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Teen guide to the supernatural

2024
Book publishers as well as film and TV producers continually look for new stories about vampires as well as ghosts, witches, and many other mythical creatures-to feed the public's enormous appetite for stories about the supernatural world.

Pilar Ramirez and the escape from Zafa

2023
While doing research for her documentary about her cousin Natasha--who disappeared in the Dominican Republic fifty years ago during the Trujillato--twelve-year-old Pilar Violeta Ramirez is transported to Zafa, an island where Dominican myths and legends come to life and where her cousin is being held captive in a sinister magical prison, and Pilar must defeat the Dominican bogeyman if she hopes to free Natasha and return home to Chicago. Includes author's note.

Phases of the moon

2021
"In every age, across time and space, there have been Folktellers. These are the select few who have been chosen to collect and share the stories that must be told. Aaron is an average midwestern teen--or so he thinks. When his grandfather disappears under strange circumstances, Aaron's ordinary existence changes forever. He will soon discover a mysterious world where stories are powerful and dangerous, where deadly enemies and dark forces lurk just out of sight. Accompanied by his friend Jake and an odd girl from another dimension, Aaron must save his grandfather from the gathering darkness, and the shadowy creatures that thrive within. In time, Aaron will learn that whoever holds the story, wields the power, and that the choices he makes will change the destiny of the entire universe"--Provided by publisher.

Savage her reply

When A?fe's sister dies, she is forced to marry her widower, the chieftain Lir. She promised to protect her sister's children, but Lir's mistreatment drives Aife to use her magic aganist them. This savage retelling of a classic Irish fairy tale gives voice to A?fe, the scorned woman who took terrible vengeance on the children of Lir.

The tale of the unwelcome guest

Nasruddin teaches the town a lesson
2022
In this adaptation of a Middle Eastern folktale, after being forced to change into a fancy coat to attend a banquet, Nasruddin feeds his dinner to the coat, reasoning that his coat was the invited guest. Includes storytelling activities.

Dan Auta

an African tale
2022
When Sarra's parents die, they leave her with the important and difficult task of never letting her little brother Dan Auta cry, but when a terrible monster attacks the city, Dan Auta's unbridled curiosity and determination may save them all.

How the oceans came to be

a traditional Lumbee story
2022
"In this . . . Lumbee story, clever Rabbit outsmarts a selfish Great Snapping Turtle. When Rabbit discovers many animals could not find water, he sets out to solve the mystery. What he finds is the Great Snapping Turtle blocking the water of the Mother Spring. When the stubborn turtle refuses to move, Rabbit figures out a way to let the water flow"--Provided by publisher.

The tortoise and the hare

2023
Relates the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.

Reynard the fox

tales from the life of Reynard the fox
2020
Retells the fables of Reynard the fox, known for being a trickster.

The hyena and the fox

a Somali graphic folktale
2023
"When a fox keeps eating a farmer's animals, he and his wife come up with a plan to get rid of him. But the clever fox has other ideas"--Provided by publisher.

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