The Stillness of the Sky: A Flipped Fairy Tale (Flipped Fairy Tales)

Crystal Pool (Myths & Legends of the World)

To Dream of Dancing: Desdemona's Dreams, Volume 1

Shock Forest : And Other Stories

Mologan the Boggart and the Green Lobster

100 Spooky Facts About Halloween: Creepy Legends, Mysterious Origins and Hair-Raising Traditions of Halloween

Sprinkles The Magnificent: The SleepyTime Adventure

Dr. Dredd's Wagon of Wonders

"Giovanna undid her cloak, and it slipped to the ground. The sun was coming up over the edge of the sea, and the light caught the rubies around Giovanna's throat and set them on fire. Rafael could not take his eyes from those flaming stones. Giovanna reached behind her head to undo the clasp that held the rubies."Janice M. Del Negro's unique storyteller's voice enlivens this collection of eight original tales about strong, resolute females. Whether she's spinning a story about a brave housekeeper who does not suffer fools gladly or a woman who uses her wits to avenge her sister's death, she embroiders her tales with elegant language and vivid imagery. There are characters and settings that will chill the bones, from the skulls in a moonlit mausoleum to the apparition of a wealthy woman "in a cyclone of light and fog" to three cauldrons filled with hair, bones, and blood. Mysterious shape-shifters and ghostly figures appear, but the women here handle them with grace and conviction. Acting to achieve justice and fairness, these characters become heroines in the landscape of the imagination. An author's note is included.

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The Stillness of the Sky: A Flipped Fairy Tale (Flipped Fairy Tales)

Starla Huchton, 2015

Crystal Pool (Myths & Legends of the World)

Geraldine Mccaughrean, 1998

To Dream of Dancing: Desdemona's Dreams, Volume 1

Z.W. Mohr, Zachary Warren Mohr, Aaron Damon Porter, 2016

Shock Forest : And Other Stories

Margaret Mahy, 2004

Mologan the Boggart and the Green Lobster

Mazda Munn, 2004

100 Spooky Facts About Halloween: Creepy Legends, Mysterious Origins and Hair-Raising Traditions of Halloween

John Hick, 2023

Sprinkles The Magnificent: The SleepyTime Adventure

Dr. Jonathan Senn, 2023

Dr. Dredd's Wagon of Wonders

Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass, 1987