The Tale of Troy The Red Pyramid Roger Lancelyn Green (and others in this series) Rick Riordan (and others in this series) The orphan Bod, short for Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Nobody, is taken in by the Kane accidentally unleashes the inhabitants of a graveyard as a Berkeley County School District Egyptian god Set, who banishes the child of eighteen months and doctor to oblivion and forces his two raised lovingly and carefully to children to embark on a dangerous the age of eighteen years by the Summer journey, bringing them closer to the community of ghosts and truth about their family and its links otherworldly creatures. to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs. Reading Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer (and others in this series) The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Virginia Hamilton When a twelve-year-old evil Rising 7th genius tries to restore his family G r a d e r s Retells twenty-four African- fortune by capturing a fairy and American folktales of animals, demanding a ransom in gold, the fantasy, the supernatural, and de- fairies fight back with magic, sire for freedom, each followed by technology, and a particularly a note explaining its history and nasty troll. meaning. A Single Shard Linda Sue Park Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old or- phan in medieval Korea, lives un- The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish Folktales der a bridge in a potters' village, Penninah Shram and longs to learn how to throw the A collection of classic Jewish delicate celadon ceramics himself. folktales which emphasize values and moral lessons, each with an introduction that places it in con- The Thief text with other Jewish teachings. Megan Whalen Turner 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote tem- The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native ple of the gods where he will at- Fiction Texts American Folktales tempt to steal a precious stone. James Bruchac A collection of illustrated Native Around the World in 80 Days American folktales that features Jules Verne the title selection, along with oth- er creation myths and animal fa- Inventor Phileas Fogg bles from Cherokee, Cheyenne, makes a bet with a friend Hopi, Lakota, Pawnee, Seminole, that he could travel the Theme: Seneca, and other tribes. world in 80 days. This tells of his adventures. The Stories of a Culture Book of a Thousand Days Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Hans Christian Andersen: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories Shannon Hale Eleanor Coerr ed. Virginia Haviland Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to Hospitalized with the dreaded obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, atom bomb disease, leukemia, a Presents the fairy tales exactly as the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years child in Hiroshima races against Andersen collected them in the of punishment locked in a tower, time to fold one thousand paper original Danish edition in 1874. then brings her safely to the lands of cranes to verify the legend that by her true love, where both must hide doing so a sick person will be- who they are as they work as kitchen come healthy. maids. Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan Princess Anidori, on her way to The Goose Girl Esperanza and her mother are forced Just Ella marry a prince she has never met, is Shannon Hale to leave their life of wealth and privi- Margaret Peterson Haddix betrayed by her guards and her lady- lege in Mexico to go work in the in-waiting and must become a goose labor camps of Southern California, In this continuation of the Cinderella girl to survive until she can reveal where they must adapt to the harsh story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that her true identity and reclaim the circumstances facing Mexican farm accepting Prince Charming's proposal crown that is rightfully hers. workers on the eve of the Great De- ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of pression. palace rules and royal etiquette, so she plots to escape. Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society The Thief Lord Adelien Yen Ma Cornelia Funke Orphaned brothers Prosper and Bo, A Wolf at the Door: And Other Retold Fairy Tales During the Japanese occupation of parts of China, 12-year-old Ye Xian is having run away from their cruel aunt Ellen Datlow and uncle, decide to hide out in Ven- thrown out of her father's and step- Presents thirteen short fantasy ice where they fall in with the Thief mother's home, joins a martial arts stories based on classic fairy tales, Lord, a thirteen-year-old boy who group, and tries to help her aunt and written by a variety of authors leads a crime ring of street children. the Americans in their struggle against including Jane Yolen, Neil the Japanese invaders. Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and others. The Scorpio Races Maggie Stiefvater Bound Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean In a novel based on Chinese Donna Jo Napoli Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly, M is for Magic Cinderella tales, fourteen-year the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Neil Gaiman -old stepchild Xing-Xing Races, both trying to keep hold of their dan- endures a life of neglect and gerous water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Presents a collection of eleven short servitude, as her stepmother science fiction and fantasy stories cruelly mutilates her own child's feet so that she alone Grimm’s Fairy Tales by American author Neil Gaiman. might marry well. ed Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes The Bronze Bow Airborn This collection of more than 60 of Kenneth Oppel the Grimms’ best tales includes such Elizabeth George Speare classics as “Cinderella,” “Snow Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an A young boy seeks revenge against airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl White,” “Hansel and Grethel,” the Romans for killing his parents, traveling with her chaperone, team up “Rapunzel,” “Rumpelstiltskin,” to search for the existence of mysteri- “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “The but is turned away from vengeance by Jesus. ous winged creatures reportedly living Frog Prince,” as well as others that hundreds of feet above the Earth's are no less delightful. surface. Informational Texts Mythology for Teens City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction Zachary Hamby David Macaulay Mythlopedia – All in the Family: A Look-it-up Guide to the Examines classical mythology Text and black and white Inlaws, Outlaws, and Offspring of Mythology through scripts and activities de- signed to make the ancient stories illustrations show how the Romans Meghan E. Bryant (and others in the series) feel relevant. planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within Complete with profiles, headshots, them. family trees, fascinating sidebars and irreverent surprises, Mythlope- dia is for readers who love action, Tales of Ancient Egypt romance, power struggles and more! Roger Lancelyn Green Cathedral A collection of myths, folktales, and David Macaulay legends of ancient Egypt. Text and detailed drawings follow D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths the planning and construction of a Ingri d’Aulaire magnificent Gothic cathedral in the Presents illustrated retellings of the imaginary French town of myths of the gods and goddesses of Chutreaux during the thirteenth ancient Greece and their mortal de- Tools of the Ancient Greeks century. scendants. Kris Bordessa

Explores the scientific discoveries, athletic innovations, engineering marvels, and innovative ideas Pyramid created more than two thousand David Macaulay Voices of the Wind: Native American Legends Text and black-and-white Ella E. Clark and Margot Edmonds illustrations follow the intricate Tools of the Ancient Romans step-by-step process of the building Presents tales from a variety of of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. Rachel Dickinson Native American cultures, including the Wasco, Aleut, Navaho, Apache, Presents a survey of ancient Roman Yosemite, Cheyenne, Sioux, civilization and Roman innovations Chippewa, and Cherokee tribes. in science, government, warfare, and more. Includes instructions for fif- teen projects. Castle The Norse Myths David Macaulay Kevin Crossley-Holland Text and detailed drawings follow Amerian Tall Tales, the planning and construction of a A retelling of 32 classic myths from "typical" castle and adjoining town Adrien Stoutenberg the Viking world. in thirteenth-century Wales. Eight exciting classic American tales, including Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed, and John Henry.