A Coming Evil
Vivian Vande Velde, et al / Hardcover / Published October 1998
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Gr. 5^-9. The author of numerous fantasies (most recently The Changeling Prince [1998]) and fairy tale adaptations (Tales from the Brothers Grimm and Sisters Weird [1995]) tries a more realistic setting in her latest offering. Parisian 13-year-old Lizette is sent to live with her aunt in German-occupied rural France in the fall of 1940. There she meets Gerard, the ghost of a fourteenth-century Templar knight, who was murdered by King Phillip IV in 1314. As she learns more about Gerard and the evils of his time, she comes to understand the true dangers of the Nazi occupation, and the importance...
A Hidden Magic
Vivian Vande Velde, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published August 1997
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Once upon a time there was very nice but very plain princess named Jennifer, who, following proper fairy-tale protocol, fell in love with very handsome but very conceited prince named Alexander. When Alexander offends a powerful witch, it falls to Jennifer to save him. American Bookseller Pick of the Lists and NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts.
Vivian Vande Velde, et al / Paperback / Published April 1998
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Once upon a time there was very nice but very plain princess named Jennifer, who, following proper fairy-tale protocol, fell in love with very handsome but very conceited prince named Alexander. When Alexander offends a powerful witch, it falls to Jennifer to save him. American Bookseller Pick of the Lists and NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts.
A Hidden Magic [UNABRIDGED]
Vivian Vande Velde, et al / Audio Cassette / Published April 1998
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Once upon a time there was very nice but very plain princess named Jennifer, who, following proper fairy-tale protocol, fell in love with very handsome but very conceited prince named Alexander. When Alexander offends a powerful witch, it falls to Jennifer to save him. American Bookseller Pick of the Lists and NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts.
A Well-Timed EnchantmentVivian Vande Velde, Michael Stearns (Editor) / Paperback / Published March 1998
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Deanna and her cat Oliver fall through a magic well into medieval France. Two elves turn Oliver into a young man and insist that Deanna undo the damage she has done to the past. A rather slapstick adventure ensues, with the good guys hard to distinguish from the bad guys. Funny, but too many ideas are not well thought out. -- Copyright 1990 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
Companions of the NightVivian Vande Velde, Vivian V. Velde / Hardcover / Published April 1995
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Kerry Nowicki helps a young man escape from three other men who claim he is a vampire and, when her father and little brother are kidnapped, Kerry joins forces--and falls in love with--the accused vampire. By the author of Dragon's Bait.
Vivian Vande Velde / Unknown Binding / Published October 1999
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Kerry Nowicki helps a young man escape from three other men who claim he is a vampire and, when her father and little brother are kidnapped, Kerry joins forces--and falls in love with--the accused vampire. By the author of Dragon's Bait.
Vivian Vande Velde / Unknown Binding / Published October 1999
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Curses, Inc : And Other Stories (Laurel-Leaf Books)
Vivian Vande Velde, Vivian Vande Velde / Mass Market Paperback / Published October 1998
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Velde's spellbinding short stories are filled with magic and mayhem. Witness the boy who breaks his dance date because he's too cheap to spend money on her. He learns about spells the hard way in "Curses, Inc". What happens when a woman brings her son back from the dead in "The Witch's Son"? Many folks go to Granny Orilla for remedies. Does a cure or a curse await in "Cypress Swamp Granny"? Beware: These haunting stories will put you under the spell. An ALA Quick Pick--Top 10.
Curses, Inc. : And Other StoriesVivian Vande Velde, et al / Hardcover / Published March 1997
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Offers young adults an exciting collection of ten enchanted short stories about adventurous characters who discover the power and wonderment of magic spells and curses. By the author of Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird.
Vivian Vande Velde, Vivian Vande Velde / Hardcover / Published September 1992
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Unjustly condemned as a witch, Alys is staked out on a hillside as a human sacrifice to the marauding dragon, in a story about revenge, choice, and forgiveness.
Vivian Vande Velde / Unknown Binding / Published October 1999
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Unjustly condemned as a witch, Alys is staked out on a hillside as a human sacrifice to the marauding dragon, in a story about revenge, choice, and forgiveness.
