It turns out that a fairy godmother has only so many chances to help a DID (Damsel in Distress) find her happily ever after before the girl’s fate is sealed in stone. Literally. Having just learned that Mara either has to find her happily ever after or risk becoming a garden ornament, Nerissa is determined to help Mara find her heart’s desire. Unfortunately, neither of them is sure exactly what that is. Then Mara meets an enchanted great white bear and discovers that there’s more to life than power and ruling a fallen empire. But before Mara’s stony fate can be avoided and Nerissa can declare that they all lived happily ever after, disaster strikes. Now it’s up to Nerissa to help Mara outwit a troll princess, defend her from a clowder of cats bent on revenge, and bring this fairy tale to its happy conclusion. But there’s one danger to Mara’s happily ever after that even Nerissa can’t protect her from: Mara, herself. Trollspell is a retelling of East o’the Sun, West o’the Moon and the final story in The Fairy Godmother Dilemma series. Read the series in order: Catspell Firespell Applespell Frogspell Trollspell Keywords: teen fiction, ya, young adult, fairy tales, fairy tale, retelling, fairy tale retelling, east of the sun west of the moon, series, the fairy godmother dilemma, fairy godmother, magic, fantasy, kidlit, children, kids books, troll, princess, fairy tales for kids

Princess Marie Antonette, who lives in a fairy-tale kingdom far away, is no ordinary girl. Her long, beautiful hair changes colour several times a day—from blue, to pink, to violet, and more! Her parents worry that she is sick, but the princess’s fairy godmother knows best. Marie’s hair is special and made of magic—and it is alive! It can move all by itself, and sometimes it can be very stubborn. However, her hair can also make dreams come true, changing colours to amuse the other children, and even turning into butterflies! However, there is someone nearby who does not like the royal family, the princess, or any of the children who live in the kingdom. He is the troll who lives beneath the floorboards of the princess’s room, and he is angry that everybody is so loud and having more fun than he. One day, he puts a mean spell on the princess’s hair that turns it into a hideous mess, and instead of butterflies, terrifying beasts come out of it! Both the troll and the princess are very unhappy, but one day they meet each other. The princess realizes that the troll is not evil—he is just misunderstood. Everybody deserves to be happy. However, will they be able to put aside their anger and differences to make peace? In “Princess and Troll,” a delightful rhyming fairy tale, M. Mammonek explores conflict resolution through peaceful means, encouraging children to foster empathy with one another and work together to achieve their dreams.

The modern mind usually associates witchcraft with the middle ages. We think of witches as Shakespeare depicted them in Macbeth. We see them as secret, black and midnight hags, doing a deed without a name. We close our eyes and immediately the vision of a cauldron filled with foul ingredients appears before us; here are the fenny snake, adder's fork, wool of bat, scale of dragon and tooth of wolf. But this does not go far enough back. There was witchcraft in the world long before medieval times. The Witch of Endor who practiced her strange arts in the reign of King Saul is familiar to all students of the Old Testament. The writings of Homer abound with references to witchcraft and sorcery. The very earliest human societies had witch doctors, medicine men, shamans and priests of the black art. Perhaps so ancient and widespread a cult has some basis in fact. There are powers beyond science. Ancient occult laws will still hold good. It is not wise to cross the path of a being whose age is measured in centuries and whose dark powers can alter the stars in their courses.

Pop phenomenon Cher has had one of the most surprising and long-lasting careers in American entertainment. Her run of hits and comebacks have continued to defy expectations, right up to her Grammy Award-winning song "Believe" and subsequent tour and HBO special. Cher's string of successes includes dozens of hit songs from the '60s onward, two top-10 rated television shows, a critically acclaimed appearance on Broadway, and a succession of award-winning films roles, the latest being in Tea with Mussolini. In this brand new book pop music authority Mark Bego tackles all the recent developments including her well-documented grief after ex-husband Sonny Bono's tragic death. Cher: If You Believe also includes the most complete discography ever of her career as well as a "boyfriend-ography"!

In times when we have needed them, children's tales have often been a light in the darkness that has proven time and time again to help overcome any and all obstacles that maybe in our path. Here is a collection of Tales that I have written and all of them have a lesson to learn from them; whether it be of acceptance or of how fighting for something that you believe in will help win the day, or just having a bad day and in need of something fun; here I lay before you all a series of 10 stories that I have told my children before and those whom I have had the privilege of telling them to.

The first volume in this beautifully illustrated anthology features traditional tales of heroic women from Japan to Scotland and beyond. Long before Suzanne Collins created Katniss Everdeen and Octavia Butler wrote Parable of the Sower, there were many traditional folktales full of adventure, intrigue, and intrepid female characters. Feminist Folktales from Around the World collects these forgotten classics and presents them with original artwork by designer and illustrator Suki Boynton. Volume one in the series, Tatterhood features an introduction by Gayle Forman, the New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay. These twelves tales from Japan, Norway, Scotland, Sudan, and more, celebrate the cunning, hard work, and physical strength of their heroines. In these pages, a family of three women teaches a burly man how to wrestle, a girl battles a fearsome bear, and a young mother rescues her village from an elephant's stomach.

Jack (of the beanstalk fame) and his magical talking chicken, Betsy, have always been great at making new friends. But when Jack spots Anansi, the new kid in town, talking to a troll in the Deep Dark Woods, everything changes. Everyone knows that trolls mean trouble, and Jack will do anything to prove to the rest of his friends that Anansi is a troll spy. Even if that means using stolen magic! The Spell Thief is the first book in this brilliant new highly-illustrated series by Tom Percival, featuring all the fairy-tale characters you know and love having brand-new adventures!

Enjoy this steamy paranormal why choose reverse harem romance collection featuring fated mates... The Complete Trilogy in One Volume (Books 1-3) Three hot shifters want her…for their bride! Three sexy irresistible wolf shifters: an alpha, a beta and an omega. One badass half-mage. One magical destiny to protect their town. Fated Mates, whether they like it or not. They each need to save each other and the people in their small town, before it’s too late, with one magical vow before the night of the next full moon. But Hannah has to choose one hot shifter to marry. Could she really marry all three of them? As they race against time, a deadly secret and a powerful spell from a cursed painting could tear them apart. This volume includes the complete trilogy – Books One, Two and Three!

In this fantasy adventure set in 1700s Norway perfect for fans of Netflix’s Hilda and Rick Riordan’s Magnus Chase series, a girl and her unlikely companions brave the wilds and encounter legendary creatures as they seek to rescue her sister from the Northern Lights. Madsi has always loved the stories that her clever, strong-willed sister, Lisbet, told her late at night in their cabin. Madsi never expected Lisbet to become one of those tales. But last year, her sister disappeared in the night, snatched away by the Northern Lights. This year when the Lights appear in the sky, Madsi begs them to free her sister—and a girl falls to earth right in front of her. But it’s not Lisbet. This girl’s name is Torin, and she demands that Madsi take her to a witch who can put her back into the Lights, where she went by choice. Madsi doesn’t know what to believe—but if she takes Torin to the witch’s mountain, maybe she can get Lisbet back. They set off, joined by Espen, an annoying (but surprisingly helpful) boy from Madsi’s village. Madsi has never thought of herself as brave, but as they endure the wilds and face monsters she’s only heard about in tales, she finds unexpected strength. Can she also find the truth of what happened to her sister?