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Myriad Part 3
By an Amazon.com customer
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that FlyWriting Magic: Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $2.18
Witty and "magical" guide to writing, by one of the top fantasy authors! Levine shares wonderful tips for authors, entertaining stories of her own life, and cool writing exercises
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: CollegeWorst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College by Jennifer Worick
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01
Cute, humorous and ultimately helpful guide to surviving college. Tips for everything from avoiding laundry to surviving with a bad roommate
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: WorkThe Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Work by Joshua Piven
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01
Another crafty and clever book, with humor as well as great tips! This guide helps you get through work, from avoiding a bad job to surviving bad coworkers and bosses
How To Be A Lady A Contemporary Guide To Common CourtesyHow To Be A Lady A Contemporary Guide To Common Courtesy by Candace Simpson-Giles
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $3.98
A charming and commonsensical guide to living. It may look trite, but it's really a lovely and useful little book.
The Prairie Girl's Guide to Life: How to Sew a Sampler Quilt & 49 Other Pioneer Projects for the Modern GirlThe Prairie Girl's Guide to Life: How to Sew a Sampler Quilt & 49 Other Pioneer Projects for the Modern Girl by Jennifer Worick
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.98
Charming, fun, and interesting guide to golden prairie life. Welcome to the past with great tips for the present!
Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery)Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs
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Chilling mystery with a warm background: a tea shop owner finds herself caught up in the murder of a local man. This well-written and suspenseful series comes with a delicious tea recipe at the end of each book
A Stitch in Time (Needlecraft Mystery)A Stitch in Time (Needlecraft Mystery) by Monica Ferris
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A feisty heroine finds herself not only the new owner of a sewing shop, but also the town's new (and unpaid) sleuth! Creepy mysteries and clever plots, as well as cool sewing patterns, adorn these books
The Nancy Drew Cookbook: Clues to Good CookingThe Nancy Drew Cookbook: Clues to Good Cooking by Carolyn Keene
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $6.09
Delicious and nutritious book from a master sleuth! Who would have known she'd have time to cook while solving all those mysteries?
The Dangerous Book for BoysThe Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden
Buy new: $15.75 / Used from: $8.88
Classic, raw, and fun activities and lessons for boys! From hunting and tanning skins to chess-playing and archery, this is a blast of a book every boy will devour.
The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to DoThe Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Do by Conn Iggulden
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $6.43
Totally cool sequel of sorts to the above! Includes both some of the same activities and totally awesome new ones
The Daring Book for GirlsThe Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan
Buy new: $15.75 / Used from: $7.42
Wonderful companion to the boys' book, this time addressing girls. This awesomely fun book covers a variety of activities, from essential stuff like changing tires to fun stuff like jump rope and party games. These books are classics!
The Pocket Daring Book for Girls: Things to DoThe Pocket Daring Book for Girls: Things to Do by Andrea J. Buchanan
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $1.23
Great continuation of the above, with both old and new activities. These books are endlessly fun!
My Mercies Journal (A Companion Journal for Calm My Anxious Heart)My Mercies Journal (A Companion Journal for Calm My Anxious Heart) by Linda Dillow
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Gorgeous journal, with Scripture verse and special writings to remind you of God's many blessings. This book in itself is a blessing!
Inside the Walls of Troy (Laurel-Leaf Books)Inside the Walls of Troy (Laurel-Leaf Books) by Clemence McLaren
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Great retelling of "Helen of Troy", this time told through the eyes of the two most vital women: Helen and Cassandra. Wonderful, adventurous book
The Great God PanThe Great God Pan by Donna Jo Napoli
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Deeply written retelling of the myth of the god Pan, uniting the tale of his curse with another Greek myth. Beautiful lovestory by a master writer!
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths)The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths) by Margaret Atwood
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $0.01
Brilliant and poetic retelling of an ancient myth. Margaret Atwood's classic blend of poetic prose and sharp satire reach its peak in this lovely volume
Till We Have Faces: A Myth RetoldTill We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. Lewis
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $3.47
Wonderful and gorgeously written retelling of "Cupid and Psyche". Lewis strikes again with his genuis and poetry
Sappho's Leap: A NovelSappho's Leap: A Novel by Erica Jong
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Beautiful, mythological retelling of the poet Sappho, complete with fantasy creatures and Greek gods. Lush, poetic novel! (PS: If you hate homosexual sex scenes like I do, skip the chapter on Isis)
Wild Women in the Kitchen: 101 Rambunctious Recipes & 99 Tasty TalesWild Women in the Kitchen: 101 Rambunctious Recipes & 99 Tasty Tales by Nicole Alper
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Enjoy reading not only delicious recipes, but totally awesome stories of some of the most rambunctious women in history. While some of the women were good and some were bad, all their stories (and these recipes) are quite flavorful and fun to read!
Shopgirl: A NovellaShopgirl: A Novella by Steve Martin
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Beautifully and deeply written little book, exploring the hearts of women and men. Steve Martin's a great writer!