Dragon's Bait (Laurel-Leaf Books)Vivian Vande Velde, et al / Paperback / Published February 1997
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Sacrificed to a dragon after being falsely accused of witchcraft, an embittered fifteen-year-old Alys escapes but wonders where she can go now that her people have turned against her. Reprint. AB. VY.
Ghost of a Hanged ManVivian Vande Velde, Vivian Vande Velde / Hardcover / Published October 1998
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"An ingenious ghost story tailor-made for those ready to leave horror series behind."
Vivian Vande Velde / Unknown Binding / Published October 1999
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Once upon a time there was very nice but very plain princess named Jennifer, who, following proper fairy-tale protocol, fell in love with very handsome but very conceited prince named Alexander. When Alexander offends a powerful witch, it falls to Jennifer to save him. American Bookseller Pick of the Lists and NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts.
Never Trust a Dead ManVivian Vande Velde / Hardcover / Published April 1999
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Murder, magic, salacious secrets, and sparkling wit immediately pull the reader into this engrossing medieval whodunit from Vande Velde (Ghost of a Hanged Man, 1998, etc.). Selwyn, 17, is condemned to death after his rival, Farold, is murdered in his sleep. Overwhelming circumstantial evidence convinces villagers of Selwyn's guilt, so he is thrown into the burial cave to rot with the corpse. Although his fate seems grim, Selwyn is soon rescued by a hard-bargaining witch, Elswyth. She resurrects Farold's spirit, frees them both from the cave, disguises them, and allows them one week to find the...
Smart Dog
Vivian Vande Velde, Vivian Vande Velde (Illustrator) / School & Library Binding / Published September 1998
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Fifth grader Amy finds her life growing complicated when she meets and tries to hide an intelligent, talking dog who has escaped from a university lab.
Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters WeirdVivian Vande Velde, et al / Hardcover / Published September 1995
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A delightfully wacky, tongue-in-cheek collection featuring oddball illustrations turns well-known fairy tales upside down, making Hansel and Gretel horrible children who deserve baking and Chicken Little a wealthy modern-day evangelist.
Vivian Vande Velde / Unknown Binding / Published October 1999
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A delightfully wacky, tongue-in-cheek collection featuring oddball illustrations turns well-known fairy tales upside down, making Hansel and Gretel horrible children who deserve baking and Chicken Little a wealthy modern-day evangelist.
The Changeling PrinceVivian Vande Velde, Vivan Vande Velde / Mass Market Paperback / Published February 1998
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The sorceress Daria's brutal tyranny over her collection of changeling predators is about to be challenged. Weiland, her werewolf bodyguard, can no longer endure being forced to hunt and kill for the demon queen. Nor can he endure another of her mad charades, in which he and other changeling slaves must pretend they are human while she plays the part of a lady. With the help of the thief Shile, Weiland intends to steal back his own soul. But can he escape Daria's vengeful wrath? .
The Conjurer PrincessVivian Vande Velde, Vivian Vande Velde / Mass Market Paperback / Published September 1997
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Seventeen-year-old Beryl's wedding ends in murder when a baron abducts the bride. The church and law turn a blind eye to the abduction while Lylene, Beryl's younger sister, is left homeless and seething for vengeance. Lylene goes to a wizard for help, bargaining to learn magic. The bargain has a bitter dark side not fully explained to Lylene ... and so does Beryl.
There's a Dead Person Following My Sister AroundVivian Vande Velde / Hardcover / Published October 1999
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Vande Velde (Never Trust a Dead Man, p. 458, etc.) combines a ghost story with slave history for a comic middle-grade novel. Fifth-grader Ted has an obnoxious teenage brother, Zach, and a cute five-year-old sister, Vicki, who seems to attract ghosts. Her announcement that she has a new invisible friend, Marella, is followed by another pronouncement, that Vicki is afraid of a ``bad lady'' who is also invisible, but who comes through the walls. Ted has a series of vivid nightmares about corpses trying to drown him; when his school project on Luxembourg is wrecked by apparently unseen hands, he's...
Vivian Vande Velde / Unknown Binding / Published October 1999
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Deanna and her cat Oliver fall through a magic well into medieval France. Two elves turn Oliver into a young man and insist that Deanna undo the damage she has done to the past. A rather slapstick adventure ensues, with the good guys hard to distinguish from the bad guys. Funny, but too many ideas are not well thought out. -- Copyright 1990 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.