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Harold "Funny Bone" Fenimore is the class clown. Trouble is, while Bone gets all the laughs, his best friend Tony gets all the dates. But everything changes when Bone wanders down a back staircase at The Elemental and finds a secret room filled with teen partiers. When he steps inside, a beautiful girl comes on to him, and he's hooked. Soon, he can't live without The Room. But Bone's place of dreams is really a living tomb—a sorcerer's trap for souls. Unless Tony can make Bone see the truth, the door will close on his best friend for all eternity...
Enter the world of Grimm Academy, a fantasy academy where fairy tale characters go to escape their prophecies. Uncover the magic in this retelling of the Princess and the Pea. Can a pea under a mattress turn a mermaid into a princess? Banished from the sea and without a kingdom to call her own, Cordelia's only chance of inheriting is to win the Bellpoint Castle competition and become their heir. And, with the help of her friends, she might stand a chance. But the one thing she hadn't considered was her heart, and when she starts to get close to her best friend's brother, there's no doubt that's on the line. With the competition drawing to a close, and her prophecy rearing its ugly head, does...
For readers of all ages, two hundred and ten tales of the Brothers Grimm, including "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," and "Hansel and Gretel," translated by Ralph Manheim, the highly acclaimed and prize-winning translator. Manheim has rediscovered in the original German Grimms’ editions of the tales the unadorned, direct rhythm of the oral form in which they were first recorded. He has retained their ageless magic and mythology and restored the extraordinary vitality and wit, the acute perceptions of human strength and facility mirrored in the facets of these small gems. “The best modern translation of the complete Brothers Grimm.”--Choice
The first English†‘language biography of Astrid Lindgren provides a moving and revealing portrait of the beloved Scandinavian literary icon whose adventures of Pippi Longstocking have influenced generations of young readers all over the world. Lindgren’s sometimes turbulent life as an unwed teenage mother, outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children, and celebrated editor and author is chronicled in fascinating detail by Jens Andersen, one of Denmark’s most popular biographers. Based on extensive research and access to primary sources and letters, this highly readable account describes Lindgren’s battles with depression and her personal struggles through war, poverty, motherhood, and fame. Andersen examines the writer’s oeuvre as well to uncover the secrets to the books’ universal appeal and why they have resonated so strongly with young readers for more than seventy years.
Football team buddies Ryan, PJ, and Kelly are the three stooges of Cooper High. Their gags are always in good fun ... until the night they go too far. PJ and Ryan play a prank on Kelly by abandoning him at the town cemetery. What they don’t know is that the cemetery is haunted by the ghost of George Mirth, who died playing practical jokes. Kelly is just what George has been waiting for! When Kelly returns to Cooper Hollow, he seems different. Worse, he begins playing some very dangerous practical jokes that could leave his friends in stitches—the fatal kind!
In Grimm Legacies, esteemed literary scholar Jack Zipes explores the legacy of the Brothers Grimm in Europe and North America, from the nineteenth century to the present. Zipes reveals how the Grimms came to play a pivotal and unusual role in the evolution of Western folklore and in the history of the most significant cultural genre in the world—the fairy tale. Folklorists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm sought to discover and preserve a rich abundance of stories emanating from an oral tradition, and encouraged friends, colleagues, and strangers to gather and share these tales. As a result, hundreds of thousands of wonderful folk and fairy tales poured into books throughout Europe and have kept co...
In this stunningly designed book of classic fairy tales, award-winning author Philip Pullman has chosen his fifty favourite stories from the Brothers Grimm and presents them in a 'clear as water' retelling, in his unique and brilliant voice. These new versions show the adventures at their most lucid and engaging yet. Pullman's Grimm Tales of wicked wives, brave children and villainous kings will have you reading, reading aloud and rereading them for many years to come.
War. A powerful word capable of bringing both death and life, destruction and rebirth. This was a new concept for the Commander to understand because they had never been in such a situation that required her to defend themselves. Being the leader of the Deafling Valkyrie Core, the Commander carries the sole responsibility of caring for both those who have passed and those living on. Looking down, they noticed that the Kill Count now displayed 297. This was not the fight that anyone wanted, I was now their mission to end this war. It wasn’t a battle the Deaflings wanted but it was one they would end, no matter the price. The Commander said a silent prayer to the gods for guidance and peace through the last of the battles.“Thor help us in this fight. Tyr lend me your arm.” This was the final stand against evil.
The pioneering work of Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm in the areas of Germanic comparative and historical linguistics, lexicography, philology, and medieval studies places them squarely among the most important figures in the history of the language sciences. The contributions to this volume present a fascinating and timely reevaluation and reaffirmation of the significance of the Grimm Brothers' work in these areas, all of which the Grimms viewed as necessary components in their search for the essence of the German and Germanic Volksgeist.
--Winner "Cross Genre" Category 2018 American Fiction Awards-- [Audiobook narrated by Grammy-winning Stefan Rudnicki and award-winning Gabrielle De Cuir.] Part wacky adventure, part political thriller, this unconventional story will keep you guessing. "One of the most original and creative stories I have read in a very long time." --Goodreads reader with over 1,500 ratings! James Wong built a billion-dollar software company with childhood friend Maria Cortez, but a shady investor stole their company. In a video game, James would defeat the villain with a power-up. Maria tells him there aren't power-ups in real life, but James finds the ultimate power-up watching TV in a bar: become president...