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• The Last Dragon

  Yolen, Jane

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  Two hundred years ago, humans drove the dragons from the islands of May. Now, the last of the dragons rises to wreak havoc anew - with only a healer's daughter and a kite-flying would-be hero standing in its way.

• Mapping the Bones

  Yolen, Jane

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  Influenced by Dr. Mengele's sadistic experimentations, this story follows twins as they travel from the Lodz ghetto, to the partisans in the forest, to a horrific concentration camp where they lose everything but each other.

• The Stone Man Mysteries. Book One, Stone Cold

  Yolen, Jane

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  When young runaway Craig prepares to jump from a church rooftop, his salvation comes in the unholy shape of Silex: a beast trapped in the form of a gargoyle. Silex runs an investigative service, chasing redemption from atop his perch. And he needs a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Girls

  Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves, & Other Female Villains

  Yolen, Jane

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  Meet 26 of history's most notorious women, each with a rotten reputation. But authors Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple remind us that there are two sides to every story. Was Delilah a harlot or hero? Was Catherine the Great a great ruler, or just plain…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sword of the Rightful King

  a Novel of King Arthur

  Yolen, Jane

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  Merlin magically places a sword into a slab of rock, lets it be known that whosoever removes the blade will rule all of England, and invites any man who would dare, to try to pull out the sword. After a bit of showmanship, King Arthur will draw the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Briar Rose

  Yolen, Jane

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  Yolen's graceful retelling of the German folktale of "Briar Rose"--known to some as "Sleeping Beauty"--sets the story amid forests patrolled by the German army during World War II. Yolen confronts the deeply tragic events of the Holocaust with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Curses! Foiled Again

  Yolen, Jane

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  Aliera Carstairs is back. This time she's got her cousin--and best friend--Caroline in tow, and the stakes are higher than ever. The realm of Seelie, the fairy kingdom of which Aliera is the hereditary defender, is under attack, and only Aliera and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sherwood

  Original Stories From the World of Robin Hood

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  Contains eight original stories based on the legend of Robin Hood, written by a variety of authors including Jane Yolen, Nancy Springer, Adam Stemple, and others.

• Foiled

  Yolen, Jane

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  Aliera Carstairs just doesn't fit in. She's always front and center at the fencing studio, but at school she's invisible. And she's fine with that . . . until Avery Castle walks into her first period biology class. Avery may seem perfect now, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Pit Dragon Trilogy

  Yolen, Jane

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  Dragons are trained to fight to the death, and two determined teens help free them in this spellbinding saga. This volume contains three books: Dragon's Blood, Heart's Blood, and A Sending of Dragons.