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Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films, including Sleepless in Seattle, Scream, and Shrek. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and in it he shares all his secrets for writing a compelling script. Based on the lessons in his class, Great Screenwriting, The Anatomy of Story draws on a broad range...
23) Three up a tree
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
Sam and Spider build a tree house and go there with Lolly to trade stories.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cardan Greenbriar, High King of Elfhame, visits the mortal world to face the troll woman, Aslog of the West.
Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, Cardan was a faerie child with a heart of stone...and a wicked tongue. Born into a family overburdened with heirs, nourished on cat milk and contempt, perhaps it's no surprise he turned out the way he did. This is the story of Elfhame's enigmatic high king, Cardan-- and his visits the mortal...
28) The snail house
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Grandma tells Michael, Hannah, and their baby brother the story of three children who shrink to such a small size that they decide to live in a snail's shell.
Author
Series
Elephant and Piggie books volume 14
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.
31) The end (almost)
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Language
English
Formats
Description
When Donut the bear is told his story is over and he has to leave, he employs trickery so the story can go on.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Jade is starting eighth grade in a new city--Atlanta. She just wants to go back to Chicago, where her friends are. Where her Abuela lives. There, Jade meets Itztli, an elderly storyteller who exists between dreams and reality. In the golden afternoons when Itztli appears, he steps out of the forest as a lithe, agile jaguar. But when he speaks to Jade, he is a wise old man who makes intricate works of art and tells her ancestral stories of Mexico....
Author
Series
Eoin Colfer's Legend of -- volume 3
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Every Saturday, while helping polish the lens of the lighthouse his grandfather tends, nine-year-old Will tells a tale he hopes will top Grandad's, but Grandad always wins until Dad reminds Will of a long-forgotten escapade with his brother.
38) Nightbooks
Author
Series
Nightbooks volume 1
Language
English
Description
Imprisoned by Natacha, a witch, in a New York apartment, Alex must tell her a new scary story every night in order to stay alive.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Since the beginning, humans have created stories about the universe. From early mythology to modern-day science is a long journey, yet so much of our galaxy still remains a mystery. What will we believe tomorrow? We the curious ones is a lyrical discussion [...] about the complex and ever-evolving relationship between science and story."--
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