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The cursed carnival and other calamities : new stories about mythic heroes  Cover Image Book Book

The cursed carnival and other calamities : new stories about mythic heroes / edited by Rick Riordan ; with stories by Carlos Hernandez, Roshani Chokshi, Jennifer Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, Rick Riordan.

Summary:

A collection of ten stories by authors from the Rick Riordan Presents imprint that remix myths for modern readers.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1368070833
  • ISBN: 9781368070836
  • Physical Description: 451 pages
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Los Angeles ; Disney Hyperion, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Short stories.
"Rick Riordan Presents."
Formatted Contents Note:
Calamity juice / by Carlos Hernandez -- Beware the grove of true love / by Roshani Chokshi -- The Cave of Doom / by Jennifer Cervantes -- The initiation / by Yoon Ha Lee -- The Gum Baby files / by Cake Literary -- The demon drum / by Rebecca Roanhorse -- Bruto and the freaky flower / by Tehlor Kay Mejia -- The loneliest demon / by Sarwat Chadda -- My night at the Gifted Carnival / by Graci Kim -- My life as a child outlaw / by Rick Riordan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
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Subject: Mythology > Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy fiction.

Rick Riordan, dubbed “storyteller of the gods” by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods and Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes. His most recent book is Daughter of the Deep, a modern take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @ReadRiordan.


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