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81) Fishbone's song
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell--all true, but different each time."--
82) Thirteen chairs
Author
Publisher
David Fickling Books/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
When Jack enters the deserted house in his neighborhood, he finds a group of people who invite him to take the thirteenth chair in the room and share a story--in the house where the ghosts meet.
83) Strange star
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Told primarily by servant Felix, a former slave, Lord Byron and friends gather to tell ghost stories on a stormy night in 1816 Switzerland, but a scarred girl arrives with her own dark and dangerous tale.
84) The last weave
Author
Series
Twelve nights volume 3
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"With time running out as the twelve nights come to an end, Kay must puzzle out the riddles laid before her in this new land of Bithynia--and help restore the world to order--before her dad and sister are gone forever."--
85) Scary stories
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An imp, a goblin, and a scalawag get together to tell the scariest stories they can think of.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. And when one of the tigers approaches Lily with a deal--return what her grandmother stole in exchange for Halmoni's health--Lily is tempted to agree. But deals with tigers are never what they...
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Book is determined to share nothing with readers, but his pages have other ideas. It turns out that Mr. Book's big fear is having nothing worthwhile to say, but in this fun, zany tribute to the creative process, he needn't have worried. The bumbling blowhard of the first page inspires empathy and affection by the time the last page chimes in. The messages are simple: Stories are fun, and all of us can tell them. --from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Imprint, A part of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A good book may have a spaceman or a ninja or a cowboy, but Everybody's Favorite Book has something better: a Space Ninja Cow. And that's only the beginning. You like princesses? We got 'em. Prefer a mystery? No sweat. Want the definition of gallimaufry ? A good poop joke? A giant, carnivorous guinea pig? Check, check and check. And there's more! Much more! This book has everything, for everybody! Here's hoping things don't go awry. (Spoiler, they...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
In 1910, Zada the camel treks across the West Texas desert to save two baby kestrels from an approaching haboob, a mountain-sized storm. sharing adventures from her youth in Turkey to keep them calm.
90) Sleepy stories
Author
Publisher
Elsewhere Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Nicolás asks his very sleepy father to tell story after story and hears of a man who sleeps in his umbrella, another in the sea, and a third in a monkey's cage.
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When the sun goes down, fireflies, bats, and nighthawks wake up. Together they follow the call of the Night Librarian and visit the Twilight Library. The creatures make themselves comfortable on the forest floor as the Night Librarian transports them to the land of imagination with her silken silver stories"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Grandpa playfully recounts a familiar fairytale--or his version, at least--to his granddaughter, and try as she might to get him back on track, he keeps on adding things to the mix, resulting in an unpredictable tale that comes alive as it is being told.
93) Battlesong
Author
Series
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
While Gwin, a Fetcher, and her family defy the Devouts by sharing song and story, the Oyster's crew and the Sunkers continue fighting to bring light back to the dark world.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Rami is in a small dinghy filled with strangers, all of them refugees seeking a safe harbor. But with no motor, no oars, and a rising tide, their situation looks bleak. So Rami pulls out the only thing he brought with him-a violin-and begins to tell his fellow refugees a story through his music. And his story, about an indomitable white stallion and its struggle for freedom, gives them all the strength to remember the past and hope for the future....
Author
Series
Tales of Sasha volume 9
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The History Day celebration is coming up in Crystal Cove, and Sasha has to pick her favorite story to read aloud. But when she unrolls the magical fabrics with the flying horse history on them, she discovers that all the words have disappeared! Can Sasha figure out what happened and find a way to return the stories to the fabrics in time for the celebration?"--
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Thud! A wolf falls out of a book! In his own book, he was a scary wolf with sharp pointy teeth. But in this room, he's all alone with a huge, unfriendly cat glaring down at him. Quickly, he slips into another book. Who knows which story he will jump into? Dropping into a magnificent ballroom and a world of dinosaurs, the wolf finds himself in some tricky situations.
97) Telephone tales
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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Description
A collection of nearly seventy short and surreal stories told by Signor Bianchi, a traveling salesman, to his daughter over the telephone nightly.
98) Ash & Bramble
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After Pin and Shoe escape from servitude in the Godmother's fortress, they learn that she has taken control of Story, which can warp the world around it, forcing people into its shape, and they decide to try to break out and create their own destinies in this tale that features many familiar characters.
99) Wondrous Rex
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan has written a magical and funny tale about the joy found in using words, sharing stories, and loving a wondrous dog named Rex.
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