characters in literature

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Fantasy baseball

2012
A twelve-year-old boy wakes up in Ever After, where he is recruited by Dorothy to play first base for the Oz Cyclones in the Ever After Baseball Tournament.

The three silly billies

2005
Three billy goats, unable to cross a bridge because they cannot pay the toll, form a car pool with The Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack of beanstalk fame to get past the rude Troll.

The cheese

2007
After they all agree to ignore the story of "The Farmer in the Dell," the rat, cat, dog, child, farmer, and his wife have a party featuring the tempting hunk of cheese.

The adventures of Benny

2009
A resourceful young boy's adventures introduce him to a host of characters, including Bigfoot, a mummy, pirates, monkeys, and his very own Booger-Man.

In a glass Grimmly

companion to A tale dark & Grimm
2012
Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time, the end

(asleep in 60 seconds)
2005
A tired father takes only a few sentences to tell a number of classic tales in order to get the persistent listener to fall asleep.

Who pushed Humpty Dumpty?

and other notorious nursery tale mysteries
2012
Police detective Binky investigates the theft of a golden goose, the poisoning of Snow White, and other fairy tale crimes.

The Grimm conclusion

2013
"Sister and brother Jorinda and Joringel fight to keep their promise to stay together throughout a new series of gruesome, twisted, Grimm-inspired stories"--Provided by publisher.

The case of the peculiar pink fan

an Enola Holmes mystery
2008
While fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes endeavors to save her friend Lady Cecily Alistair from an unwelcome arranged marriage, she meets with some assistance from her older brother, Sherlock, and interference by the eldest, Mycroft.

Storybound

2012
Shy, twelve-year-old Una Fairchild is suddenly transported by a mysterious book into the Land of Story, where characters from books hope to be cast into a tale of their own, and Una attends the Perrault Academy while trying to discover why she is there.

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