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WestWinds Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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"In many Native American stories of creation, Coyote proudly takes his place as the ultimate trickster, the mischievous hero whose lessons may even include painful lessons for the unwary. Mindy Dwyer's retelling of a Northwest coyote legend allows readersyoung and old to meet that same colorful and wily creature, but this time made vulnerable himself by love. As the author and illustrator sums things up, Coyote in Love is "a tale of love and the...
462) The dream runners
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Spirited away to the subterranean realm of Nagalok as children, seventeen-year-olds Tanvi and Venkat are charged with harvesting human dreams for the entertainment of the naga court--until one of them begins to remember the mortal life she left behind.
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En este libro, "Fábulas modernas para el siglo XXI", se presentan veinte fábulas contemporáneas que abordan temas actuales como la tecnología, el medio ambiente, la diversidad cultural, la igualdad de género y la salud mental, entre otros. Cada fábula contiene una enseñanza moral que nos invita a reflexionar sobre cómo podemos ser mejores seres humanos y contribuir a un mundo más justo y equitativo.
Las fábulas aquí presentadas son una...
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Andrea Doss' beautiful art gives this timeless tale of adventure new life. The story of a kind young girl, her resourceful grandmother, and a big bad wolf has been a favorite for generations and this Flowerpot Press edition will continue the fun for at least one or two generations more... all the better to entertain to you with!
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Pandava volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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After fourteen-year-old Aru Shah and her friends fail to keep a prophecy from the Sleeper, they undergo a rebranding campaign to prove the Pandavas's trustworthiness, but Aru believes they need to focus on finding the Tree of Wishes before the Sleeper and stopping war between the devas and the demons.
466) Sparrows in the wind
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"Trojan princess Cassandra is cursed by Apollo with the gift of prophecy, and must try to find her place in a world that she knows to be perilous; years later, will her friendship with a young Amazon princess named Rin help her to avert a disastrous end to their war?"--
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Zeus the mighty volume 4
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Zeus the hamster and his team of "Olympians," the other animals at Mount Olympus Pet Center in Athens, Georgia, journey into the Underworld, where a multiheaded beast stands guard.
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Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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It started with a mother's love... Fleeing from a forest fire, a mother bear urges her two cubs into the watery shelter of a vast body of water. Though it will be difficult, she knows if they can swim across to the opposite shore, they will be safe. With calls of encouragement and steadfast love, Mother Bear guides her cubs across the great lake, Lake Michigan. And the story of what happens once Mother Bear reaches the far shore becomes the legend...
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Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Before she became Queen of the Amazons, young Hippolyta fought to break a goddess’s curse . . .
An ancient prophecy states that any Amazon who bears two sons must kill the second, lest he grow up to destroy all the Amazons. But Queen Otrere can’t bear to sacrifice her baby, so she gives him to her daughter, thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, begging her to take the child to his father, Laomedon, King of Troy.
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Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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A child of the sun seeks his father—and risks destruction for the thrill of speed
In the grazing fields outside the village, a griffin swoops from the sky to attack a lamb. To save the innocent creature, a boy called Phaeton hurls rocks at the assailant, taunting it to come after him instead. As the mythical beast charges, Phaeton turns and runs. The griffin is quick, but it cannot catch Phaeton. He is the fastest boy
...In the grazing fields outside the village, a griffin swoops from the sky to attack a lamb. To save the innocent creature, a boy called Phaeton hurls rocks at the assailant, taunting it to come after him instead. As the mythical beast charges, Phaeton turns and runs. The griffin is quick, but it cannot catch Phaeton. He is the fastest boy
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Graymalkin Media
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Gods, heroes, and monsters made accessible by “one of the most widely published authors of classical mythology in the world” (The New York Times).
With over ten million copies of his books sold worldwide, Bernard Evslin’s modern takes on Greek myths have captured the imaginations of countless readers.
Collected here in one volume are nine books of timeless action and adventure surrounding...
With over ten million copies of his books sold worldwide, Bernard Evslin’s modern takes on Greek myths have captured the imaginations of countless readers.
Collected here in one volume are nine books of timeless action and adventure surrounding...
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Hmh Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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“[The] fourth of the light-hearted Arthurian Knights’ Tales . . . a 21st-century spin on the ancient legends” from the author of The Squire’s Tales (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the help of his gallant knights of the roundtable. While most of King Arthur’s knights freely chose a life of duty,
...Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the help of his gallant knights of the roundtable. While most of King Arthur’s knights freely chose a life of duty,
473) The shadow crosser
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Storm runner volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"When a few Mexica gods try to put their Maya counterparts out of commission, it's up to Zane and some godborns-in-training to save the universe"--
474) Sword of the dragon
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Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Wonder Woman sees a message in the clouds instructing her to go to Stonehenge, where she finds a group of tourists being held hostage by Morgaine Le Fey, who demands Wonder Woman steal the Star Sword of Merlin.
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Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2013
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1st U.S. ed.
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English
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Pandy, Alcie, Iole, and Homer hunt for the worst Evil of all--Fear--in the dreaded underworld where Hera has been wreaking havoc and such infamous villains as Tantalus, Sisyphus, and The Danaids have been freed from their eternal punishments.
476) Oedipus Rex
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Regarded by many as the masterpiece of Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex tells the story of Oedipus, a man who becomes the king of Thebes, whilst in the process unwittingly fulfilling a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother. This edition follows the Francis Storr Translation.
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With Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz's signature plot twists, and uneasy, ever-changing alliances, I Do Not Trust You is a thrilling journey at every turn that asks-what would you do to save the ones you love?
Memphis "M" Engel is stubborn to a fault, graced with an almost absurd knowledge of long lost languages and cultures, and a heck of an opponent in a fight. In short: she's awesome.
Ashwin "Ash" Sood is a little too posh for M's tastes, a little...
478) Everneath
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Everneath novels volume 1
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English
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Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she's returned-to her old life, her family, her boyfriend-before she's banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.
Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and...
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An instant New York Times bestseller and legendary YA debut!
This dazzling sapphic fantasy inspired by Greek mythology will captivate fans of Circe and The Song of Achilles.
Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope's twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago.
But when that fate comes for Leto, death is not what she thought it would be....
480) Shadow Frost
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Shadow frost volume 1
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English
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In the kingdom of Axaria, a darkness rises.
Some call it a monster, laying waste to the villagers and their homes.
Some say it is an invulnerable demon summoned from the deepest abysses of the Immortal Realm.
Many soldiers from the royal guard are sent out to hunt it down.
Not one has ever returned.
When Asterin Faelenhart, Princess of Axaria and heir to the throne, discovers that she may hold the key to defeating the mysterious demon...
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