Fables & Other Realities


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Isabella's Bed


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Whenever we stayed at Grandmother s house, we always slept in Isabella s bed. It stood in the attic with all the other things from South America Who is the mysterious Isabella Grandmother talks about? And why won t Grandmother look through the sandalwood chest with her grandchildren? When Isabella s bed flies off into the night, and takes the children with it, the answers to these questions are revealed










Decibella and her 6-inch voice: 2nd Edition


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Decibella is a loud talker. A really loud talker. She’s so loud, she’s hurting ears, startling wait staff, disrupting classmates, and annoying moviegoers. She doesn’t realize different environments and situations sometimes demand a softer, quieter voice. That is until a caring teacher introduces her to the silly-sounding word “Slurpadoodle” and the five volumes of voice (Whisper, 6-inch, Table Talk, Strong Speaker, and Outside).







The Tested Woman Plot


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"In this study, Lois E. Bueler examines in broad literary historical terms what she calls the Tested Woman Plot, a "story-machine" that originated in the ancient Mediterranean world (as in the stories of Eve and Lucretia), flourished in English Renaissance drama (as in Much Ado about Nothing and The Changeling), and continued into the novels of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (as in Clarissa, Adam Bede, and The Scarlet Letter)." "Encyclopedic in scope, The Tested Woman Plot is a provocative look at a key narrative tradition that spans many genres and should appeal to all serious students of literature."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved