Smith, Elliott
Summary: "Did the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team really win the gold medal by beating the Soviet Union in 1980? Do Detroit Red Wings fans really throw octopuses onto the ice at home games? Do hockey players really get to take the Stanley Cup home with them? Get ready to learn the real stories behind these and other great hockey myths and legends!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023
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Summary: "Did a major-league pitcher really hit a bird with a fastball in the middle of a game? What did a goat have to do with the Chicago Cubs not winning a championship for more than 70 years? Did Babe Ruth really point toward center field just before hitting a big home run in the 1932 World Series? Prepare to uncover the real stories behind these and other great baseball myths and legends!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.357 SMILin, Jami Nakamura
Summary: In this genre-bending and deeply emotional memoir that mirrors the sensation of being caught between realms, the author, after the death of her father, grapples with her bipolar disorder and sets out to interrogate the very notion of recovery through the lens of figures from Japanese, Taiwanese and Okinawan legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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Summary: "Did Wilt Chamberlain really score 100 points by himself in a single game? Was the 1985 NBA Draft really fixed to make sure the New York Knicks got the first pick? Was Michael Jordan really let go by his high school basketball team? Get ready to discover the real stories behind these and other great basketball myths and legends!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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Summary: With the help of other animals, Wise Old Coyote manages to acquire fire from the wicked Yellow Jacket sisters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.24 LONSceurman, Mark
Summary: Weird Civil War delves into the peculiar history and ghastly legacy of the bloodiest period in American history, featuring the era's most gripping tragic tales, fascinating facts, spooky scenarios, and eccentric characters. This brand-new volume—which compiles the most compelling Civil War stories from the bestselling Weird series—will excite precocious history students, Civil War buffs, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 973.7 SCEMcCullum, Kenya
Summary: Examines 12 of the creepiest urban legends. Each spread provides information about a spooky story and its origins and variations paired with interesting sidebars and questions to consider.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 12-Story Library, an imprint of Peterson Publishing Company 2017
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Summary: Mackinac Island (Michigan) is famous for its fudge, history, and natural beauty -- but it has a darker side, too. Todd Clements, author of Haunts of Mackinac, returns with more tales of the island's legends, ghosts, and tragic tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: "Did a spider actually lay its eggs in a woman's face? Do alligators really live in the New York City sewers? Readers will be captivated by mysterious urban legends while also learning the facts about each claim. Which rumors hold a hint of truth and which claims are totally bonkers? Exciting, easy-to-read text and compelling images will keep struggling and reluctant readers alike flipping the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone 2023
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Summary: "Why is Green Bay, Wisconsin, nicknamed "Titletown?" Does "icing" the kicker of an opposing team actually work? Do sewer systems in some cities really get flooded during halftime on Super Bowl Sunday? Dig in to get the real stories behind these and other great football myths and legends!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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Summary: "Your brother has been missing in the Arizona mountains for weeks. You know that he was there to search for the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine. Stories say that the lost mine holds a fortune that's just waiting to be found. But now your brother appears to be the latest person to disappear while searching for the fabled treasure. Does the legendary mine really exist? And was your brother able to find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northern Illinois University Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 JUDLuckhurst, Matt.
Summary: Retells the tale of giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, whose appetites for pancakes grow so large that they leave their childhood home to find their pancake fortune in the great big world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2012
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Summary: Travel around a world full of spooky stories from all over the globe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2019
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Summary: Super-cowboy Pecos Bill leaps onto the back of a monstrous cyclone and rides it like a bucking bronco, creating, in the process, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 BRANaldrett, Alan.
Summary: Some of Michigan's most noteworthy yarns and compelling characters were lost down the corridors of history--until now. Discover the Nain Rouge, that "Demon from the Strait," spotted everywhere from the Battle of Bloody Run in 1763 to the Detroit Riot in 1967. Meet folks like Major Stickney, who named his sons One and Two and his youngest daughter Indiana. Inspect the Toledo War's ill-equipped...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 NALStorrie, Paul D.
Summary: Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny. Presented in comic book format.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC STOGagne, Tammy.
Summary: Recounts the legends of Robin Hood, his men, and Maid Marion and how they have appeared in literature and popular culture, and examines the sources from which each aspect comes and to what extent they are based on actual people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mitchell Lane Publishers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 820.9 GAGMeister, Cari
Summary: Davy Crockett battles Snag, a fierce gator, from destroying steamers along the Mississipi River.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MEIRogers, D. Laurence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Historical Press 1993
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1 available in Michigan Room, Call number: MI 634.98 Rogers 1993Tonatiuh, Duncan
Summary: "Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2016
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Summary: This selection of 12 stories from Michigan's past explores some of the Great Lakes State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot Press 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2008
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Summary: Presents the life of Lancelot, relating how he became the greatest knight of the Round Table.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Book For Young Readers 1996