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1) Mabuhay!
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"First-generation Filipino siblings, JJ and Althea, struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. But between the leftover Filipino food their mom packs for their lunches to having a last name that nobody can pronounce, any sense of belonging seems like a long shot. To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck, dressing up as a dancing pig and passing...
Author
Language
English
Description
Bigfoot is an instantly recognizable figure. Through the decades, this elusive primate has been featured in movies and books, on coffee mugs, beer koozies, car polish, and CBD oil. Which begs the question: what is it about Bigfoot that's caught hold of our imaginations? Journalist and self-diagnosed skeptic John O'Connor is fascinated by Sasquatch. Curious to learn more, he embarks on a quest through the North American wilds in search of Bigfoot,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Every harvest moon, the Witch Collector rides into our valley and leads one of us to the home of the immortal Frost King, to remain forever.
Today is that day-Collecting Day.
But he will not come for me. I, Raina Bloodgood, have lived in this village for twenty-four years, and for all that time he has passed me by.
His mistake.
Raina Bloodgood has one desire: kill the Frost King and the Witch Collector who stole her sister. On Collecting Day,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Who will win this battle of famous beauty? In Asgard, the Norse goddess Frig rules over marriage, motherhood, family, and prophecy. Meanwhile, the Greek goddess Aphrodite reigns over love, beauty, and fertility. In this battle between two powerful ancient goddesses, who will come out on top?"--
Author
Series
Dark Olympus novels volume 6
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Eurydice and Orpheus and Charon. Eurydice Dimitriou has always been the innocent sister, but she's finally ready to step out of the long shadow cast by her powerful family...and the ex who shattered her heart. Perhaps rough hands on soft skin are exactly what she needs to forget her heartbreak once and for all? Charon Ariti has been Hades's right-hand man for years. He's given everything to the lower city, but...
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Series
Emily Wilde volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it's too late in this second installment of the Emily Wilde series. Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world's first comprehensive encyclopaedia of faeries. She's learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her adventures... and also from her fellow scholar and former rival...
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them. This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the "scary" out of monsters"--
8) Cyclopes
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title introduces the cyclops by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows modern cyclopes kids might recognize today. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images. --
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Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After accidentally destroying the Amazons' hard work preparing for a festival celebrating the story of Hero, the first hero in Greek mythology, Diana and her goat pal, Phyllis, embark on a journey to clean up their mess, soon embracing the support of her community to learn what it truly means to be a hero.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Profiles for over eighty gods and goddesses from over thirty pantheons from all over the world, illustrated by artists from those cultures. Filled with family drama, heroic deeds, impossible feats, battles and magic, stories have been used to address life's biggest answers for centuries.
11) Eagle drums
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Winter approaches, and there's much to do if Piŋa's family wants to be prepared: hunting, fishing, gathering, and more. Now, Piŋa must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping - the same mountain where his two older brothers disappeared. As he leaves, Piŋa reassures his parents that he will not succumb to the same fate as his brothers. He will return. But when he reaches the mountaintop, he is confronted by a terrifying eagle god...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? For more than twenty years, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien received letters from the North Pole -- from Father Christmas himself! They told wonderful stories of mischief and disaster, adventures and battles: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place, how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's...
13) Pure as snow
Author
Series
Fairytales reimagined volume 4
Publisher
Burton & Buchell Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Princess Snow White is hiding from her sister; the evil Snow Queen, in a village of dwarfs, along with her trusty owl Roger. She's living a simple life, forgetting all about the horrors of her past, when she stubmles upon a handsome huntsman, Emmett, who sweeps her off her feet. Literally."--Page 4 of cover
14) Gorgons
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces the gorgon by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows other interesting monsters found in Greek mythology. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --
15) Haunted history
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From lonely battlefields to shadowy tunnels, some places have dark histories . . . and they may be haunted. Learn the history of famous haunted landmarks and uncover the eerie stories that surround them"--
Author
Publisher
Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Do you like to draw monsters and other mythical creatures? Open this book and get started! In six easy steps, you'll learn to draw ten of the most awesome monsters and mythical creatures. You'll even learn some fun facts about each one along the way. And you'll get art tips from the illustrator. So grab a pencil and paper, and start drawing!"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Ivory carver trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
During the last Ice Age, a young Native American woman embarks on a personal quest for survival and revenge.
19) Fairies
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces the fairy by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows modern fairies kids might recognize today. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images." --
20) The fair folk
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"England, 1959: to eight-year-old Felicity, the fairies in the woods have much more to offer than her everyday life on a dying farm. However, as she becomes rooted in Their world, she learns that all magic has a price. In recompense for a tragedy, Their queen, Elfrida, offers her a gift--and fairy bargains are never what they seem. Now grown and at university, Felicity wants to build a new life for herself. But Elfrida--and Hobb, her constant companion--has...
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