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Half-Human

by · 2001

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Like us, but not quite...

A girl who hears the sea amongst the busy streets of Manhattan. A princess born with the strength to clutch a sword hilt. A winged boy who cannot fly. In these stories, the kind where trees can become men and girls wake up with snakes for hair, people are not always what they seem. But they still must discover who they are.

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Compiled and edited by Bruce Coville, with contributions by Tamora Pierce, Gregory Maguire, Jane Yolen, Nancy Springer, D.J Malcolm, Janni Lee Simner, Jude Mandell, Tim Waggoner, and Lawrence Schimel.

Genre
dragonsfantasyfolkloremythologymyths and folklore
Themes
shapeshifter
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 212 pages
Form
short stories

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