Robert D San Souci

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1) The talking eggs: a folktale from the American South

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San Souci, Robert D

Pub. Date

[1989]

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IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

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A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.

2) A terrifying taste of short & shivery: thirty creepy tales

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San Souci, Robert D

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A collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world, including "Apparitions" from Germany, "The Hundredth Skull" from Ohio, and "The Ogre's Arm" from Japan.

3) Even more short & shivery: thirty spine-tingling tales

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San Souci, Robert D

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IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 5

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A collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world.

4) The Well at the End of the World

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San Souci, Robert D

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eBook, Kindle

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Princess Rosamond isn't your typical princess. She prefers good books to good looks and keeps both the royal accounts and the castle drawbridge in working order. When her greedy stepmother and stepsister scheme to spend the royal treasury and her father, the king, falls ill, Rosamond must set out in search of the one thing that can cure him—the healing waters found in the magical well at the end of the world.

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5) Young Merlin

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San Souci, Robert D

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Presents the life of Merlin the magician from his miraculous birth through the age of seventeen, before he met King Arthur.

6) Short & shivery: thirty chilling tales

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San Souci, Robert D

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IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 7

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A collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of Russia, Virginia, Ireland, Canada, and other areas of the world.

7) N.C. Wyeth's pilgrims

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San Souci, Robert D

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IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1

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Recounts the coming of the Pilgrims to America, with illustrations by N.C. Wyeth.

8) Sukey and the mermaid

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San Souci, Robert D

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IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

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Unhappy with her life at home, Sukey receives kindness and wealth from Mama Jo the mermaid.

9) Brave Margaret: an Irish adventure

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San Souci, Robert D

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IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

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Presents a retelling of an Irish folktale, wherein a brave young woman battles a sea serpent and rescues her true love from a giant.

10) Dare to be scared: thirteen stories to chill and thrill

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Series

Dare to be scared

Pub. Date

[2003]

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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5

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Thirteen short stories about ghosts, monsters, spirits, and other scary creatures will give the reader thrills and chills.

11) More short & shivery: thirty terrifying tales

Author

San Souci, Robert D

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IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 6

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A collection of scary folktales from the United States, China, England, Italy, Russia, and other countries around the world.

12) Song of Sedna

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San Souci, Robert D

Pub. Date

c1981

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Retells one of many versions of how an Eskimo maiden became goddess of the sea.

13) Six foolish fishermen

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San Souci, Robert D

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In this Cajun-inspired retelling of a classic folktale, six silly friends spend a day trying to figure out how to proceed with their fishing trip when one thing after another goes wrong.

14) The legend of Sleepy Hollow

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San Souci, Robert D

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A superstitious school master, rival for the hand of a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

15) Tarzan

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San Souci, Robert D

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A baby boy, left alone in the African jungle after the deaths of his parents, is adopted by an ape and raised to manhood without ever seeing another human being.

16) Cinderella skeleton

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Pub. Date

[2000]

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IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

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A rhyming retelling of the story of a young woman who finds her prince at a Halloween ball despite the efforts of her wicked stepmother. The main characters are skeletons.