Killing Mr. GriffinKilling Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
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Suspenseful, gripping tale of a girl caught up in a dangerous prank against a teacher. When things go wrong and someone ends up dead, the group of plotting teens begin to turn on each other..
Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in PoemsWho Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in Poems by Mel Glenn
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.37
Fascinating and unique book, a mystery told in poems! When a teacher is killed, each person at the school who knew him shares their perspective in poem form
The Taking of Room 114: A Hostage Drama in PoemsThe Taking of Room 114: A Hostage Drama in Poems by Mel Glenn
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Another suspenseful drama in poems, this time with a hostage situation at school. Each student's story is shared in cool free verse
Split ImageSplit Image by Mel Glenn
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Moving book, about the most popular girl in school and what her life is really like. Another gem told in poem form and different voices
Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home RemediesLike Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.99
Witty, magical, hot and steamy romance, as delectable as the scrumptious Mexican recipes found in this book! Delicious treat all the way around
Woman on Top: A Sexy, Delicious Fairy TaleWoman on Top: A Sexy, Delicious Fairy Tale by Fina Torres
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Totally unique modern fairytale, with spicy love and mouth-watering Brazilian recipes. Good luck deciding which is hotter: the recipes or the romance!
An Appetite for Passion Cookbook: CookbookAn Appetite for Passion Cookbook: Cookbook by Laura Esquivel
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Beautiful little cookbook, ripe with passion in culinary craft. Learn to put the zest of your spirit into your cooking and enjoy the fruits of the results. Clever and creative piece!
The Discovery of ChocolateThe Discovery of Chocolate by James Runcie
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Gorgeously delicious and sumptious book, a combination of romance, fantasy and history! A young man travels through time and discovers two amazing and unique tastes: love and chocolate
Enchanted: Erotic Bedtime Stories For WomenEnchanted: Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women by Nancy Madore
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $8.23
I'm afraid some of these tales have bad sexual taste, but luckily there are gems that make the book worth owning. The worthy tales are "Cat and Mouse", "East of the Sun", "Cinderella", "Mirror on the Wall", "Sheep in Wolf's Clothing", and "Ugly Duckling". These beautiful stories not only offer a romp through old tales made anew, but are well-written and deeper than the rest.
Rumpelstiltskin's DaughterRumpelstiltskin's Daughter by Diane Stanley
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.98
Lovely and sweet retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, this time continuing the story with a new and special character. Great twist on an old tale!
The Rumpelstiltskin ProblemThe Rumpelstiltskin Problem by Vivian Vande Velde
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Speaking of 'ol Mr. Rumple, certain authors tend to find his tale a bit flumoxing and unsatisfactory. In this unique book, author Velde offers several retellings of the original tale. None of them are alike, but all are humorous and great fun! FWI: A few are not meant for really small children.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff/Just a Friendly Old Troll (Another Point of View)The Three Billy Goats Gruff/Just a Friendly Old Troll (Another Point of View) by Alvin Granowsky
Buy used from: $74.80
Adorable and clever re-telling of the billy goat tale, this time told by the "misunderstood" troll who's tired of being judged by his looks. Cute and sympathetic book
Betsy Who Cried WolfBetsy Who Cried Wolf by Gail Carson Levine
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.33
Hilarious and witty little retelling of "Boy who Cried Wolf", this time with a spunky shepherdess who befriends a wolf and several outspoken sheep! I can't get enough of Levine's humor
The Frog Prince, Continued (Picture Puffin)The Frog Prince, Continued (Picture Puffin) by Jon Scieszka
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.66
In this funny and original tale, the former frog prince reveals that he's unhappy in his royal marriage and would really prefer to be a frog again! Humorous book with unexpected twists
The True Story of the Three Little PigsThe True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.24
Author Scieszka's on a role with unusual and hilarious fairytale spins. In this one, that infamous Big Bad wolf offers HIS version on what happened with those three little porkers.
The Stinky Cheese Man 10th Anniversary (Viking Kestrel picture books)The Stinky Cheese Man 10th Anniversary (Viking Kestrel picture books) by Jon Scieszka
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Here, Scieszka tailspins several fairytales with hilarious and unique results. These mischievous characters can't even stay in their own tales! In this special edition, the dustjacket features a new story
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection (No. 9)The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection (No. 9)
Buy used from: $8.81
As gothicly beautiful as its cover, this huge book features both original and retold myths and fairytales. Some are definitely duds, but there are plenty of gems to be found
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual CollectionThe Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $2.66
One of the latest volumes in this awesome collection. More poems and stories, sometimes chilling and sometimes beautiful.
Ruby Slippers, Golden TearsRuby Slippers, Golden Tears by Terri Windling
Buy used from: $0.68
A divine series of fairytales for adults! Like the two above-mentioned books, jewels of both light and darkness can be found here in both stories and poems
Black Heart, Ivory BonesBlack Heart, Ivory Bones by Ellen Datlow
Buy used from: $2.96
Another diamond in the collection of adult fairytales. There are five books altogether in this series, with both gorgeous stories and poems, but I chose to list the two that have at least three poems.