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A thousand beginnings and endings : 15 retellings of Asian myths and legends / edited by Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman.

Oh, Ellen, (editor.). Chapman, Elsie, (editor.). Chokshi, Roshani. Forbidden fruit. (Added Author). Wong, Alyssa. Olivia's table. (Added Author). Lee, Lori M. Steel skin. (Added Author). Charaipotra, Sona. Still star-crossed. (Added Author). Bodard, Aliette de. Counting of vermillion beads. (Added Author). Myers, E. C. (Eugene C.), 1978- Land of the morning calm. (Added Author). Saeed, Aisha. Smile. (Added Author). Chhibber, Preeti. Girls who twirl and other dangers. (Added Author). Ahdieh, Renée. Nothing into all. (Added Author). Kanakia, Rahul. Spear carrier. (Added Author).

Summary:

Fifteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062671158
  • ISBN: 0062671154
  • Physical Description: 328 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Forbidden fruit (Filipino) / by Roshani Chokshi -- Olivia's table (Chinese) / by Alyssa Wong -- Steel skin (Hmong) / by Lori M. Lee -- Still star-crossed (Punjabi) / by Sona Charaipotra -- Counting the vermillion beads (Vietnamese) / by Aliette De Bodard -- The Land of the Morning Calm (Korean) / by E. C. Myers -- The smile (South Asian) / by Aisha Saeed -- Girls who twirl and other dangers (Gujarati) / by Preeti Chhibber -- Nothing into all (Korean) / by Renee Ahdieh -- Spear carrier (South Asian) / by Rahul Kanakia -- Code of honor (Filipino) / by Melissa De La Cruz -- Bullet, butterfly (Chinese) / by Elsie Chapman -- Daughter of the Sun (South Asian) / by Shveta Thakrar -- The Crimson cloak (Chinese) / by Cindy Pon -- Eyes like candlelight (Japanese) / by Julie Kagawa.
Target Audience Note:
N.L. Lexile.

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Subject: Mythology, Asian > Juvenile fiction.
Tales > Asia > Juvenile fiction.
Short stories, American.
Mythology, Asian > Fiction.
Folklore > Asia > Fiction.
Fantasy.
Asia > Fiction.
Short stories.
Genre: Short stories.
Folk tales.
Fantasy fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

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