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Denise Roxanne Bunbury-Westford was born in Guyana, South America. She migrated to the United States in the mid 1990s with her son Marlon, and was joined by her husband Lindsley (Wayne) in 2004. The family currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. Denise taught the Nursery Sunday School Class at her church for several years. It was her love for children and the many pleasant experiences she had working with them that inspired her to write childrens books....
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Professor Abraham Van Helsing was the fictional creation of Bram Stoker for his dark work of fantasy Dracula …or was he?
Fragments of a recently discovered journal suggest otherwise.
For the first time, in his own words, the legendary vampire hunter tells his own story
- his background and early years
- his research in Rumania and the Mideast
- his medical work
…and most importantly his discovery of perhaps the greatest threat to man's dominion...
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Tarzan. Odysseus. Zorro. Your favorite characters come back to life in new and exciting escapades in this must-have anthology.
In this inventive collection, a stellar cast of writers uses classic adventure tales as a launch pad for an eclectic mix of prequels, alternate universes, spin-offs, and total reboots. Imagine Ahab is shipwrecked on an island of cannibals, or Mr. Hyde tells his side of the story, or the scarecrow from Oz struggles with the...
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An anthology of eleven original Sherlock Homes tales set during the missing years between the apparent death and later return of Sherlock Holmes. Includes the Edgar Award finalist "The Adventure of the Missing Detective" by Gary Lovisi.
In 1891, Sherlock Holmes in a struggle with his arch-enemy, the Napoleon of Crime, Professor James Moriarty, plunged with him over the Reichenbach Falls to his inevitable death. All of England - indeed the entire...
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Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey--teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven--to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. This storybook includes beautiful, full-color art in the style of...
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Read along with Disney! When Anita's and Roger's Dalmatians have puppies, Cruella De Vil makes an offer-and dreams of a luxurious fur coat. But Roger explains that the puppies aren't for sale. Follow along with word-for-word narration as Cruella tries to get even.
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Read along with Disney! Hoping to overthrow King Triton as ruler of Atlantica, Ursula the sea witch makes a deal with the king's mermaid daughter, Ariel, in which she trades her voice for a pair of legs. Follow along with word-for-word narration as the little mermaid has three days for Prince Eric to fall in love with her-or she becomes Ursula's captive forever.
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Read along with Disney! When Maleficent doesn't receive an invitation to the celebration of Princess Aurora's birth, she places a curse set for the princess's sixteenth birthday. But the good fairies alter Maleficent's curse so that only a prince can break it. Follow along with word-for-word narration as Maleficent sets out to find the princess sixteen years later.
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Read along with Disney! Evil sorcerer Jafar is plotting to overthrow the Sultan of Agrabah and rule the kingdom. But when he asks Aladdin to fetch him the lamp from the Cave of Wonders, things don't go quite as he planned. Follow along with word-for-word narration as Jafar schemes how to gain power once and for all.
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Fourteen original stories inspired by the influential horror writer, including tales by Laird Barron, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Gemma Files, and Brian Evenson.
Compiled by Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow, these original stories of the supernatural employ H. P. Lovecraft's trademark terror of the cosmic unknown. A fresh generation of writers have been set free to play in his playground, exploring new themes and new horrors.
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"Readers who know Lovecraft's legacy mostly through turgid and tentacled Cthulhu Mythos pastiches will find this book a treasure trove of literary terrors." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Here are nineteen Lovecraftian stories-both new and rediscovered-that take their cues from the mythos of the iconic horror writer. Today's masters of supernatural thrills celebrate H. P. Lovecraft's oeuvre with tales of weird fiction and cosmic horror,...
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Aphrodite. Zeus. Medusa. Hercules. You've heard their names. You thought you knew their stories... until now. Lose yourself in this collection of eleven young adult re-imaginings of Greek myths from the authors of Snowy Wings Publishing. From magical kingdoms under the sea to the halls of a modern high school, from Ancient Greece to the distant future, you will find romance, courage, fantasy, danger, and more. With each story bringing a twist on a...
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The best writers of our generation retell classic tales.
From Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene to E. M. Forster's "The Machine Stops," literature is filled with sexy, deadly, and downright twisted tales. In this collection, award-winning and bestselling authors reimagine their favorite classic stories, the ones that have inspired, awed, and enraged them, the ones that have become ingrained in modern culture, and the ones that have been too...
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From the experts at America's Test Kitchen comes a new twist on a holiday tradition.
Every Christmas, millions of children leave cookies out for Santa Claus. What they may not know is that many, many years ago, Santa's grandma made cookies for Santa, and now every year Santa now makes cookies for Mrs. Claus, the elves and his reindeer. So, when we leave cookies for him, we're honoring Santa's family tradition!
But when Santa's family cookbook...
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A rebel dreamer of a girl daydreams about her role in making the world a better place-and since dreams bleed into reality, maybe she really does.
A KirkusReviews Best Beginning Reader of 2022!
Shahrzad and the Angry King is a contemporary reimagining of the Scheherazade tale, starring scooter-riding, story-loving Shahrzad. Shahrzad loves stories and looks for them everywhere. When she meets a boy and asks him to tell her his story, he recounts...
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