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Tangled the series

"Lots of adventure, hijinks, humor, and magic await in the kingdom of Corona, and you've got a front row seat to it all! It's the final collection of Tangled: The Series stories! What better way to wrap things up than with five stories of Rapunzel, Eugene, Cassandra, and all their friends, all written by fan-favorite Katie Cook?! With delightful stories, beautiful art, and lots of surprises on every page, it's another celebration of Rapunzel and her amazing adventures!"--Provided by publisher.

The mists of Avalon

A re-creation of the Arthurian legend following the clash between Christianity and paganism that led to the demise of Camelot.
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Other goose

re-nurseried, re-rhymed, re-mothered, and re-goosed---
Presents Mother Goose verses rewritten with new rhymes, new characters, and nonsense themes. including such revised poems as "Little Asleep Bo Peep," "Mary had a Little Band," and "It's Raining, It's Boring.".

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court

Nineteenth-century mechanic Hank Morgan suffers a blow to the head and wakes up in King Arthur's Court where he tries to introduce modern technology and political ideas to the inhabitants. Includes explanatory notes, overview of themes, a chronology of Mark Twain's life and work, critical excerpts, and discussion questions.

Excalibur

the legend of King Arthur : a graphic novel
Retells, in graphic novel format, the legend of Arthur Pendragon who, raised in obscurity, draws a legendary sword from a stone and begins the life he was born to lead, guided by the elusive wizard Merlin.

Knight life

King Arthur emerges after 1500 years in the city of New York to run for mayor, and if he can keep his sorceress half-sister Morgan and her son Mordred free of suspicion and ugly antics, perhaps he can win the election.
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The wolf and the seven kids

a Grimm and gross retelling
2019
In this humorous adaptation of the fairy tale, Mama Goat sets out to get pizza for little Mikey's birthday party, first warning her seven kids not to fall for Mr. Wolf's tricks; but Mr. Wolf is hungry, clever, and persistent, and when Mama returns and finds six of her babies gone, she sets out to make a citizen's arrest and put a stop to Mr. Wolf's villainy forever.
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Hans in luck

a Grimm and gross retelling
2019
In this humorous adaptation of the Grimm fairy tale, "lucky" Hans Pumpernickel takes the gold brick which is his payment for seven years of work and heads home, but finding it too heavy to carry he trades it for a horse--and through a series of encounters and trades he ultimately ends up with nothing at all, but remains convinced that he is the luckiest man alive.
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Super Billy Goats Gruff

a graphic novel
Three clever billy goats find themselves trapped in a video game, confronting the Hillside Castle run by a monster troll--and they have to use their new superpowers to get past the castle to the green field of grass, and lunch.
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Red Riding Hood, superhero

a graphic novel
Rudy Topper finds an alien-made red cape that gives her superpowers, and uses her new abilities to save the White House from an evil Wolf-Bot.
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