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42) The giant of Jum
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A hungry giant wants to eat Jack for a snack but is waylaid by other children who need his help.
47) Dirt Boy
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
To avoid taking a bath, Fister Farnello runs away from home and is befriended by Dirt Man, a filthy giant who lives in the woods.
Author
Publisher
Walker & Company
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Cooperatively writing a fairy tale for school, a girl imagines a beautiful princess whose beloved ponies are being stolen by a giant, and a boy conjures up the muscular biker who will guard the last pony in exchange for gold.
51) Handy Mr. Hippo
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Handy Mr. Hippo is very helpful. When the mean Hairy Giant needs repairs done at his house, Mr. Hippo gladly helps. Mr. Hippo also teaches the Hairy Giant how to make friends and not be so mean"--
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When Rudi Bauer sets out for town one morning to trade, he never dreams that Susanna Louisa will sell his family's cow--for magic beans, no less! But that's exactly what she does, and the consequences will be disastrous unless Rudi can return the magic beans to their rightful owner, the evil witch of Petz. The journey to Petz is long and hard, but Rudi and Susanna Louisa soon find a shortcut: a magically sprouted beanstalk leads them straight there...
53) The nixie's song
Author
Series
Beyond the Spiderwick chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas only thinks his life has been turned upside down after his developer father remarries and moves his new wife and daughter into the soon-to-be completed Mangrove Hollow. But an "expedition" to a nearby lake turns up a little nixie with a giant problem--the huge, lumbering, fire-breathing variety--and it's up to Nick, his stepsister Laurie, and his big brother, Julian (plus a familiar face from the original Spiderwick...
Author
Series
Themis files volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"17 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up dozens of feet below ground on the palm of what seems to be a giant metal hand. Today: She is a top-level physicist leading a team of people to understand exactly what that hand is, where it came from, and what it portends for humanity. A swift and spellbinding tale told almost exclusively through transcriptions of interviews conducted by a mysterious and unnamed character,...
Author
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2021, 2019.
Language
English
Description
What makes us fight on? What drives the many soldiers and civilians within the Walls? Whether it's justice, desire, or duty, there's something inside everyone that moves them to action. The short stories in this collection focusing on written words, brief scenes, and foundational moments provide a glimpse into what makes the complex characters of Attack on Titan's world tick. Spanning from Eren Yeger to Minister Nick, each of these vignettes will...
Author
Series
Heroes in training volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"After battling fireball-throwing Titans, the young Olympians find themselves on a double quest: Not only must they find more Olympians that Cronus has swallowed, but they're also in search of magic seeds that will help rejuvenate the earth after the terrible drought that plagued the lands, thanks to Hyperion. But a wind-throwing giant named Typhon has other ideas. Can the Heroes in Training withstand the storms that are coming their way?"--Information...
Author
Series
Heroes in training volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"The Underworld usually isn't really meant to be a fun place - but tell that to Hades! He loves the dark and the stinky smell of sulfur. However, there is one thing that Hades is not a fan of: dogs. And when Zeus and his fellow Olympians encounter Cerberus - a snarling, three-headed dog - Hades must conquer his fears and tame the hound so everyone can continue into the Underworld and deposit their Titan prisoner, Oceanus, back where he belongs!"--Information...