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Inkspell [sound recording (CD)] / by Funke, Cornelia Caroline.; Fraser, Brendan,1968-;
Read by Brendan Fraser.When Dustfinger finds a crooked storyteller who can read him back to Inkscape, he leaves his apprentice Farid behind. Farid seeks out Meggie and the two follow him back into the enchanted book.Ages 8 and up.
Subjects: Books and reading; Characters and characteristics in literature; Children's audiobooks.; Magic; Books and reading; Characters in literature; Magic;
© p2005., Listening Library,

Tristan Strong destroys the world / by Mbalia, Kwame.;
Seventh-grader Tristan must return to Alke and enlist the help of African gods and black folktale heroes when Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm in Alabama.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Kidnapping; Characters and characteristics in literature; African Americans;

Cinderella is dead / by Bayron, Kalynn.;
Black, queer girls team up to overthrow the kingdom in this unique and powerful retelling of 'Cinderella' from a stunning new voice that's perfect for fans of 'A Curse So Dark and Lonely'. This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they've been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them. Ages 13+LSC
Subjects: Lesbians; Feminism; Sexism; Blacks; Characters and characteristics in literature;

Queen of Hearts / by Behling, Steve.; Disney Storybook Artists.;
This book tells the story of the Queen of Hearts, the royal, short-tempered (and statured!) Villain of Alice in Wonderland.Kindergarten-Grade 1.LSC
Subjects: Queens; Good and evil; Characters and characteristics in literature;

A cooked-up fairy tale / by Klostermann, Penny Parker.; Mantle, Ben.;
A hapless young chef, hoping to impress workers at Fairy-Tale Headquarters, cooks some story ingredients he has found, and gives a new twist to familiar tales.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Cooking; Fairy tales; Characters and characteristics in literature;

The cemetery of untold stories : a novel / by Alvarez, Julia,author.;
"When celebrated writer Alma Cruz inherits a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic, she turns it into a place to bury her untold stories--literally. She creates a graveyard for manuscript drafts and revisions and the characters whose lives she tried and failed to bring to life and who still haunt her. Alma wants her characters to rest in peace, but they have other ideas, and the cemetery becomes a mysterious sanctuary for their true narratives."--
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Characters and characteristics in literature; Storytelling; Women authors;

The stolen slipper / by Staniszewski, Anna.; Pamintuan, Macky.;
Appeals to 1st-3rd graders.Reading level grade 2.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Princes; Theft; Characters and characteristics in literature;

Maybe Mother Goose / by Codell, Esmé Raji,1968-; Chavarri, Elisa.;
Ages 4-8LSC
Subjects: Characters and characteristics in literature; Schools; Nursery rhymes;

Are Ewoks scared of Stormtroopers? / by Saunders, Catherine.;
LSC
Subjects: Courage; Heroes; Characters and characteristics in motion pictures; Star Wars films;
© 2013., DK Pub.,

Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky / by Mbalia, Kwame.;
Seventh-grader Tristan Strong tumbles into the MidPass and, with allies John Henry and Brer Rabbit, must entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding and seal the hole Tristan accidentally ripped in the sky.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Characters and characteristics in literature; Self-confidence; African Americans;

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