Theme: fate

Iron John

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

With help of Iron John, the wild man of the forest who is under a curse, a young prince makes his way in the world and finds his true love.

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Killer’s Tears

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: December 17, 2009

On the afternoon when Angel Allegria arrives at the Poloverdos’ farmhouse, he kills the farmer and his wife. But he spares their child, Paolo–a young boy who will claim this as the day on which he was born. Together the killer and the boy begin a new life on this remote and rugged stretch of [...]

Descriptors: Chile, Drama, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » 2 Comments

Snakehead

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

PERSEUS, THE GOD-TOUCHED son of Zeus and a mortal princess, takes his easy life on the island of Serifos for granted, but he knows he lives in troubled times. First the gods, now the politicians, send trouble rumbling across land and sea.When a beautiful stranger, a fugitive from another disaster zone, arrives on the island, [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Myth » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment