Yolen, Jane

In this retelling of an old Scottish ballad, a Scottish lass, on the Halloween after her sixteenth birthday, reclaims her family home which has been held for years by the fairies, and at the same time effects the release of Tam Lin, a human held captive by the Queen of the Fey.

Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.

The tale of Sleeping Beauty and the dark tale of the Holocaust twined together in a story of darkness and redemption.

Two women who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham and his pirates in the early 1700s do their best to defend their ship while the men on board are busy drinking.

A collection of thirteen traditional tales from various parts of the world, each of whose main character is a fearless, strong, heroic, and resourceful woman.

The author presents her own poetry on witches, ghosts, magic, and other aspects of Halloween.

All the fairies are excited to be invited to the King's ball, except for one young fairy whose only party dress is in tatters.

Rhyming text depicts a father sharing with his child such things as seven words that all mean blue and the name of every kind of cloud.

A foundling rediscovers his identity through the help of the falconer who adopts him.

Princess Miserella, a beautiful but mean-spirited girl, Plain Jane, and a fairy all fall victim to a sleeping spell, and when Prince Jojo comes along, a youngest son with no money or property, he makes a surprising but wise choice of who to kiss first.