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Pride and prejudice and zombies
Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2009
ISBN: 9781594744518
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Pride, and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded version of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem This deluxe heirloom edition includes a new preface by coauthor Seth Grahame-Smith, thirteen oil painting illustrations by Roberto Parada, and a fascinating afterword by Dr. Allen Grove of Alfred University. Best of all, this limited special edition features an incredible 30 percent more zombies--via even more all-new scenes of carnage, corpse slaying, and cannibalism. Complete with a satin ribbon marker and a leatherette binding designed to endure for generations, this hardcover volume honors a masterpiece of classic zombie literature.
Ebook available from the Alaska Digital Library.
Mansfield Park and mummies : monster mayhem, matrimony, ancient curses, true love, and other dire delights
Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian
2009
ISBN: 9781607620471
Ancient Egypt infiltrates Regency England in a parody of Austen's classic novel. Fanny Price must hold steadfast against the seductive charms of Henry Crawford and an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, while Edmund attempts exorcisms and the mesmerized Lady Bertram collects artifacts. Mansfield Park has become the battle ground for forces of ancient evil and Regency true love.
Little women and werewolves
Louisa May Alcott and Porter Grand
2010
ISBN: 9780345522603
Little Women is a timeless classic. But Louisa May Alcott’s first draft—before her editor sunk his teeth into it—was even better. Now the original text has at last been exhumed. In this uncensored version, the March girls learn some biting lessons, transforming from wild girls into little women—just as their friends and neighbors transform into vicious, bloodthirsty werewolves! Here are tomboy Jo, quiet Beth, ladylike Amy, and good-hearted Meg, plus lovable neighbor Laurie Laurence, now doomed to prowl the night on all fours, maiming and devouring the locals. As the Civil War rages, the girls learn the value of being kind, the merits of patience and grace, and the benefits of knowing a werewolf who can disembowel your teacher. By turns heartwarming and blood-curdling, this rejuvenated classic will be cherished and treasured by those who love a lesson in virtue almost as much as they enjoy a good old-fashioned dismemberment. Includes the original letter from Alcott’s editor, telling her not to even think about it! --Penguin Random House
Demon Copperhead : a novel
Barbara Kingsolver
2022
ISBN: 9780063251922
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind. --From publisher description.
Ebook and audiobook available from the Alaska Digital Library and audiobook always available on hoopla.
Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West : a novel
Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Douglas Smith
2000
ISBN: 9780060987107
A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer of children's books. It tells the story of Elphaba before she became the Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz. The novel traces her career as nun, nurse, pro-democracy activist and animal rights defender.
Ebook available from the Alaska Digital Library and audiobook always available on hoopla.
The Looking Glass Wars
by Frank Beddor
2007
ISBN: 9780142409411
When her evil aunt Redd kills her parents and seizes the throne, young Alyss Heart is forced to flee Wonderland through the Pool of Tears. She finds herself living in Victorian Oxford as Alice Liddell and struggles to keep memories of her kingdom intact until she can return and claim her rightful throne.
Audiobook always available on hoopla.
Abraham Lincoln : vampire hunter
Seth Grahame-Smith
2010
ISBN: 9780446563086
While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. Gifted with legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, young Abe Lincoln sets out to avenge the death of his mother at the hands of a vampire.
Ebook and audiobook available from the Alaska Digital Library and ebook always available on hoopla.
Cinder
written by Marissa Meyer
2013
ISBN: 9781250007209
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
Ebook and audiobook available from the Alaska Digital Library.