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1) Cinderella and the amazing techno-slippers

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English

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Cinderella's new stepmother and stepsiblings are very, very lazy. Cinderella has to clean up everything, even broken toys. But Cinderella is an inventor and makes these broken toys into new inventions. And she thinks her new invention, some incredible techno slippers, will make her the star of the toy factory ball.

2) Emma Peror's new clothes

Author

Thomas, Isabel

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Emma Peror bullies the other girls in her ballet class, and insists on being the star--but new girl Trixie Tailor plans to teach her a lesson with a tutu that she claims can only be seen by the very best dancers.

3) Hansel, Gretel, and the pudding plot

Author

Thomas, Isabel

Language

English

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Mrs. Maggot is the world's meanest lunch lady and keeps her fairy tale desserts under lock and key. Desperate for a taste, Hansel and Gretel trick their way into the forbidden kitchen. But will they end up with a taste of their own medicine?

4) Sleeping Handsome and the princess engineer

Author

Woodward, Kay

Language

English

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Fairy Tales and Folk Tales

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Prince Jack, often called Prince Handsome, grows up under a curse, and when he is pricked by a sword he and the whole castle fall sound asleep-- and as the years pass a city of skyscrapers grow up around the castle making it hard to find, but luckily Princess Anya has an antique map she found on the Internet and her very own tunnel-boring machine.