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Little Red Riding Hood in the Big Bad City

by · 2004

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Classic fairy tales made enchantingly modern by:

* Nini Kiriki Hoffman * Tanya Huff * Jody Lynn Nye * and others

From a young girl who rescues her brother when he's magically trapped in a mall, to a guitarist's who trades his jacket for magical picks, to a talking cat who proves invaluable to his modern family, here are seventeen highly original modern stories sure to cast a spell...

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Themes
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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages
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