If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?

If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?
Author: Melissa Kantor
Publisher: Hyperion
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2007-03-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780786809615

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Wicked stepmother? Check. Evil stepsisters? Check. Miserable life? Check. Lucy Norton’s life has all the makings of a Cinderella story. Her dad’s always away on business, leaving Lucy with her cruel stepmother and bratty stepsisters. She’s burdened with chores, and has a hard time fitting in at her new school. So when she sees Connor Pearson, the star player on the varsity basketball team, Lucy hopes her destiny has finally changed. With everything else going on in her life, doesn’t she at least deserve to get the handsome prince? Melissa Kantor’s enchanting novel proves that sometimes the happy ending isn’t quite the one you’d expect. Lucy’s about to discover the truth about finding her real Prince Charming… and finding herself.

The Rat Prince

The Rat Prince
Author: Bridget Hodder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2016-08-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374302146

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The Rat Prince by Bridget Hodder is a funny and magical retelling of the Cinderella story from the point of view of one of her footmen, a rat! Before Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters moved into Lancastyr Manor she was known as the beautiful Lady Rose de Lancaster. Then her stepmother forced her to become a kitchen maid and renamed her. At first the rats of the manor figure her for a lack-wit and take pity on her by bringing her food and a special family heirloom. But when Cinderella's stepmother finds a way to prevent her from attending the ball, the rats join forces to help her. The night of the ball is filled with magic and secrets-not least of all who Lady Rose will choose as her Prince Charming. A Margaret Ferguson Book

Spaghetti Is Not a Finger Food

Spaghetti Is Not a Finger Food
Author: Jodi Carmichael
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0982993889

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This deliciously entertaining and humorous chapter book gets top marks for presenting a delightfully quirky day in the life of an eight-year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome. Being eight, Connor knew a lot. He knew that Mrs. Winters did not like to be interrupted, but he was sure she would appreciate his fact-finding methods—and who wouldn' t want to know more about geckos? He knew he needed the new library book, "More All About Dogs," more than Jane needed to keep sitting on that stool—and he only nudged her off so he could reach it. On a day when everything seemed to go wrong, Connor turned out to be the only one who could save the school from a dog-caused Code Yellow! Told from the point of view of a child with Asperger Syndrome, author Jodi Carmichael highlights some of the challenges—and triumphs—of experiencing a day at school from a different perspective. Heartwarming, funny, and charmingly illustrated, Spaghetti is NOT a Finger Food is the winner of four awards: The Mom' s Choice Gold Award; The Moonbeam Best First Book Award; The Professionals Network Recognition of Merit; and The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Digital Award.

Critical and Creative Perspectives on Fairy Tales

Critical and Creative Perspectives on Fairy Tales
Author: Vanessa Joosen
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2011
Genre: Fairy tales
ISBN: 9780814334522

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The first systematic approach to the parallels between fairy-tale retellings and fairy-tale theory.

The Breakup Bible

The Breakup Bible
Author: Melissa Kantor
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2010-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1423140982

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Jen Lewis is having a great junior year. She is the features editor of the school paper, and she's dating Max Brown, the paper's editor-in-chief. Everything is perfect—that is, until Max says, "Maybe it would be better if we were just friends." In shock and total denial, Jen wonders how she is going to deal with the pain of seeing Max in school every day. Her misery only intensifies when her grandmother gives her a book that she heard about on the radio. Dr. Emerson's The Breakup Bible claims that "there's no reason a woman can't get over a breakup very quickly if she'll just follow a few basic commandments."

The Darlings in Love

The Darlings in Love
Author: Melissa Kantor
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2012-01-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1423164423

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The Darlings have just begun their second semester of ninth grade, and love is in the air. Victoria: The sweetheart Jack: The irresistible songwriter but is he writing off Victoria? Natalya: The overachiever Colin: The perfect match, if only the game were less complicated Jane: The drama queen Simon: The Greek god of mixed signals In the face of both joy and heartbreak, the Darlings know that they'll always have each other. Boys come and go, but the Darlings are still forever.

Fairy Tales Reimagined

Fairy Tales Reimagined
Author: Susan Redington Bobby
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786453966

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Although readers and filmgoers are strongly familiar with Disney's sanitized child-centric fairy tales, they are quick to catch on to reworkings of classic tales into a contemporary context. The rise is such retellings seems to indicate that readers are hungry for a new narrative, one that hearkens back to the old yet moves the storyline forward to reflect conditions of the modern world. No mere escapist fantasies, the reimagined fairy tales of the late 20th and early 21st centuries reflect social, political and cultural truths. Sixteen essays consider fairy tales recreated through short stories, novels, poetry, and the graphic novel from both best-selling and lesser-known writers, applying a variety of perspectives, including postmodernism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, queer theory and gender studies. Along with the classic fairy tales, fiction from writers such as Neil Gaiman (Stardust) and Gregory Macquire (Wicked) is covered.

Magic Lessons

Magic Lessons
Author: Justine Larbalestier
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2007-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101217723

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More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Quick and Popular Reads for Teens

Quick and Popular Reads for Teens
Author: Pam Spencer Holley
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 083893577X

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Compiles and annotates YALSA's "Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults" and "Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers." Includes theme lists.