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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both?"--
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 2
Language
English
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Description
More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
4) The Iliad
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Language
English
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"When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)-critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other great...
Author
Publisher
Perennial
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African-American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920's. The bittersweet and often hilarious tales - which range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, white folk, and mistaken identity to witty one-liners - reveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales...
10) Ricitos de Oro
Author
Series
Caballo alado clásico. Serie Al paso volume 7
Publisher
Combel Editorial
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Español
Description
A little girl walking in the woods finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings.
Author
Publisher
New Page Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Christmas time is truly the darkest and creepiest time of the year filled with devilish creatures lurking in the shadows waiting to get us. Best known is the Krampus who has been the subject of films and songs. There was a time in the late 1800s when people sent Krampus cards, not holiday greetings. There are other violent and dangerous monsters from all over northern climes who have been hunting naughty children for centuries. From shapeshifters...
Author
Series
Anansi books volume 2
Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
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Description
Anansi the spider plans to trick Turtle into catching a fish for his dinner, but Turtle proves to be smarter and ends up with a free meal. Explains the origin of spider webs.
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Ekaré
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
Tres tiernos lobitos se construyen una espléndida casa de ladrillos, pero no habían contado con el Cochino feroz, que andaba merodeando por el camino y que sabe muy bien cómo destruir las casas más fuertes.
An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf--with a surprise ending.
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Language
English
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"When a girl who's never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within"--Publisher.
In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper's daughter. But when Miuko is...
20) Los tres osos
Author
Publisher
Castillo
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
A retelling of the adventures of a nosy, naughty, and sassy little girl who finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings.
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