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More deadly than the male: masterpieces from the queens of horror
By Graeme Davis. 2019
This collection of twenty-six stories from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries showcases the prominent role of women in the…
formation of the horror genre. Includes stories from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Louisa May Alcott, Edith Wharton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and more. Some violence. 2019Trilogy describing the author's journey to Canada from Wyoming with a dream of owning a cattle ranch. In Grass beyond…
the Mountains, Richmond and his companions conquer the tortuous miles and carve out a space for themselves. Also includes Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and The Rancher Takes a Wife. Strong language and some violence. 1978Rabbit's snow dance: a traditional Iroquois story
By Joseph Bruchac, James Bruchac, Jeff Newman. 2012
A long-tailed rabbit who wants a nibble of the highest, tastiest leaves uses his special snow song in the summertime,…
despite the protests of the other animals. For preschool-grade 2. 2012After dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #14)
By Charlaine Harris. 2013
Series author Charlaine Harris reveals the fate of each character in Bon Temps's world of vampires, werewolves, and faeries. Did…
Sookie marry Sam? Could Eric stay true to Freyda? What became of Fangtasia? And which favorite went on to make a fortune creating video games? 2013The Sookie Stackhouse companion (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood)
By Charlaine Harris. 2011
Features the novella Small-Town Wedding, in which Sookie and her boss Sam, a shape-shifter, attend nuptials in Sam's Texas hometown.…
Includes trivia and fan questions, recipes, and a guide to Sookie's world of vampires, werewolves, and fairies. 2011Neverland
By Douglas Clegg, Perseus. 2010
Gull Island, Georgia. While on vacation, young Beau follows his cousin Sumter into a mysterious shack on the boys' family's…
property and is terrified by what he sees. Sumter spends the summer secretly sacrificing animals--and promising vengeance. Violence and strong language. 1991Ghost stories of the Rocky Mountains: Volume II (Ghost Stories #27)
By Barbara Smith, Shelagh Kubish. 2003
This collection of paranormal tales from the Rocky Mountain states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico recounts…
more than three dozen stories, including a ghost seen cleaning up the site of the 1903 Frank Slide; Idaho's phantom white stallion that rescues people lost in the high country; a ghostly bookworm in Colorado who haunts a used bookstore; and more. 2003Haunted party (Holiday Books: Halloween Ser.)
By Iza Trapani. 2009
Little you
By Richard Van Camp, Julie Flett. 2013
Little Runner of the longhouse (I Can Read Bks.)
By Arnold Lobel, Betty Baker. 1962
A family settles into a Cape Cod home with an unusual subterranean tropical garden. Thousands of miles away in the…
Brazilian jungle, an explorer makes a disturbing offer to an isolated tribe. Ancient evil finds a high tech host in this gripping thriller. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sexBrida: Novela
By Paulo Coelho. 2008
Brida O'Fern, a young Irishwoman, discovers she has occult powers and seeks out two masters--a magician and a witch--to guide…
her on a mystical and spiritual journey to enlightenment. Meanwhile, Brida faces a choice between two men in her personal life. Some descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 1990Brida: a novel
By Paulo Coelho. 2008
Brida, a young Irishwoman, discovers she has occult powers and seeks out two masters--a magician and a witch--to guide her…
on a mystical and spiritual journey to enlightenment. Meanwhile, Brida faces a choice between two men in her personal life. Translated from Portuguese. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Annie and the Old One
By Miska Miles, Peter Parnall, Patricia Miles Martin. 1985
Annie, a young Navajo girl, is upset thinking her grandmother could die. When her grandmother announces that she will return…
to the earth when the rug on the loom is finished, Annie tries to stop the weaving. For grades 3-6. Newbery Honor. 1971Beyond black
By Hilary Mantel, Henry Holt and Co.. 2005
For five years divorcée Colette has lent her business skills to professional psychic Alison, a clairvoyant beleaguered by spirits of…
the deceased. The women attempt to reinvent themselves in the English countryside, where they face material and metaphysical obstacles including nosy neighbors and ghostly adversaries. Strong language. 2005Hold up the sky: and other Indian tales from Texas and the Southern Plains
By Jane Louise Curry, James Watts. 2003
Twenty-six stories passed down through the generations from different tribes who inhabited the United States southwest plains. Includes brief information…
about each of the fourteen Native American storytelling tribes represented in this collection. For grades 4-7. 2003The wonderful sky boat: and other Native American tales of the Southeast
By Jane Louise Curry, James Watts. 2001
Collection of twenty-seven stories from the Catawba, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes among others, retold in modern English. A Hitchiti…
tale, "Heron and Hummingbird," explains why hummingbirds drink nectar rather than water. Includes notes about the original storytellers and their languages. For grades 4-7. 2001Turtle Island: tales of the Algonquian nations
By Jane Louise Curry, James Watts. 1999
Collection of twenty-seven tales with an introduction to Algonquian Indian culture; describes variations among the group's numerous tribes, which are…
found in the eastern United States and Canada. The title story recounts how a turtle's back became the Earth's foundation after a great flood. For grades 4-7. 1999Blue dawn, red earth: new Native American storytellers
By Clifford E. Trafzer. 1996
Thirty short stories by Native Americans from different tribal groups. Original tales created from personal experiences, like being sent to…
a government boarding school or moving away from the reservation. Other selections are based on traditional themes involving ghosts or people especially attuned to natureBrave Wolf and the Thunderbird: Tales of the People (Tales of the People Ser. #2)
By Joseph Medicine Crow, Medicine Crow, Linda R. Martin, Joe Medicine Crow. 1998
In this retelling of a Crow Indian story, a hunter named Brave Wolf is abducted by a mother Thunderbird, who…
asks that he help save her chicks from a monster. A brief section of factual information about the Crow people, their language, and history follows the story. For grades 2-4