F BUL	The Sword in the Tree (age 7-10) by Clyde Robert Bulla historical ... knights/castles/dragons ... folklore Within the sturdy walls of Weldon Castle, young Shan dreams of becoming a great swordsman like his father. Then one fearsome night, an estranged uncle arrives at the castle with a treacherous plan. When his father disappears, Shan and his mother must flee. Can Shan ever return to reclaim his rightful place as heir?
F COO	The Magician's Boy (age 7-10) by Susan Cooper adventure ... folklore ... magic ... the arts The Boy polishes the Magician's wands, and catches the rabbits that the Magician pulls out of hats. But the Boy's favorite job is operating the puppets for the Magician's famous puppet play, "Saint George and the Dragon" ... until one terrible day when, in the middle of a performance, the Boy can't find the Saint George puppet. The Magician is furious. He points a long magical finger at the Boy, and ... poof! ... the Boy is suddenly in the strange Land of Story, where he must find Saint George.
F AND	The Fir Tree (age 7-10) by Hans Christian Andersen traditions ... nature ... folklore The life of a little fir tree who, when discarded, recalls with nostalgia its two glorious moments--being a beautiful fir and being a brightly-lit Christmas tree.
F AND	The Wild Swans (age 7-10) by Hans Christian Andersen family ... folklore Eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister.
F BAK	Where the Buffaloes Begin (age 7-10) by Olaf Baker the arts ... animals ... folklore After hearing the legend retold by the tribe's oldest member, Little Wolf hopes to someday witness the beginning of the buffaloes at the sacred lake.
F PRE	The Best Children's Books in the World: a Treasury of Illustrated Stories (age 7-10) by Byron Preiss folklore ... short stories A collection of illustrated stories, originally published separately, from all over the world.
F ZOL	The Beautiful Christmas Tree (age 7-10) by Charlotte Zolotow traditions ... friendship ... folklore Publisher comments: Mr. Crockett is neither handsome nor fashionable, but he knows a secret...all things need love and care. With years of attention and patience, he transforms his shabby brownstone into an elegant home and brings a scrawny, neglected tree to life, teaching his critical neighbors that beauty can be found in unexpected places.
F ENS	Thumbelina Tiny Little Runaway Bride (age 7-10) by Barbara Ensor adventure ... growing up ... folklore Catalog: In this expanded version of the Andersen fairy tale, a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb becomes separated from her overprotective mother, has adventures with various animals, and records her feelings in a diary as she gains self-reliance and searches for someone to love.
F HOO	The Ballad of Belle Dorcas (age 7-10) by William H. Hooks folklore ... historical ... spooky When she falls in love with Joshua, a slave, free-born Belle Dorcas uses the magic of a conjer woman to keep Joshua with her.
F RYA	Airy Fairy Series (age 7-10) by Margaret Ryan folklore ... fantasy ... humor Everybody knows that fairies are charming little creatures, dainty, pretty, and tidy. Airy Fairy is different. Young readers who make her acquaintance soon realize that she does have charm, but dainty? Tidy? Not Airy Fairy! Kids will laugh as they read these stories about the messiest fairy in town. title: Magic Mess! title: Magic Muddle! title: Magic Mischief! title: Magic Mistakes! title: Magic Mix-Up! title: Magic Music!
F LEW	Storm Boy (age 7-10) by Paul Owen Lewis folklore ... adventure ... nature A story drawn from Haida Indian literary tradition in which a boy falls from his canoe into a world of eighteen-foot tall humanlike creatures who welcome him and eventually return him to his village.
F LEW	Frog Girl (age 7-10) by Paul Owen Lewis folklore ... adventure ... nature When the frogs vanish from a village on the Northwest Coast, a brave girl is called to a dangerous adventure.
F HAN	How to Save Your Tail: If You Are a Rat Nabbed By Cats Who Really Like Stories About Magic Spoons, Wolves With Snout-Warts, Big, Hairy Chimney Trolls--and Cookies, Too (age 7-10) by Mary Hanson authorship ... folklore ... short stories ONCE UPON A time, in a grand castle, there lived a rat named Bob, who was fond of baking and wild about reading. So begins Bob’s quest to save himself from being eaten by Muffin and Brutus, the Queen’s cats. How does Bob attempt to escape their claws? By telling them fractured fairy tales about his whole rat family (and feeding them cookies).
F CHA	Yossi Asks the Angels For Help (age 7-10) by Miriam Chaikin traditions ... growing up ... folklore When he loses the Hanukkah money he planned to use for presents for his sister and parents, Yossi prays to the angels for help.
F CAP	A Christmas Memory (age 7-10) by Truman Capote traditions ... friendship ... folklore A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.
F DEP	Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka (age 7-10) by Tomie DePaloa folklore ... humor When Jamie O'Rourke's wife leaves him alone for a week, it's up to Jamie to do the housework. But Jamie isn't just the laziest man in Ireland, he's also the messiest! When a magical pooka arrives unexpectedly and starts to do the dishes and sweep the house, Jamie thinks that maybe he's the luckiest man in Ireland as well. But will Jamie's good fortune-and his pooka's housekeeping-last?
F KIM	When Mindy Saved Hanukkah (age 7-10) by Eric Kimmel traditions ... adventure ... family ... folklore Little Mindy Klein lives with her tiny family behind the walls of the Eldridge Street Synagogue. When Mindy's father sprains his ankle right before Hanukkah, he is unable to bring home a candle for the menorah. So Mindy decides to set out and find the candle herself. But first she has to face off with an enormous, frightening cat. With a lot of bravery (and a little help from grandpa) Mindy manages to save Hanukkah just in time...and learns the true meaning behind the Festival of Lights.
F MCK	The King, the Princess, and the Tinker (age 7-10) by Ellen Kindt McKenzie princesses ... folklore A good-hearted tinker and a curious young princess show a narrow-minded king that there are more important things in the world than his treasure.
F POT	Hill Top Tales (age 7-10) by Beatrix Potter short stories ... folklore The tale of Tom Kitten -- The tale of Jemima Puddle-duck -- The tale of Samuel Whiskers -- The tale of Ginger and Pickles.

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