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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Mermaid of Black Conch spins the enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her"--
In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn't expect: a mermaid by the name of Aycayia. Once a beautiful young woman, she was cursed by jealous wives to live in this form for the rest of her days. But after the mermaid is caught by American tourists, David rescues...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
154 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An Ever After High tale featuring Evil Queen's daughter, Raven Queen, is written in the style of her diary and follows her experiences during a fun-filled spring break marked by best friends and suspicions about a baffling curse.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
198 pages : color illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Ava's mom is about to have twins, and the pregnancy isn't going well. All Ava wants to do is stay by her mother's side, but instead, she is sent away to stay with her grandparents. Normally, spending time at the lake with Nonna and Nonno is wonderful. But everything is different now. While her mom's hospital visits are getting serious back home, Ava grapples with anxiety. As summer storms rock the island, electricity goes out at the...
Author
Series
Strangeville School volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Smile! Its picture day! Except maybe dont smile, because theres a glowing lost-and-found box thats appeared in the cafeteria. Sure, coming to Strangeville Middle has been an adjustment for new kid Harvey Hill, but things seem to be going well. That is, until strange things happen that may or may not be related to a 50-year-old curse (if, of course, curses were real, which they definitely are not). Luckily Harvey and his friend Stella are on the case....
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
vii, 418 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A mysterious book of prophecies left by a sixth century Irish monk leads to a hidden hoard of Saxon gold, a poisoned priest, and a monk skinned alive in Westminster Abbey. Only one thing is certain: a gruesome and untimely end awaits all who possess the cursed book.
366) The second blind son
Author
Series
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
432 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nursing Ghisia, an orphaned stowaway, with a prophecy surrounding her, back to health, Hod, a blind cave dweller, discovers that they cannot be separated and are both plunged into a desperate world of warring clan chieftains and catastrophic power struggles where they must save each other.
A curse is weakening the Norse kingdom of Saylok: no daughters have been born in years. Washed up on these plagued shores, Ghisla is nursed back to health by a...
367) Sleeping Beauty
Author
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
490L
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations, color portrait ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the classic fairy tale. When the Queen's longed-for baby is born, the King invites seven fairies to the party in celebration. However, he fails to invite one malevolent fairy, and when the princess is sixteen years old, she hurts her hand on a spindle and falls asleep for a hundred years.
368) Windswept
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Pocket Books paperback edition.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Welsh widow Catrin Price is haunted by a family death curse. Any man she marries is unquestionably doomed unless she first drinks from an ancient Druid chalice--one sold by her ancestor long ago. But when she hunts it down to purchase it, the chalice's former owner ends up dead. Who will believe she's innocent with the man's treasure in her hands? Now she lives in fear of discovery, afraid to trust, afraid to give away her heart.... Evan Newcome,...
Author
Series
Theodosia volume 2
Publisher
Sandpiper, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2009].
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
387 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When mummies go missing all over London, eleven-year-old Theodosia puts aside her fight against the Serpents of Chaos to save her father, who is suspected in the thefts, and all the while avoiding a string of new governesses.
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Bryony Gray is becoming famous as a painter in London art circles. But life isn't so grand. Her uncle keeps her locked in the attic, forcing her to paint for his rich clients...and now her paintings are taking on a life of their own, and customers are going missing under mysterious circumstances.
371) Garden of the cursed
Author
Series
Garden of the cursed volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt Books and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old cursebreaker Marlow Briggs reluctantly pretends to be in love with a powerful noble to gain entry into an illustrious--and deadly--society that holds clues to her mother's disappearance.
Since fleeing the gilded halls of Evergarden for the muck-filled canals of the Marshes, Marlow Briggs has made a name for herself as the best godsdamn cursebreaker in Caraza City. But no matter how many cases she solves, she is still haunted by...
Author
Series
House divided volume 1
Description
"After years as an orphan, Henrietta Achilles is summoned to the town of Malrenard. She learns she's the only living relative of a notorious wizard--and she's just inherited his house and everything in it" --
374) Consort of fire
Author
Series
Bound to fire and steel volume 1
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
381 pages : illustration, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
For three thousand years, an ancient dragon god has protected the borders of the Sheltered Lands. In return, he makes only one demand: every one hundred years, the mortal ruler must send their heir to serve as his consort...for as long as they can survive. Sachielle of House Roquebarre is the thirty-first consort to be sacrificed to the monster who guards the mountain passes. She is young, beautiful, and she has three secrets. First: she's a disposable...
375) Darkansas: a novel
Author
Publisher
Dzanc Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
203 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Angus Cairns is a brownie, a magical creature with a fastidious nature. Alex Carhart is the messiest eleven-year-old in the United States of America. Together, this unlikely pair embarks on an unforgettable adventure"--
377) Arrow heart
Author
Series
Publisher
Hodder
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The gods are gone. The people have forgotten them. But sixteen-year-old Rachel Patel can't forget--the gods control her life, or more specifically, her love life. Being a Hedoness, one of a strong group of women descended from Greek God Eros, makes true love impossible for Rachel. She wields the power of that magical golden arrow, and with it, the promise to take the will of any boy she kisses. But the last thing Rachel wants is to force someone to...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Shonen Jump manga edition.
Physical Desc
176 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna were lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna's body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of Jujutsu Sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the supernatural!... Despite the injuries and losses they suffered...
379) Ravencaller
Author
Series
Keepers volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
559 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When ancient magic suddenly returns to his land, a warrior priest must protect his world from monsters that were once only legend in the second book of David Dalglish's epic fantasy trilogy. Magical creatures are attacking the capital city, seeking to retake what was once theirs, and no one is safe. Ancient cultists have cursed the highest members of the Church, turning them into twisted abominations. The only hope for a cure lies with Adria Eveson....
380) Cursed
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"All the better to read you with... It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world -- expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock...