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How to Frac­ture a Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen

How to Frac­ture a Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen

Fantasy icon Jane Yolen (The Devil’s Arithmetic, Briar Rose, Sister Emily’s Lightship) is adored by generations of readers of all ages. Now she triumphantly returns with this inspired gathering of fractured fairy tales and...

The Fal­con­er by Dana Czap­nik

The Fal­con­er by Dana Czap­nik

New York, 1993. Seventeen-year-old Lucy Adler, a street-smart, trash-talking baller, is often the only girl on the public courts. Lucy’s inner life is a contradiction. She’s by turns quixotic and cynical, insecure and self-possessed...