Laura Kelly

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1) The pumpkin man from Piney Creek

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After seeing a jack-o-lantern for the first time, Hattie tries to convince her father to spare one of the pumpkins he is selling.

2) The warrior maiden: a Hopi legend

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Schecter, Ellen

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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1

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A retelling of the Hopi Indian legend in which Huh-áy-ay, a brave Hopi girl, helps to save her peaceful pueblo from Apache raiders.

3) The flower of Sheba

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Orgel, Doris

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IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

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Retells the Old Testament story in which Sheba visits Solomon to test his wisdom and recounts the traditional explanation in which he passes her final test with the aid of a bee.

4) Sweeney Todd: the demon barber of Fleet Street

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Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's...