Theme: Stories

Napi

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Napí is a young Mazateca girl who lives with her family in a village on the bank of a river in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Each afternoon the family sits beneath the shade of a huge ceiba tree and listens to the grandfather’s stories. As Napí listens, she imagines different colors — orange, purple, [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The lord of Laughter, the Monarch of Mirth–if only the bumbling 17-year-old Sebastian Darke could be a successful jester like his father. The problem is Sebastian’s not funny. But after his father’s death, with no choice but to beg in the streets, the half-human, half-elf teen sets off with Max, his father’s slightly cynical Buffalope, [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

The Secret History Of Tom Trueheart

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 29, 2007

When young Tom Trueheart’s seven older brothers all go missing from their ures in the Land of Stories, he embarks on a perilous mission to save them and to capture the rogue story-writer who wants to do away with the heroes.

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Folklore, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , » Comments closed