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1) The Twits
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Language
English
Description
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
2) Pinduli
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Pinduli, a young striped hyena, is hurt by the unkind words of Dog, Lion, and Zebra, but her clever trick in return promotes her clan's survival and spreads harmony throughout the savannah. Includes backmatter notes about hyenas and other animals of the African savannah.
3) Tricked
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Series
Fairy Tale Reform School volume 3
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English
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Description
Gilly's little sister Anna lands in reform school just in time to greet the strict new headmaster.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Watch out for the devious duck! A new bird has arrived in Simpleton and is here to ruffle some feathers with a plan to trick the townspeople out of their money. For what, you might ask? Buying freshly baked bread! (A duck's favorite snack, of course.) Meanwhile, the chef wants to hire a baker, the inspector is looking to get strong, and the inventor is trying out some new (explosive) ideas for a kitchen invention contest. But what about our favorite...
Author
Series
The goblin twins volume 1
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Two 601-year-old goblin tricksters dokkaebi from Korea go on an unexpected Halloween adventure in New York City.
Author
Series
What if...? volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Loki and Valkyrie seek redemption in the first adventure of an epic new multiversal series that reimagines the origins of iconic Marvel heroes"--
9) Rabbit chase
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Language
English
Description
Anishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass. Aǐme, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to Paayehnsag, the water spirits known to protect the land. While stories are told about the water spirits and the threat of the land being taken over for development, Aǐme zones out,...
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When Loki and Amora cause the destruction of one of Asgard's most prized possessions, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers will slowly and excruciatingly fade to nothing. She was the only person who ever looked at Loki's magic as a gift instead of a threat; without her, he slips further into anguish and the shadow of his universally adored brother, Thor. When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of murders on Earth, Odin sends...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want. Anansi fills it again and again with his favorite red-red stew, and eats so much that he feels sick. Will he learn to share this...
12) Chicken Little
Author
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
Chicken Little and his feathered friends, alarmed that the sky seems to be falling, are easy prey to hungry Foxy Loxy when he poses as a police officer in hopes of tricking them into his truck.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It's a battle of the clever troublemaker versus the great thief. The Norse god Loki loves creating chaos wherever he goes, showing his power by stirring up trouble for the gods. The cunning Greek god Hermes serves as a messenger to the gods and Zeus's personal thief. If these to gods were to go head-to-head, who would come out on top? Compare and contrast Loki's and Hermes's strengths and weaknesses in this Mythology Matchup"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Fox really, really wants to win the jumping contest. He knows just where he'll put that first-place trophy. The only problem? Fox is not a very good jumper. But he is a very good schemer. . . .The irrepressible fox (sort of) wins and (sort of) gets his comeuppance in this hilarious modern-day trickster tale" Cover-flap.
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Series
Freaks novel volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Now high school sophomores, the Freaks are determined to evade the federal agents intent on their capture, while the mysterious Baltar offers the group his wisdom, and in the woods outside town, a trickster god awakens from his long rest.
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The Amazing Krudsky uses his carnival tricks to steal the light magic from Princess Fairy Willow. It's up to Scooby-Doo and Shaggy to stop him or everyone will be turned into horrible Halloween monsters. Our heroes board the Grim Reaper Railroad bound for the fantastic world of Halloween Land to retrieve the powerful Goblin Septer from the Goblin King before Krudsky can. Along the way, the Mystery Inc. crew encounters the infamous Headless Horseman,...
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