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  • The Fortune-Tellers

    Lloyd Alexander, Trina Schart Hyman

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Oct. 1, 1997)
    This original folktale set in Cameroon is full of adventure and sly humor. Lloyd Alexander's story of a young man visiting -- and then becoming -- the village fortune-teller is brought to vibrant life with some of Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman's most memorable artwork. Both children and adults will relish The Fortune-tellers."A funny, playful story that evokes the irony of the human condition." -- Booklist,starred review"Alexander narrates his original tale with folkloric verve and his own mellow brand of irony;Hyman realizes the African setting in...splendid illustrations. A winning tale, superlatively presented." -- Kirkus Reviews,pointerreviewLloyd Alexander's many achievements include a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Medal, and the National Book Award.Trina Schart Hyman won the Caldecott Medal for Saint George and the Dragon and a Caldecott Honor Medal for Little Red Riding Hood, among numerous other awards.
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  • The Fortune-Tellers

    Lloyd Alexander

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Sept. 30, 1992)
    After revealing the future to a young carpenter, a fortune-teller disappears, and the young man attempts to fill the shoes of the real seer, with hilarious results for himself and the villagers, in an African tale set in a small Cameroonian town.
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  • The Fortune Teller

    Connie Laux

    eBook
    From the day Kate took the job at Pine Lake Park, terrifying things have been happening. She and her friends are wondering about the curse. Will someone have to die under the first full moon of August? An evil magician from the past still haunts the park and stalks Kate. It’s nearly time for the curse to collect another victim and if Kate doesn’t figure out how to stop it–it will mean curtains for her!
  • The Fortune Teller

    Polly Esther Rayon

    language (, Aug. 16, 2014)
    Did you read, and have a love-hate relationship with, Sweet Valley books in the mid-80s to late 90s? Do you also have an affinity for fantasy and horror? Then this parody is for you. The third in a series.The traveling carnival has come to Saccharin Valley, and Jessica and Elizabeth can’t wait to go. But when they get there, some odd things happen to the twins. Jessica, who can’t wait to have her fortune told, is warned by the fortune teller to stay away, and Elizabeth stumbles onto a mystery involving two shocking murders. Then the twins meet a sister and brother who aren’t what they seem. Does the fortune teller know more than she claims to? Will the twins fall under the evil spell of the carnival? Let’s hope so.If you’ve made it this far, you deserve a purple sparkly unicorn T-shirt. #3 in this series is a yet another horror-parody of books I used to read obsessively as a child and later realized were awful. The Fortune Teller combines elements of satire and horror... well, the horror is pretty tame, in true "Intermediate Reader" style. Also, this isn’t really a kid’s book. The original series were aimed at preteen girls, and this book is based on the particular series where the twins are twelve. So there’s no blatant sexuality or violence, because it follows the rules of the original series. BUT there’s some adult language, (ooh!) definitely some dark humor, and “magical” violence.
  • The Fortune-Tellers

    Curt (edited by Rebecca S. Bell and C. Sherman Severin) Sytsma

    Hardcover (CSS Publishing Company, Aug. 16, 1982)
    fiction
  • The Fortune Teller

    Johanna Gohmann, Flavia Sorrentino

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Sept. 1, 2017)
    Ava's father is so proud to reopen Ursula's Funland. But when creepy incidents threaten to shut down the park, Ava is determined to save the park for her dad. Will she be able to shut down the fortune teller booth before anyone else is hurt? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spellbound is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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  • The Fortune-Tellers

    Lloyd Alexander

    Paperback (Penguin Putnam Inc, Oct. 27, 1999)
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  • The Fortune-Teller

    Paul B. Thompson

    Hardcover (Enslow Publishers, Inc., Jan. 1, 2013)
    "Harlano will stop at nothing to capture Orry. The metal head contains magical knowledge that the evil wizard is desperate to obtain. Only the young apprentice Mikal and his scrappy friend Lyra stand in his way. From the Miracle Fair, through the perilous woods of Periskold, down the rushing Tombow River, and to the coast of Farhaven, Mikal and Lyra must evade the powerful Harlano and his henchmen. The two youngsters fight dangerous creatures and face mysterious magic throughout their daring journey. Can they keep Orry safe from Harlano and the dark forces that stand behind him, or will the rogue wizard uncover the secret that could change the world?"
  • The Fortune Teller

    Connie Laux

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Dec. 1, 1995)
    Fearing a curse that predicts someone will die during the August Blood Moon, amusement park employee Kate is terrified when she receives a package from her dead grandmother and finds herself stalked by an evil magician. Original.
  • The Fortune-tellers

    Lloyd; Trina Schart Hyman (Illust. ) Alexander

    Paperback (Trumpet Club, Aug. 16, 1992)
    Hard to find
  • The Fortune Teller

    Polly Esther Rayon

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, July 14, 2014)
    Did you read, and have a love-hate relationship with, Sweet Valley books in the mid-80s to late 90s? Do you also have an affinity for fantasy and horror? Then this parody is for you. The third in a series.The traveling carnival has come to Saccharin Valley, and Jessica and Elizabeth can’t wait to go. But when they get there, some odd things happen to the twins. Jessica, who can’t wait to have her fortune told, is warned by the fortune teller to stay away, and Elizabeth stumbles onto a mystery involving two shocking murders. Then the twins meet a sister and brother who aren’t what they seem. Does the fortune teller know more than she claims to? Will the twins fall under the evil spell of the carnival? Let’s hope so.If you’ve made it this far, you deserve a purple sparkly unicorn T-shirt. #3 in this series is a yet another horror-parody of books I used to read obsessively as a child and later realized were awful. The Fortune Teller combines elements of satire and horror... well, the horror is pretty tame, in true "Intermediate Reader" style. Also, this isn’t really a kid’s book. The original series were aimed at preteen girls, and this book is based on the particular series where the twins are twelve. So there’s no blatant sexuality or violence, because it follows the rules of the original series. BUT there’s some adult language, (ooh!) definitely some dark humor, and “magical” violence.
  • The Fortune Tellers

    Lloyd Alexander

    Paperback (Trumpet Club, Aug. 16, 1994)
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