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Curses, Inc. and Other Stories

10 best books like Curses, Inc. and Other Stories (Vivian Vande Velde): Of Two Minds, Aphrodite's Blessings: Love Stories from the Greek Myths, Book of Enchantments, The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow, Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction, Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast, The Devil's Storybook, Waters Luminous and Deep, Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold, Switching Well

Of Two Minds
AuthorCarol Matas
ISBN0921368445
The complex plot follows the adventures of Lenora, a headstrong princess with the power to make anything she imagines real, and Coren, the shy prince chosen by her parents to be her husband. Trapped in a strange land and stripped of their powers (Coren had been able to read the thoughts not only of humans,...
Aphrodite's Blessings: Love Stories from the Greek Myths
AuthorClemence McLaren
ISBN0689843771
The goddess Aphrodite was adored and feared by gods and mortals alike; none were immune to her power. Young lovers offered gifts and prayers to her, the goddess of love and beauty, in hopes of receiving her blessings....Content as one of the best athletes in her father's kingdom, Atalanta rebels against...
Book of Enchantments
AuthorPatricia C. Wrede
ISBN0152055088
Wrede [pronounced as "Reedy"] is one of my favorite authors, and IMO one of the best writers of English-language fantasy fiction in her generation. Equally at home with long and short fiction, she showcases her talent for the latter in this collection of 10 stories, four of them published here for the...
The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow
AuthorKaye Umansky
ISBN0763627925
I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading anything else she writes in this series. There's a quote from the author on the back cover: "A while ago, I went on a 'reread Charles Dickens' binge. Inspired, I cried, 'I can do that!' I couldn't. What came out was Solomon Snow."

I loved the hints of...
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction
AuthorSharyn November
ISBN0142403202
Firebirds is more than simply an anthology -- it is a celebration of wonderful writing. It gathers together sixteen original stories by some of today's finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. Together, they have won virtually every major prize -- from the National Book Award to the World Fantasy...
Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN0152164448
Features the Nebula Award-winning novella "Lost Girls."
In these modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear--but dead--mother's homecoming,...
The Devil's Storybook
AuthorNatalie Babbitt
ISBN0374417083
There are more ways than one to view the Devil and his works. In this collection of ten original stories, Natalie Babbitt offers us a middle-aged Old Scratch with a tender ego, proud of Hell and anxious for his reputation; a plotter at once pompous and naive who has a way of losing as often as he wins. Nothing...
Waters Luminous and Deep
AuthorMeredith Ann Pierce
ISBN0142403563
A spellbinding collection of short stories by the author of the Darkangel and Firebringer trilogies.

Meredith Ann Pierce's acclaimed novels are the proof of a remarkable imagination. Here is more proof--eight shorter works of fiction, each with a strong heroine, a tangibly imagined world,...
Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold
AuthorEllen Datlow
ISBN0689878370
Just as fairy-tale magic can transform a loved one into a swan, the contributors to this book have transformed traditional fairy tales and legends into stories that are completely original, yet still tantalizingly familiar.The stories include a Rapunzel whose most confining prison is her loneliness;...
Switching Well
AuthorPeni R. Griffin
ISBN0780748204
The two of them live in the same town--Amber in 1991, and Ada in 1891--and they both have real problems. Amber's parents are getting divorced, and she seems to be the last to know. Ada's father doesn't think women have minds of their own. So the two troubled girls hit on the same solution: they each go to the...
Spiegelkind
AuthorAlina Bronsky
ISBN3401067982
In dem Viertel, durch das wir gerade rasten, waren die Häuser alt, schmal und schief. Sie erinnerten mich an faule Zähne in einem viel zu kleinen Kiefer. Die Straßen waren krumm, vor den Häusern lagen leere Dosen und zerrissene Plastiktüten. Kleine Kinder spielten barfuß im Dreck, obwohl es...
The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural
AuthorDeborah Noyes
ISBN0763629065
Ten extraordinary authors spin hair-raising original tales collected by the anthologist of GOTHIC!

With scary stories by: M. T. Anderson, Holly Black, Libba Bray, Herbie Brennan, Nancy Etchemendy, Annette Curtis Klause, Kelly Link, Deborah Noyes, Marcus Sedgwick, and Chris Wooding

Enter...
The Black Heart Crypt
AuthorChris Grabenstein
From the New York Times bestselling author of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library comes a series of spine-tingling mysteries to keep you up long after the lights go out.

Halloween is nearing, the one day of the year when the ghostly plane is close enough to the human plane to allow mischief and...
Even More Short & Shivery: Forty Five Spine Tingling Tales
AuthorRobert D. San Souci
ISBN0439081939
I get asked often why I read books and stories that are technically children's literature. Why not? Some of the best classic books were written for kids: Heidi, Little Women, etc. My favorite kids books are often collections of horror, folklore and ghost stories. No spurting blood, cursing or naked...
Stopping for a Spell
AuthorDiana Wynne Jones
ISBN0007130406
How do you get rid of unwelcome visitors? Three stories which show that magic might be the answer, but you should always be careful about what you wish for! The Four Grannies When Erg and Emily's parents go away, they arrange for Granny to come and look after them. Unfortunately, they forget to say which...
Z: Zombie Stories
AuthorJ.M. Lassen
When the zombie apocalypse comes, it's not just those crusty old folks who will struggle against the undead, it's young people. What happens when you come of age during the zombie apocalypse?

Zombie Stories has the answer to that question.

Zombie Stories gathers together some of...
Felicity's Dancing Shoes
AuthorValerie Tripp
ISBN1584850310
When Felicity goes to her dance lessons, she has to wear her old, clumsy, big, brown shoes. When Annabelle says mean things about her shoes, Felicity is convinced that is why she is not a good dancer. When Felicity makes a deal with her little sister Nan, Felicity has to squeeze her toes into Nan's little...
Ghosts! Ghostly Tales from Folklore
AuthorAlvin Schwartz
ISBN0064441709
For folk tales and scary stories, especially ones taken from legends that have been making the rounds for many years, Alvin Schwartz is always my guy. He proved his ability at shaping and retelling tales of terror in his Scary Stories trilogy, crafting versions of legends that still give me goosebumps...
The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English
AuthorJack D. Zipes
ISBN0393327760
The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature celebrates the richness and variety of over 350 years of literary works for children. This groundbreaking anthology includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among...
There Is No Long Distance Now
AuthorNaomi Shihab Nye
ISBN0062019651
Poet and young adult novelist Naomi Shihab Nye has written a collection of literary short stories for teens, all of which are 1000 words or less. Each story focuses on a pivotal or significant moment in the life of its main character, which serves to somehow uplift that character. Death, war, love, loss,...
The Ancient One
AuthorT.A. Barron
LOST CRATER IS LIKE NO OTHER PLACE ON THE PLANET...

When Kate travels to Oregon for a quiet week at Aunt Melanie's cottage, her plans are dashed by the discovery of a grove of giant redwood trees in nearby Lost Crater. Caught up in the struggle to help protect the redwood forest from loggers, Kate...
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