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"In a dark forest, a merchant picks a rose for his daugher Beauty. It belongs to a terrible beast. To save his life, the merchant promises that his daughter will visit the creature. When she does, Beauty grows to like the beast. But can she ever love him?"--Unedited summary from book.
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"Once upon a time, an evil queen possessed a powerful mirror. It spoke only the truth, which often pleased the queen. But when the mirror reveals that the queen is no longer the fairest lady in the land, her heart grows cold. She seeks revenge against the beautiful maiden, vowing to destroy the lovely Snow White"--Unedited summary from book.
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"Once upon a time, an evil fairy cursed a young princess. On her fifteenth birthday, the princess pricked her finger on a spindle and fell into a spell of sleep. Trapped behind poisonous thorns and guarded by deadly zombies, only the bravest soul can awaken her. Otherwise, she will live forever in eternal slumber"--Unedited summary from book.
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The story of Aladdin, a poor youth living in Al Kalas. One day, the crafty boy outsmarts an evil sorcerer, getting his hands on a magical lamp that houses a wish-fulfilling genie! Soon, all of Aladdins dreams come true, and he finds himself wealthy and married to a beautiful princess. All is well until, one day, the evil sorceror returns to reclaim the magical lamp.
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"When their mother sends them packing, the Three Little Pigs are forced to build houses of their own. They better be sturdy and strong because the Big Bad Wolf is on the prowl, and he's ready to huff and puff his way inside. Will they survive against this hungry beast? Or will the pigs become his next tasty treat?"--Unedited summary from book.
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In this graphic novel, Jak's mother wants her to sell her rusty old robot and best friend, Cow, for scrap. Instead, Jak makes a deal with the scrap man to travel to the Cloud Kingdom to get some magic nanobots to help humankind and fix Cow. However, what Jak and Cow find in the Cloud Kingdom puts them in grave danger.
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The story of an evil Persian king, who marries a new wife each day and then kills her the next morning. To stop this murderous ruler, a brave woman named Scheherazade risks her own life and marries the king herself . . . but not without a plan. On their wedding night, she will entertain him with the tale of the Fisherman and the Genie, a legend so great, he'll never want it to end.
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In this adaptation of the fairy tale, Princess Aurora is the only one who was protected from the sleeping spell, and now that she is grown up she must leave the slumbering castle and gather the ingredients to make the potion that will free the kingdom from their perpetual nap. Written in graphic-novel format.
16) Peter Pan
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The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. Also includes an author profile, contextual notes, questions for reflection, and ideas for activities.
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Tania, called "Thumbelina" because she is really tiny, has worked very hard to be a wrestling champion in the Junior Indie League, and now she and her friend Jorge, "Mouse," are being offered a chance at the pros, appearing in wrestling matches across the country--but her unscrupulous manager, Mr. Mole, wants her to adopt a flashy persona with elaborate moves, and somehow Tania must break free of the glitter and get back to the pure wrestling that...
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In this version of the Hansel and Gretel tale, Hansel and Gretel come from a zombie family. They live off of the brains of tourists who visit their house, but when tourism dries up, Hansel and Gretel disguise themselves as living children and go off to lure an unsuspecting witch back home to eat her brain.
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When Beauty's father is swept overboard from their ship, The Rose, just as they are being attacked by a sorcerer-pirate and his crew of living skeletons, Beauty jumps in to save him, and is immediately scooped up by a surprisingly friendly Kraken; she offers to remain with him if he finds and saves her father, but as she explores the pirate's island she finds a treasure and a book of spells--which may hold the key to turning the Kraken back into a...
20) Goldilocks
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Clementine is pet-sitting for the Three Bears while they visit family. But when Goldilocks shows up and starts causing trouble, Clementine has to figure out how to get Goldilocks to leave before the bears get home.