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American folktales
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Peggy A. Bulger |
Publisher's description: This two-volume collection of folktales represents some of the finest examples of American oral tradition. Drawn from the largest archive of American folk culture, The Americ… |
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The Storyteller
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Evan Turk |
Long, long ago, like a pearl around a grain of sand, the Kingdom of Morocco formed at the edge of the great, dry Sahara. It had fountains of cool, refreshing water to quench the thirst of the desert,… |
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When the Sea Turned to Silver
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Grace Lin |
Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most exciting tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and… |
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Above Us Only Sky
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Michele Young-Stone |
"On March 29, 1973, Prudence Eleanor Vilkas was born with a pair of wings molded to her back. Considered a birth defect, her wings were surgically removed, leaving only the ghost of them behind. At [… |
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Where there's smoke, there's dinner
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Regi Carpenter |
These honest tales - some hilarious, some heartbreaking - celebrate the glorious and gut-wrenching lives of four generations of Carpenters raised on the St. Lawrence River in Clayton, New York. |
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The Storyteller's Daughter
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Cameron Dokey |
In a faraway kingdom, a king has been betrayed. Deeply hurt and bitterly angry, he vows never to be deceived again. Unfortunately, the king's plan to protect himself will endanger all of the realm's … |
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Winter on the island
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Barbara Davoll |
During a winter on Prince Edward Island at the turn of the century, Sara Stanley--the Story Girl--and the rest of the King cousins start a newspaper, get caught in a blizzard, receive a visit from th… |
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Scary, man
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Jeffrey Hickey |
As a professional storyteller and teacher, Griffin Donnelley has a mesmerizing way with words. In fact, it has enabled him to cut quite a swath through the small towns in California where he teaches … |
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Water shaper
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Laura Williams McCaffrey |
Having escaped from her father's control with help from a handsome holy man who is king of a western land, fifteen-year-old Princess Margot finally travels to the sea where her mother lived, and from… |
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