Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A couple of April fools A couple of April fools Gregory Maguire At a Vermont elementary school, April Fools' Day takes on a sinister tone when a teacher goes missing and several suspects emerge, among them the teacher's fiance and a missing mutant chick. OL14915998W
The daughter of the moon The daughter of the moon Gregory Maguire Twelve-year-old Erikka's opportunities to step into a picture and experience a friendship on the other side help her to solve some pressing problems of an elderly Russian book dealer. OL14916011W
A Lion Among Men (The Wicked Years, Book 3) A Lion Among Men (The Wicked Years, Book 3) Gregory Maguire 'Hardly more than a kitten . . . I had thought to call it Prrr, but it shivers more often than it purrs, so I call it Brrr instead.' — From WickedSince Wicked was first published in 1995, millions of… OL14916029W
Matchless Matchless Gregory Maguire The beloved author of Wicked reimagines Hans Christian Andersen's classic story "The Little Match Girl" for modern readers in this charming, beautifully illustrated gift bookEach year, National Publi… OL14916054W
The Dragon Book The Dragon Book Gardner Dozois Jack Dann,Liz Williams,Adam Stemple,Naomi Novik,Andy Duncan,Jane Yolen,Kage Baker,Gregory Maguire,Jack Dann,Harry Turtledove,Bruce Coville,Gardner R. Dozois,Tanith Lee,Peter S. Beagle,Sean Williams,Tamora Pierce,Cecelia Holland,Tad Williams,Jonathan Stroud,Diana Wynne Jones,Garth Nix,Mary Rosenblum,Diana Gabaldon,Samuel Sykes Never before published stories by New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, and others.Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at wa… OL15190817W
Click Click Margo Lanagan,Eoin Colfer,Gregory Maguire,Nick Hornby,Roddy Doyle,David Almond,Linda Sue Park,Tim Wynne-Jones,Deborah Ellis,Ruth Ozeki Stories within a story, written as separate chapters by ten juvenile authors including Linda Sue Park, Eoin Colfer, and Tim Wynne-Jones, reveal the adventurous life and legacy of George "Gee" Keane, … OL16025502W
Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker Gregory Maguire Presents an imaginative tale rooted in early nineteenth-century German Romanticism that explores parallels between the origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymak… OL18821107W
Confessions of An Ugly Stepsister (Maguire, Gregory) Confessions of An Ugly Stepsister (Maguire, Gregory) Gregory Maguire E-book extras: "Cinderilla or, The Little Glass Slipper" (read the original version of the classic fairy tale); reading group guide.From Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author of Wicked, comes his muc… OL66201W
Four stupid cupids Four stupid cupids Gregory Maguire The students' scheme to find a love match for their beloved teacher on Valentine's Day turns into a comedy of errors when four stupid cupids from Ancient Greece try to help. OL66204W
Leaping Beauty Leaping Beauty Gregory Maguire Who better to wreak havoc with eight beloved fairytales than Gregory Maguire, the brilliantly funny author of the adult novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as of… OL66207W
One Final Firecracker One Final Firecracker Gregory Maguire A giant spider and several other odd creatures from the earlier books in the Hamlet Chronicles return as the small Vermont town celebrates a grammar school graduation, Miss Earth's wedding, and the F… OL66209W
Seven Spiders Spinning Seven Spiders Spinning Gregory Maguire Seven prehistoric spiders that had been trapped in ice for thousands of years bring excitement to rural Vermont and briefly unite two rival clubs at a local elementary school. OL66211W
Six Haunted Hairdos Six Haunted Hairdos Gregory Maguire With the help of their favorite teacher, two rival clubs, the all-boy Copycats and the all-girl Tattletales, stop trying to out-do each other long enough to help the ghosts of a baby elephant and a h… OL66212W
Wicked Wicked Gregory Maguire,Gregory Maguire When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she com… OL66218W
The dream stealer The dream stealer Gregory Maguire Once every generation or so, a great wolf called the Blood Prince stalks the northern forests of Russia. The wolf's evil name runs so deep that he steals not only bodies but also souls, and rumour ha… OL66221W
The lightning time The lightning time Gregory Maguire Twelve-year-old Daniel Rider draws upon some extraordinary resources while helping his grandmother resist land developers who wish to purchase her property in the Adirondack Mountains and build a res… OL66222W
Missing sisters Missing sisters Gregory Maguire Alice's life is about to change.She's a skinny orphan. She's never been able to hear too well. And she can't speak too well, either. The only person who seems to care for her—one of the nuns at the o… OL66223W
Oasis Oasis Gregory Maguire Thirteen-year-old Hand Gunther finds his altruistic, pacifist father dead on the floor of the rundown Massachusetts motel they own. Abandoned by his mother three years earlier, the boy resents her fi… OL66224W