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Author
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Fantasy icon Jane Yolen (The Devil's Arithmetic, Briar Rose, Sister Emily's Lightship) is adored by generations of readers of all ages. Now she triumphantly returns with this inspired gathering of fractured fairy tales and legends. Yolen breaks open the classics to reveal their crystalline secrets: a philosophical bridge that misses its troll, a spinner of straw as a falsely accused moneylender, the villainous wolf adjusting poorly to retirement....
42) A kite for Moon
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.
43) Dragon's blood
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Carpet Books
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
In these twenty-eight magnificent tales, which include two Nebula Award winners, Jane Yolen puts a provocative spin on familiar storybook worlds and beloved fairy tale characters One of the most acclaimed and honored authors in science fiction and fantasy, Jane Yolen has been called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America" for her brilliant reimagining of classic fairy tales. In her first collection of short stories written for an adult audience (after...
Author
Series
Books of Great Alta volume 1
Publisher
T. Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
1988
Language
English
Description
The first book of a thought-provoking fantasy trilogy about a warrior woman who, together with her dark twin, is destined to remake the world Legend foretold the child named Jenna, who was three-times orphaned before she could crawl, a fate that would leave her in the hands of women who worshipped the benevolent goddess Great Alta. In this world without men, Jenna comes of age, learning quickly the skills of close combat. But her most powerful gift...
47) The Rogues
Author
Series
Stuart quartet volume 4
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
After his family is evicted from their Scottish farm, fifteen-year-old Roddy forms an unlikely friendship with a notorious rogue who helps him outwit a tyrant landlord in order to find a family treasure and make his way to America
48) Dimity Duck
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Language
English
Description
Dimity Duck and Frumity Frog have a fun day together in the pond, then go home when it gets dark outside
49) Passager
Author
Series
Young Merlin trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
A foundling rediscovers his identity through the help of the falconer who adopts him
50) Briar Rose
Author
Series
Publisher
T. Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
From one of America's most celebrated writers comes an exquisite and heart-wrenching novel that no listener will forget. Jane Yolen takes the fairy tale of Briar Rose, the Sleeping Beauty, and tells it anew-set this time against the terrifying backdrop of the Holocaust. Briar Rose is easily Yolen's greatest accomplishment-blend of beautiful myth and dark history.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An unlikely-and entirely unforgettable-tale of a most unusual friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician, who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her in a tale freely inspired by actual events"--
53) Wizard's hall
Author
Publisher
Magic Carpet Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and believing in himself
55) Monster Academy
Author
Publisher
The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It is the first day of school at Monster Academy, where all the monsters go, and the lesson for the day involves counting missing teeth, and Vic the vampire is sad because he still has both fangs--until Jo, a troublemaking student who whirls like a dervish but is actually a human, gives him an apple at lunch.
Author
Series
Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Atalanta discovers a home and friendship with a bear, misunderstanding from town-dwellers, and grudging respect from the great hunter Orion, as together they pursue mysterious creature that killed her father.
Author
Publisher
Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyme, a bear settles on the narrator's porch, and is soon followed by many other woodland friends, until the porch collapses under the weight--but bear and his friends repair the damage and almost everybody is invited to lunch.
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In Amherst, Massachusetts, in spring, 1834, young Emily Dickinson uses scraps of paper and a pencil nub to write a poem, before she even knows her ABCs, and shares it with her household and garden. Includes author's note about Dickinson's life and work.
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