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In this fairy tale mixup, the Three Bears get an unexpected visit from Redlocks (otherwise known as Little Red Riding Hood) who has fled her book to get away from the wolf--and the Bears, with some help from the Three Little Pigs, need to mediate between Redlocks and the misunderstood wolf.
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"Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children's and Household Tales. Now Philip Pullman, one of the most accomplished authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm. Pullman retells his fifty favorites, from much-loved stories like "Cinderella" and "Rumpelstiltskin", "Rapunzel" and "Hansel and Gretel" to lesser-known treasures like "The Three Snake Leaves,...
85) The happy prince
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Playwright, poet, essayist, flamboyant man-about-town, Oscar Wilde pack an astonishing amount of work, genius, and controversy into two short decades, producing masterworks in every literary genre. This selection includes almost all of his short stories, including "The Canterville Ghost," "The Fisherman and his Soul," and "The Remarkable Rocket." Alongside THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE, Harper Perennial will publish the short fiction of Fyodor Dostoevsky,...
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Disney villains volume 2
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Presents an adaptation of the classic Beauty and the Beast fairy tale from the perspective of the cursed prince who is transformed from a beloved and jovial ruler into a reclusive and bitter monster in search of true love.
87) Reading Beauty
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In this version of Sleeping Beauty, told in verse, the Princess is threatened with a curse which will start with a paper cut; devastated that all her books have been taken away, she sets out with her dog, Prince, to find the fairy who cast the curse and make her reverse it.
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. There are five tales in all: 'The Tale of the Three Brothers' Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; 'The Fountain...
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Cursebreaker series volume 1
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Eighteen for the three hundred twenty-seventh time, Prince Rhen despairs of breaking the curse that turns him into a beast at the end of each day until feisty Harper enters his life.
91) Gilded
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Gilded duology volume 1
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A retelling of the Rumplestiltskin story where a king orders a poor miller's daughter to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, so in her desperation she unwittingly summons a mysterious boy, soon discovering other secrets in the castle, including an ancient curse that must be broken.
When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim...
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Disney villains volume 5
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Examines the life of Mother Gothel, Rapunzel's adoptive mother, to find out her motivations behind abducting the princess and locking her in a tower to shield her from a cruel world.
An innocent child taken from her parents. A girl with magical hair confined to an isolated tower. But what does Mother Gothel, Rapunzel's adoptive mother, actually know? Does she want to shield the princess from a cruel world-- or is there more to the story? -- adapted...
95) Switched
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Fairy Tale Reform School volume 4
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Gilly and her friends must prepare for a giant invasion after Jack plants magic beans, earning him a spot in Fairy Tale Reform School and reminding Gilly how good it feels to be bad.
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Book of Lost Things volume 1
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Taking refuge in fairy tales after the loss of his mother, twelve-year-old David finds himself violently propelled into an imaginary land in which the boundaries of fantasy and reality are disturbingly melded.
100) The Water Babies
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The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby.
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