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1) Switched
Author
Series
Fairy Tale Reform School volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gilly and her friends must prepare for a giant invasion after Jack plants magic beans, earning him a spot in Fairy Tale Reform School and reminding Gilly how good it feels to be bad.
4) Giant island
Author
Publisher
Flashlight Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In this wondrous book by award-winning fantasy author Jane Yolen and award-winning fantasy illustrator Doug Keith, two children and a dog explore the coves and caves of a tiny island. Under the watchful eye of Grandpa, the kids are thrilled to discover a huge surprise: the craggy rocks, tufted grass, and wind-swept trees on Giant Island are much more than they seem. Jane Yolen's text entrances readers with hints of age-old magic,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Language
English
Description
When Jack, a poor boy, trades some of his homemade bean pies for magic beans, they lead him to a strange new world above the clouds where he must must rely on his wits and cooking skills to avoid being eaten by giants. Includes puzzles and notes for adults.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Abby and Jonah take a trip through the magic mirror and finally end up in Jack and the beanstalk (which happens to be Jonah's favorite story ever)--but things soon start to go wrong, and the children have to try and set the tale right, even if it means trading their dog, Prince, for the magic beans, climbing the beanstalk (three times!), and reaching an amicable settlement with the giants (Magnus and Philippa, who are really quite nice), and the sneaky...
Author
Series
Book of Tamarind volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Maya, her younger brother, and baby sister, are on their own when a storm washes their parents overboard and they land on an uncharted island filled with danger.
13) Sleeping giants
Author
Series
Themis files volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"17 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up dozens of feet below ground on the palm of what seems to be a giant metal hand. Today: She is a top-level physicist leading a team of people to understand exactly what that hand is, where it came from, and what it portends for humanity. A swift and spellbinding tale told almost exclusively through transcriptions of interviews conducted by a mysterious and unnamed character,...
Author
Series
Riders of the Realm volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Storm Herd will have to join forces with the humans they have long-feared to save Rahkki and defeat the giants"--
Author
Series
Merlin volume 13
Publisher
Philomel Books
Language
English
Description
When a terrible attack forces young, peace-loving giant Shim and his mother to flee the magical isle of Fincayra and a wager shrinks him down to the size of a man's knee, they must embark on a perilous journey to reach the only person who could possibly help them, the mysterious Domnu.
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Language
English
Description
"The old giant at the top of the hill is lonely. He has no one to play games with, no one to read to, and no one to drink tea with. When he ventures into the nearby town, every person and animal screams and hides?except for one girl, Arabella. The two become quick friends and spend the day playing together. But will the giant ever get his cup of tea?"--Publisher's description.
18) The giants' farm
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Language
English
Description
A group of distinctly different giants have problems to solve when they decide to live together on a farm.
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Language
English
Description
An orphaned giant named Berg is in search of just one person he can call friend. When he was very young, Berg's mother hid him in a cave and led an angry mob of villagers away, sacrificing her own life to protect her son. In all the years since, Berg has lived alone, the only reminders of his family are his mother's satchel and his recurring dreams of a white bear who shares a magical sand from a fallen star. When the white bear touches Berg with...
20) Waking gods
Author
Series
Themis files volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"26 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up dozens of feet below ground on the palm of what seems to be a giant metal hand. 9 years ago: She is a top-level physicist leading a team of people to understand exactly what that hand is, where it came from, and what it portends for humanity. Today: with the remainder of the giant robot found and assembled, every question answered about the mysterious contraption raises two...
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