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Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
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"This spook-tactular collection features more than 20 fright-filled stories from around the globe. Retold with ghoulish relish by professional storyteller Wendy Shearer and beautifully illustrated by Teo Georgiev, these hair-raising tales are sure to send shivers down your spine."
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"A #1 kids and family podcast with many millions of downloads, National Geographic Kids Greeking Out retells classic Greek myths in a fresh and exciting way. The Greeking Out book brings you the same tongue-in-cheek tone and showcases some favorite tales from the podcast."
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Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"Strange Japanese Yokai assembles an extraordinary collection of mysterious creatures in every possible shape and size, each with their own unique back story. Some are well-known, others obscure. The one thing they share in common is that they are creepy and weird! The 122 different Yokai described in this book include: The Kappa: A dangerous creature who lives in lakes and rivers and attacks passers-by; The Nurarihyon: A mysterious Yokai with a huge...
6) Valkyries
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Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2023.
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Valkyries are beautiful maidens who serve Odin by choosing who will live and die in battle. Valkyries explores the backstory of these women and why they were important to the Norse people. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject.
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Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
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"Whether on the search for bigfoot or testing the memory of a goldfish, the word is full of mysteries. But some things can be explained with science. Learn about the scientific method and how it can help you discover the truth. Get ready to blow up some totally-not-true animal myths"
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Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2023
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What is a rainbow and what does a rainbow mean to you? We've all seen a rainbow stretching across a stormy sky but have you ever wondered why they appear and what makes them so colorful? Explore how rainbows have fascinated scientists and artists, inspired myths and legends, and united people around the world. and discover the many ways--from flags to fairy tales, songs to sculptures, and paintings to proverbs--that humankind have celebrated these...
9) Burn
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"Fans will love having more action, more delicate touches of fairy tales, more romance…A solid girl-positive (and sex-positive) addition to fantasy collections." - Booklist
Praise for Stray: "Sussman delightfully mixed dystopian tension with retold fairy tales, and the result is something wholly original." - Booklist
"The creative use of the role of fairy godmother is fascinating." - Kirkus Reviews
"The ending is exhilarating." - San Francisco...
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The New York Times best-selling author of The Vagina Bible offers empowering, period-positive, no-nonsense facts about the science, medicine and myths surrounding menstruation.
Most women, transgender, and non-binary people who menstruate can expect to have hundreds of periods in a lifetime. So why is real information so hard to find? Despite its significance, most education about menstruation focuses either on increasing the chances of pregnancy...
11) A giant problem
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Mihi ever after volume 2
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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"After just barely surviving their last trip to the Rainbow Realm, Mihi Whan Park and her friends Reese and Savannah know that stepping back through the library refrigerator and into the magical fairy-tale world would be a dangerous choice. But when they discover that Mihi's nemesis, Genevieve, has crossed through the fridge and into the Rainbow Realm herself, Mihi, Reese, and Savannah decide they must bring her home. Through the refrigerator they...
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In this adaptation of the Little Red Hen fable, Ruby wants to build a fort, but her three brothers refuse to help, so when the fort is finished Ruby will not let them join her--until the boys come up with a few embellishments for the fort, like a mailbox, a garden, and a fresh coat of paint.
14) Homer's odyssey
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Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2022]
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The Trojan War is over, and the battle-weary soldier Odysseus sets out for home. On his way Odysseus faces many dangers sent by the gods to test him. Will he outwit the one-eyed giant Cyclops, the cunning enchantress Circe, and the terrifying monsters Scylla and Charybdis? This dramatic retelling of Homer's epic story retains all the excitement of the original.
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There’s a lot more stirring in this house than a mouse…
Everyone knows Santa arrives on the rooftop with the clatter of eight tiny reindeer. But did you realize that 2023 is the 200th publication anniversary of Clement Clarke Moore’s famous American poem about Santa coming down the chimney? And now, creative director Sally Veillette has packaged the ultimate version of this beloved rhyme to share with the world.
Consider getting our award-winning...
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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"Lucia Castillo dreams of being a hero like her grandfather. But to the people in their Texas town, he was just a strange old man who dressed up as a knight and claimed to save the world from monsters only he could see. Now years later, when Lucia and her best friend--and trusty squire--Sandro discover the town mayor is secretly a shapeshifting beast of Mexican lore, her parents think she's imagining things like her "Abuelo Loco." Only Lucia, wearing...
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Dutton
Pub. Date
2023.
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"Light and dark--this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favorite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister's shadow.But one fateful Christmas Eve, Natasha gets her chance at revenge. For Drosselmeyer has brought the Nutcracker, an enchanted present that offers entry into a deceptively beautiful world: the Kingdom...
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HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"From chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection of South Asian folklore, legends, and epics reimagines stories of old for a modern audience. This fantasy and science fiction teen anthology edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra contains a wide range of stories from fourteen bestselling, award-winning, and emerging writers from the South Asian diaspora that will surprise, delight, and move you. So read on, for after all,...
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"The Mythology of Greece and Rome" is a complete story of the Greek pantheon made by one of the most prominent classicists, Jane Harrison. By presenting the main Greek gods, Harrison tries to go way back to the past and trace the roots of the ancient Greek belief in the time before they even lived in Europe. She argues that the Greek goddesses emerged from native Pelasgian tutelary spirits, and much of the male pantheon was imposed by Indo-Europeans.
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A fascinating investigation of what strikes fear in an immortal's heart
Vampires exist. And in every culture with a legend about bloodsuckers that rise from the grave to prey upon the living, there are rules and rituals for how to destroy them. How to Kill a Vampire is the first book to focus specifically on all known ways to prevent vampirism, protect oneself against attacks, and ultimately how to destroy the undead, as documented in folklore as...
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