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The sword in the stone (Laurel-Leaf Books)
Par T. H White. 1993
A boy named Arthur, king-to-be, grows up in the time of knights in armor, fair damsels, foul monsters, and evil…
witches. His tutor Merlin, the all-powerful magician, transforms Arthur into various animals as part of his schooling and prepares him for his destiny. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1938Harrowing the dragon
Par Patricia A McKillip. 2005
Fifteen short stories written between 1982 and 1999 by the World Fantasy Award winner. In the novella A Matter of…
Music a young bard awakens to his master's artistry, while in the tale "Voyage into the Heart" the virgin's innocence intensifies the betrayal of the unicorn. 2005The three bears & 15 other stories (A trophy Bk.)
Par Anne F Rockwell. 1984
Sixteen famous tales retold in the spirit of the originals. In "The Lion and the Mouse" a small creature rescues…
a strong one. In "The Gingerbread Man" a clever fox has a tasty treat. In "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" a troll has an unfortunate encounter. For grades 2-4. 1975The dragon quintet
Par Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon, Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, Marvin Kaye, Michael Swanwick. 2004
Stories by Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, Mercedes Lackey, and Michael Swanwick. In Lee's "Love in a Time…
of Dragons," a tavern girl prefers the company of dragons to that of lustful men. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Last night
Par James Salter. 2005
Ten short stories that explore intimate relationships. In the title piece an assisted suicide doesn't go as planned. In "Give"…
a wife's birthday wish is for her husband to give up his male lover. Strong language. PEN/Faulkner Award. 2005Anansi boys: A Novel
Par Neil Gaiman. 2005
Fat Charlie considers his father's behavior so embarrassing that even the way he dies in a karaoke bar seems undignified.…
Then the arrival of a previously unknown brother named Spider, who is so much like their father, turns Charlie's life upside down. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005Rowan Hood returns: the final chapter
Par Nancy Springer. 2005
Rowan Hood learns who murdered her mother, Celandine, and hunts for the killers with her outlaw band. When Rowan loses…
her gift for healing on the path of revenge, she must decide the kind of person she wants to be. Sequel to Wild Boy (BR 16573). For grades 4-7. 2005Where there's a will
Par Donna Hill, Margie Walker. 2004
In four different stories the daughters of deceased African American PI Henry Chambers of Liberty, Georgia, begin to close his…
cases. As Maxine, Samantha, Morgan, and Taylor investigate and uncover town and family secrets, their lives become threatened. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2004The Wall and the Wing
Par Laura Ruby. 2006
In a wacky, futuristic New York, Gurl can't fly like most other people but she can become invisible. Her orphanage…
matron, a reclusive professor, a rat man, and a gangster, all figure in Gurl's adventures as she and her friend Bug team up on a quest. For grades 5-8. 2006Black juice
Par Margo Lanagan. 2005
Ten fantasy tales explore human frailty through significant moments in people's lives. In "Wooden Bride" Matty Weir, like the other…
brides, has made the required outward preparations but becomes lost on her way to the ceremony. For senior high readers. Printz Honor Book. 2004Short stories by teen authors from America, Great Britain, and Australia explore the connections between fathers and sons. Includes all…
sorts of dads, including one from the future. In the title story by Sean Taylor, competitive swimmer Martyn's father is a rock musician. For junior and senior high readers. 2006The tales of Uncle Remus: the adventures of Brer Rabbit
Par Julius Lester. 1999
A retelling of forty-eight Brer Rabbit tales in "modified, contemporary, Southern black English," with modern allusions. Includes "How the Animals…
Came to Earth," "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby," and "Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Bear." For grades 5-8 and older readers. Coretta Scott King Award. 1987Strange happenings: five tales of transformation
Par Avi. 2005
Five stories of fantasy in which strange changes occur. A boy and a cat trade places, a young man learns…
the price of selfishness, and an invisible princess finds herself. In "Curious," twelve-year-old Jeff is overwhelmed by curiosity about the local baseball team's alien mascot. For grades 5-8. 2006Favorite fairy tales told around the world
Par S. D. Schindler, Virginia Haviland. 1985
The necessary beggar
Par Susan Palwick. 2005
Darroti's entire family is exiled to the planet Earth after he is accused of killing a high-born woman. The clan…
is interned in a Nevada refugee camp where Darroti commits suicide. Surviving family members escape with the help of an American. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2005Genetopia
Par Keith Brooke. 2006
Flint, a truebred human, becomes separated from his sister, Amber, at a market festival where genetically impure "mutts" are auctioned.…
Flint believes their abusive father sold Amber to the mutt trade and ventures into the wildlands to find her. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006When Shlemiel went to Warsaw and other stories: and Other Stories (Sunburst Ser.)
Par Isaac Bashevis Singer, Margot Zemach. 1968
Eight tales based on traditional Jewish themes from Eastern Europe and filled with fools and wise men, witches, demons, and…
devils. In the title story, Shlemiel is so stubborn that he won't believe his own eyes. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery Honor Book. 1968The Arnold Lobel book of Mother Goose: A Treasury Of More Than 300 Classic Nursery Rhymes
Par Arnold Lobel. 2003
Treasury of some three hundred nursery rhymes including "Mary Had a Little Lamb," "London Bridge Is Broken Down," "Sing a…
Song of Sixpence," "Three Little Kittens," "Simple Simon Met a Pieman," "Old Mother Hubbard," and "Who Killed Cock Robin?" For grades K-3. 1986Learning to kill: stories
Par Ed McBain. 2006
For this anthology the author selected twenty-five of his earlier stories published in pulp magazines under the bylines of Evan…
Hunter, Richard Marsten, and Hunt Collins. Written in the 1950s, the tales are filled with damsels in distress, PIs, and cops. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2006The hanging in the foaling barn: stories (Woodford Reserve series in Kentucky literature)
Par Susan Starr Richards. 2006
Nine stories set mostly in Kentucky concerning horse lore and human nature. In the title piece, forty-one-year-old former jockey Maurice…
calls his friend Luther at 3:30 a.m. to announce his intention to commit suicide in a most inappropriate place, the barn where mares are giving birth. 2006