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A sorceress comes to call

"From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Call-a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm's "The Goose Girl," rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic. *The hardcover edition features a foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* Cordelia knows her mother is . . . unusual. Their house doesn't have any doors between rooms-there are no secrets in this house-and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him. But more than simple eccentricity sets her mother apart. Other mothers don't force their daughters to be silent and motionless for hours, sometimes days, on end. Other mothers aren't evil sorcerers. When her mother unexpectedly moves them into the manor home of a wealthy older Squire and his kind but keen-eyed sister, Hester, Cordelia knows this welcoming pair are to be her mother's next victims. But Cordelia feels at home for the very first time among these people, and as her mother's plans darken, she must decide how to face the woman who raised her to save the people who have become like family. "Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."-Peter S. Beagle, Hugo-, Nebula-, and Locus-Award winning author of The Last Unicorn "Kingfisher is an inventive fantasy powerhouse."-BookPage Also by T. Kingfisher Nettle & Bone Thornhedge What Moves the Dead What Feasts at Night A House with Good Bones"--Provided by publisher.
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Starlight Grey

a story from Russia
2013
Ivan, the only one of three brothers willing to fulfill their father's last request, is rewarded with a silver bridle that will call a magical horse from the Russian plains, which helps transform him from a short, plain, dreamer into a brave knight.
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The twelve dancing princesses

2020
"Every morning, twelve beautiful princesses wake up with tired feet and their dancing shoes worn to shreds. The king is mystified! Can a clever soldier discover their secret and win one of the princesses hand in marriage?"--OCLC.
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More far out fairy tales

five full color graphic novels
This collection combines five epic retellings into one action-packed, full-color graphic novel for kids. Discover what happens when Thumbelina is a tiny-but-mighty wrestler. Fight off three hungry vampires with adventurer extraordinaire Goldilocks. See how Rapunzel's story plays out when an accident in Dr. Frankenstein's lab causes her hair to come alive---and more!.
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The frog prince's curse

a graphic novel
When the young witch, Princess Swampelina, loses her wand in the bog, a beautiful (ugh!) butterfly offers to retrieve it if she will be his friend, but after avoiding him the princess soon finds the butterfly helpful and even rather fun.
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La princesa y el guisante

"Clementine's picky friend Prince Henrik is struggling to find his perfect match, but when the queen plans on hiding a pea to test if Henrik's love interest is a true princess, Clementine takes matters into her own paws"--.
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Godfather Death

2024
"When a poor fisherman chooses Death to be godfather to his son, heEU(tm)s certain heEU(tm)s made a good choiceEU"for surely thereEU(tm)s no man more honest than Death? At the christening, Death gives the fisherman a gift that seems at first to be the key to the familyEU(tm)s fortune, but when greed overcomes the fisherman, he learns that nobody can truly cheat DeathEUOE" --publisher's website.
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Jouanah

a Hmong Cinderella
Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella is sure to shine as one of the most beautiful and moving versions of Cinderella from around the world. Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella takes readers to the remote mountains of Southeast Asia, to the traditional home of the Laotian Hmong. All essential Cinderella elements are here-startling transformation, a kind-hearted but mistreated central character, and an evil stepfamily. However, let us not forget the fairy godmother, a handsome Elder's son who comes to the rescue, the dainty shoe, and the most important element of all-love! Gorgeous artwork remains faithful in the depiction of the Hmong lifestyle and the high mountain villages. Readers will make a place in their hearts for this newest and loveliest addition to children's literature.
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The Arabian nights

2001
A collection of twenty-six tales told by Scheherazade to save herself and other young girls from death at the Sultan's hands.
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