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(Legendary character) Henry, John Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers Fiction Adventure stories Anansi (Legendary character) Legends Characters and characteristics in literature Juvenile fiction Characters in literature Fiction Graphic novels Space warfare Fiction Star Wars fiction TalesSummary: When China is invaded by the Huns, Mulan decides that she must disguise herself as a soldier -- a man -- to fight in place of her ill father, who has been called up for war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier Enterprises 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DISNEAgrimbau, Diego
Summary: In this graphic retelling of Virgil's classic tale, Aeneas escapes from Troy with the survivors and wanders the Mediterranean, undergoing many adventures and trials, before ultimately founding the city that will become Rome.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 AGRKimmel, Eric A.
Summary: Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.24 KIMPine, Chris
Summary: A secret circle of legendary characters known as the Guardians come together to protect childhood hope, belief, and imagination when the embittered boogeyman Pitch Black threatens to spread darkness and despair.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Dreamworks Animation 2013
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3 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY RISCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV RISCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RISTillworth, Mary
Summary: Presents the Disney version of the Chinese story about Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to fight in the Imperial Army.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Richard Greene once again takes up the bow and brings to life the stories of this classic literary character featured in this entertaining program from the 1950's. robin hood, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian and the rest of the Merry Men continue their efforts to thwart the forces of the Sheriff of Nottingham and bring hope to the citizens of Nottingham. Robin Hood and his fellow Sherwood Forest...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ADVHimekawa, Akira
Summary: Once upon a time, wizards tried to conquer the Sacred Realm of Hyrule. The Spirits of Light sealed the wizards' power within the Shadow Crystal and banished them to the Twilight Realm beyond the Mirror of Twilight. Now, an evil menace is trying to find Midna, princess of the Twilight Realm, and the fragments of the Shadow Crystal to gain the power to rule over both the Twilight Realm and the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC HIMBlake, Kendare.
Summary: The escalating war between the gods takes Athena and Cassandra across the globe, searching for lost gods, old enemies, and the great warrior, Achilles, and although their alliance is fragile, they must find a way to work together or all is lost.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tor Teen 2014
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Blake, Kendare
Summary: "For the Goddess of Wisdom, what Athena didn't know could fill a book. So the assault on Olympus left them beaten and scattered and possibly dead. So they have to fight the Fates themselves, who, it turns out, are the source of the gods' illness. And sure, Athena is stuck in the underworld, holding the body of the only hero she has ever loved. But Hermes is still topside, trying to power up...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tor Teen 2015
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Gruber, Penelope
Summary: In this graphic adaptation of the American folktale, Paul Bunyan is the biggest and strongest merman in the underwater city of Atlantis; at twelve years old he has already dragged the city away from a volcano and rescued a baby blue whale who is now his companion--but now he has to protect the citizens of Atlantis from five mega-sharks who are looking to have mermen for lunch.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: "In Caribbean folklore, Mama Glo is the mother of rivers and streams. She has a beautiful singing voice, but she doesn't like visitors! Still, brothers Keron and Kendon disobey the rules and search for her in the forest. What will they find?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2022
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Summary: The complete The Once and Future King, White's retelling of the Arthurian legend, is made up of five books: The sword in the stone, The witch in the wood, The ill-made knight, The candle in the wind, and The Book of Merlyn. In the first book, Merlyn instructs Arthur and his brother Sir Kay in the ways of the world. One of them will need it-- the king has died leaving no heir, and a rightful one...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Naxos AudioBooks Ltd. 2008
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Summary: When thirteen-year-old Kaita falls into a book, she meets Cinderella and teaches her how to speak up for herself and not let her stepmother and stepsisters treat her so unkindly.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BOLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BOLEvans, Lois
Summary: "When Queen Hippolyta sends her daughters, Wonder Woman and Nubia, to Atlantis to represent the Amazons, the Super Heroes team up with Mera to save the underwater kingdom from a dangerous foe!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green EvansGaiman, Neil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FICTION GaimanSummary: In a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends, fascinated by the Internet lore of the Slender Man, attempts to prove that he doesn't actually exist, until one of them mysteriously goes missing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SLEPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: "John Henry is the strongest, fastest hammerman working on the railroads in the years after the American Civil War. One day, a salesman comes by with a machine he says can drill faster than any man. John is determined to prove no fancy device can beat him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2022
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Summary: Sent by a banished Merlin to protect King Arthur, a sixteen-year-old impersonating the deceased Guinevere struggles to fit in at Camelot where the magic she practices is banished.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC WHISummary: Disney proudly presents the 50th anniversary edition of a spellbinding and beloved animated classic. Take an amazing journey with a young orphan named 'Wart' and the extraordinary wizard Merlin. According to legend, only someone with the purest character and inner strength can pull the enchanted sword from the stone and claim the throne of England. Armed with newfound confidence and the power...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2013
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY SWOCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SWOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JE DVD SwordSummary: Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Dreamworks Home Entertainment 2008
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Summary: "Do you like fairy tales? Poppy and Sam do, and these are the ones they like best of all. Open the book to lose yourself in these enchanting stories of bears, wolves, fairies and magic -- and a brave little girl in a red cape." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 COWSummary: "Here are ten original stories about the valiant Jedi and the evil Sith. Larger-than-life characters clash in epic lightsaber battles that will appeal to young readers and to the young Star Wars fan in all of us! Ten acclaimed authors imagine new tales for some of the most iconic Star Wars characters ever, from Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader, from Obi-Wan Kenobi to Darth Maul, and beyond"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Lucasfilm Press 2022
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Summary: Who is Darth Vader? How did the once great Jedi become a fearsome villain? Who are the allies and foes Darth Vader has faced? In this biography -- complete with black-and-white illustrations, timelines, and character profiles -- young readers will delight in learning the complete history of the Sith Lord.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FRYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED FRYHarper, Benjamin
Summary: In this graphic adaptation of the American folktale, John Henry is the strongest elf in Gem Forest, able to carve out a perfect mining tunnel with a single swing of his hammer; so when Snotsworthy the gnome invents a machine that digs tunnels without the need for paid workers, John Henry challenges the gnome to a contest on sinister Witchfinger Mountain--home to a tribe of sleeping orcs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019