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Ask the Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World
Arielle North Olson - 1999
In Ask the Bones, master storytellers Arielle North Olson and Howard Schwartz retell a varied selection of the world's most frightening folktales. Be warned-these stories could scare you to death!Illustrated by David Linn."These twenty-two stories provide a wide variety of supernatural happenings that won't disappoint the young horror acolyte." (The Horn Book, starred review)
The Snow Child: A Russian Folktale
Freya Littledale - 1978
Each spring the snow child must leave, but every winter she returns with the first snowfall and comes to life with a kiss.
The Hand-Me-Down Doll
Steven Kroll - 1983
Keep me and love me and give me a name, begs the doll. Finally, her luck changes when she meets a little girl who appreciates her and takes her home. Originally published in 1983, the slightly shortened text is beautifully interpreted in Dan Andreasen's nostalgic oil-painted illustrations.
The Tale of Tam Linn
Lari Don - 2014
And they were told the story of a fierce fairy knight who now guarded the woods for the fairy queen. But Janet didn't believe in fairy stories and Janet didn't like being told what to do.
Fairy Wings
Lauren A. Mills - 1995
But when the boy fairy Kip invites her to attend the May Dance, she saves the day when a wicked troll arrives seeking a late-night snack of fairy wings. Full color.
Short or tall doesn't matter at all: A story about being different and what's important in life (Mindful Mia #1)
Asaf Rozanes - 2018
Every child goes through struggles to fit in or find their place in a world that is often confusing and sometimes cruel.
In this insightful and inspiring book, children will learn what is really important in life:
Kindness
Acceptance
Learning to be themselves
This lesson is universal and applies to both children and parents alike.
The Odyssey (Adaptation)
Geraldine McCaughrean - 1993
But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers -- including Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the wrath of the gods themselves -- before he is reunited with his wife and son.
The Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and Other Secret Beings
Lise Lunge-Larsen - 2004
Or was it just the odd light of dusk or dawn playing tricks? As Lise Lunge-Larsen’s magical, timeless stories reveal and Beth Krommes’s enchanting scratchboard illustrations capture, the hidden folk are there, all right: you just have to know where—and how—to look.
Rumpelstiltskin
Edith H. Tarcov - 1989
A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
The Ballad of Mulan
Song Nan Zhang - 1998
386-534) tells about Mulan disguising herself as a man and taking her father's place in battle.
I've Got This!
Melisa Torres - 2016
As an accomplished tumbler, Trista believes learning the other three events and becoming a competitive gymnast will be easy. Trista quickly learns that gymnastics requires hard work and believing in herself. Despite that, she decides she wants to make the Level 3 team. On her determined journey Trista meets friends who help her learn about the sport and share her passion for gymnastics. Will hard work and dedication be enough to move up to Level 3? Perfect Balance Gymnastics Books teach girls to be kind to each other, flexible in life, courageous, strong, and most of all, confident. The books set the reader in the world of gymnastics. The characters are relatable and have age appropriate challenges. Each book explores a major life lesson that empowers girls to understand their own inner strengths. I've Got This! is book 1 in the Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series.
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Hephaestus Books - 2011
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First Week, Worst Week
Raymond Bean - 2011
The books are written with you in mind. They're fast paced, have quick chapters (we promise), and are shorter than the average book (you're welcome).Book # 1, First Week, Worst Week is a quick and fun read. Give it a try. It will be over before you know it.Justin is not a fan of school. The last few days of summer are quickly vanishing. His mom is in full blown back to school mode, and he can't do anything to stop it. Over the final forty eight hours of summer he's been dragged shoe shopping, clothes shopping, and the worst store shopping of all, school supply shopping.The first three days of school only get worse when he loses his pet snake, all the money in his savings account, and nearly his own life.Oh, and he has the meanest teacher in the whole school, Mrs. Cliff. She's been around so long she taught his dad when he was a kid. The thought of spending a whole school year in her class makes him want to hop the first bus to Canada. Unfortunately, he can't afford a bus ticket to Canada, so he'll just have to suck it up.