Central Kansas Library System

"On a summer break on the Greek island of Hydra, two girls make a startling discovery: a young Arab man washed up on shore, a migrant from Syria and a casualty of the crisis raging against across the sea. When a simple plan to help the stranger goes horrifically wrong, all must face the consequences they have set in motion"--

"Often thought to be a fairy tale from India about the practice of arranged marriage, this creepy retelling of 'The Snake Prince' highlights the dangers of jealousy and greed"--

"For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems" -- P. 4 of cover.

Rumpelstiltskin's daughter may not be able to spin straw into gold, but she is more than a match for a monarch whose greed has blighted an entire kingdom.

In trying to trace a missing will, detectives Frank and Joe Hardy trap a dangerous criminal who is willing to risk all--including murder--for money.

Instead of making friends, seven-year-old Max Midas decides to make millions and spend it on what he loves best, gold, but one day things get lonely inside his shiny castle and Max finally learns that gold is not worth anything without friends and family by your side. The author and illustrator of No, David!, is back with a rioutous retelling of the Midas myth that's sure to delight young readers and be read aloud again and again.

The Buggs of Buggville run their cars on swamp water and blam-blam berries, until Prince Ima Greedibugg raises the price of the berries so high that no one can afford them.

While planning a medieval Christmas feast for their parents, Adam Joshua and the other children in Mrs. D's class discover a ghost in the coatroom.