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41) Or what you will
Author
Language
English
Description
"He has been too many things to count. He has been a dragon with a boy on his back. He has been a scholar, a warrior, a lover, and a thief. He has been dream and dreamer. He has been a god. But "he" is in fact nothing more than a spark of idea, a character in the mind of Sylvia Harrison, 73, award-winning author of thirty novels over forty years. He has played a part in most of those novels, and in the recesses of her mind, Sylvia has conversed with...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Goblin and Troll are headed to town for tea, hoping they don't run into any wretched children. Children are smelly and rude! Goblin has an idea: they'll find the rudest child of all and have it for dinner! Filled with a cast of familiar storytime characters like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, here's a fresh read-aloud with the feel of a classic fairy tale. Chock-full of rude characters and sly humor, and with a twist ending, this surprising story...
Author
Publisher
Point
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Fictional character eighteen-year-old Alexander Banks stalks vampires until incredulously he leaps through a portal into real life where he finds love and friends who want to help, if they can.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Running away from a wicked witch a girl named Snow White comes across a house with seventy-seven dwarves who agree to let her stay if she helps with their chores which may turn out to be more than she bargained for.
Author
Publisher
Puck
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Casio, obsessed with a book and its fantastical setting, Aguablanca, but he is not aware of how this magical place and its history intertwines with his own, until he visits there and discovers the lines between fantasy and reality are blurred not only for him but for everyone.
Author
Publisher
Credo House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Everyone has wanted their favorite book to be real, if only for a moment. Everyone has wished to meet their favorite characters, if only for a day. But be careful in that wish, for even a history laid in ink can be repaid in flesh and blood, and reality is far deadlier than fiction . . . especially on Addington Isle." -- Back cover.
52) Lilliput
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Three-inch-tall Lily has been trapped in a bird cage for half of her life while her giant captor, Gulliver, writes a book about his travels but she finally escapes and, aided by a clockmaker's apprentice and his friends, makes plans to leave London and return home to Lilliput.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Following her successful appearance at an Embassy Ball--where Eliza Doolittle won Professor Henry Higgins' bet that he could pass off a Cockney flower girl as a duchess--Eliza becomes an assistant to his chief rival Emil Nepommuck. After Nepommuck publicly takes credit for transforming Eliza into a lady, an enraged Higgins submits proof to a London newspaper that Nepommuck is a fraud. When Nepommuck is found with a dagger in his back, Henry Higgins...
Author
Series
Kill Shakespeare volume 3
Publisher
IDW Pub
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Hamlet, Juliet, Othello, and Romeo must stop the wizard Prospero from starting an apocalypse.
Author
Series
Thursday Next novels volume 7
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The Bookworld's leading enforcement officer, Thursday Next, has been forced into a semiretirement following an assassination attempt, returning home to Swindon and her family to recuperate. But Thursday's children have problems that demand she become a mother of invention: Friday's career struggles in the Chronoguard, where he is relegated to a might-have-been; Tuesday's trouble perfecting the Anti-Smote shield, needed in time to thwart an angry Deity's...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Español
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
"Alma Cruz ha decidido ponerle punto final a su carrera de escritora, pero teme acabar como su amiga, una exitosa novelista arrastrada a la locura por un libro que jamás terminó de escribir. Por eso, cuando hereda un modesto terreno en República Dominicana, se le ocurre sepultar allí sus decenas de manuscritos inconclusos. Quiere que descansen en paz en la misma tierra donde yacen sus raíces. Pero a diferencia de Alma, los protagonistas de sus...
Author
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Everything is going according to story for CeCi (Cinderella), Bianca (Snow White), and Rory (Sleeping Beauty)-- until the day that Zell (Rapunzel) decides to leave Grimmland and pursue her life. Now, Zell's best friends are left to wonder whether their own passions are worth risking their predetermined "happily ever afters," regardless of the consequences. CeCi wonders whether she should become a professional chef, sharp-tongued and quick-witted...
Author
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The hardest yet most essential element of writing great fiction is character - specifically, creating a central hero who is relatable, compelling, and worth the reader's precious time. In this entertaining and practical guide, popular blogger, writing coach and screenwriter Matt Bird breaks down what makes characters embraceable and unforgettable, and presents insider tips and tricks for writers of all levels and genres. Generously packed with examples...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
[2017]-
Language
English
Description
The VKs -- Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos -- have been invited to attend Auradon Prep! But they have a sneaky plan to steal the fairy godmother's wand to rescue their parents from exile and let chaos reign over the people of the United States of Auradon. As the VKs tour the campus, they are introduced to the children of Disney's most famous heroes -- Ben, Audrey, Jane and Chad. After a spirited but ultimately fruitless attempt at stealing the wand, they...