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A traumatic event unfolds when a girl with flowing hair of golden wheat appears in an apple orchard, where a group of people await her. A woman plays out a prostitution fantasy with her husband and finds she cannot go back to her old sex life. An ugly woman marries an ogre and struggles to decide if she should stay with him after he mistakenly eats their children. Two sisters travel deep into Malaysia, where one learns the art of mending tigers who...
6) Ogres
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Ogres are harrowing creatures with roots in European storytelling. They have evolved through various tales from around the world. Today, they appear in timeless movies and role-playing games. This book discusses the history of ogres, the fables that defined them, and their place in society today.
10) These bones
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In a neighborhood known as the Bramble Patch, the Lyons family endures despite poverty, racism, and the ghoulish appetites of an underworld kingpin called the Barghest. As the years pass and the neighborhood falls into decay, along with the town that surrounds it, what's left of the Bramble Patch will learn the saying is true: These bones are gonna rise again.
11) Giants and ogres
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Giants and ogres appear in stories around the world. Engaging text and exciting computer-generated illustrations depict the history of giants, ogres, trolls, and other similar creatures. Readers will learn about the giants who, according to mythology, created Ireland's unique landscape, the trolls from Scandinavian folklore, and everyone's favorite movie ogre, Shrek.
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Mortimer is going to have a picnic with his best friend, Oggy. He is very excited. But Oggy has a bad cold and can't come, so Mortimer takes the picnic to Oggy instead. It's a dangerous journey -a hungry crocodile, a wolf, and a troll all want to eat the picnic AND Mortimer!! An uplifting story, celebrating the power of friendship.
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Fresh from his triumph in exposing the principal of his school as an alien, investigative reporter Jonny Jakes (an alias) and his underground newspaper are confronted by another problem--the new principal, Mr. Chattersly, has established a competing school newspaper, and by-the-way he is sharing a body with the infamous first principal, Victory Piggot, a notorious school ghoul.
16) Scare City
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"Scare City is the hub where all of the world's ghouls, ghosts and goblins dwell in perfect harmony. Like any other urban city, it's bustling with working class folk and thriving with a sense of culture and community! It took the monsters centuries to overcome their differences and develop a realm in which they could live together in peace, but when a mysterious light begins to steal people in the night, paranoia takes hold, revitalizing ancient tensions...
17) Ogres
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Ogres are bigger than you. Ogres are stronger than you. Ogres rule the world. It's always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call. Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It's always been that way. It's the natural order of the world. And they only eat people sometimes. But when the headman's son, Torquell, dares lift his hand against the landlord's son, he sets himself...
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