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Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: 15 Retellings of Asian Myths and Legends
By Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman
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By Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman
Hardcover edition
Publisher HarperCollins Imprint Greenwillow Bks. ISBN9780062671158
Awards and Honors <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Best Books - 2018 <br> NPR’s Book Concierge - 2018A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: 15 Retellings of Asian Myths and Legends
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A mountain loses her heart. Two sisters transform into birds to escape captivity. A young man learns the true meaning of sacrifice. A young woman takes up her mother’s mantle and leads the dead to their final resting place.
Bestselling and award-winning authors explore the timeless themes of East Asian and South Asian myths in fifteen original stories that will appeal to every reader. From fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge, these stories will beguile readers from start to finish. Edited by We Need Diverse Books founder Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, this anthology contains stories from fifteen East Asian and South Asian authors, including New York Times bestsellers Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Renée Ahdieh, and Roshani Chokshi. For fans of April Tucholke’s Slasher Girls & Monster Boys and Holly Black’s Zombies vs. Unicorns.
Notes on the background of each myth being retold. Editors’ note. Brief author biographies.
Bestselling and award-winning authors explore the timeless themes of East Asian and South Asian myths in fifteen original stories that will appeal to every reader. From fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge, these stories will beguile readers from start to finish. Edited by We Need Diverse Books founder Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, this anthology contains stories from fifteen East Asian and South Asian authors, including New York Times bestsellers Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Renée Ahdieh, and Roshani Chokshi. For fans of April Tucholke’s Slasher Girls & Monster Boys and Holly Black’s Zombies vs. Unicorns.
Notes on the background of each myth being retold. Editors’ note. Brief author biographies.
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