde. 1998
Explores the cultural archetype of the trickster--a mischievous, disruptive agent who is given to deceit and shamelessness, ignores social boundaries,…
and helps make the world the way it is. Recounts myths of ancient tricksters; cites examples of modern figures who fill the roleBy Molly Bang, Amy L Cohn. 1993
Collection of more than 140 tales, poems, songs, and stories that provide a history of the United States. Topics include…
the creation, immigrants coming to America, the Revolutionary War, westward expansion, slavery, animals, sports, and ghost stories. For grades 2-4 and older readers