For fans of Neil Gaiman’s Unnatural Creatures and Ameriie’s New York Times best-selling Because You Love to Hate Me. A young woman takes up her mother’s mantle and leads the dead to their final resting place.įrom fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge, these stories will beguile listeners from start to finish. A young man learns the true meaning of sacrifice. Two sisters transform into birds to escape captivity. Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar, and Alyssa Wong.Ī mountain loses her heart. Sixteen best-selling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate.Ĭompiled by We Need Diverse Books’s Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman - who both contributed stories to this edition, as well - the authors included in this exquisite collection are: Renée Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M.

It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. A collection of Asian myths and legends in which beloved stories of spirits, magic, family, love, and heartbreak are combined with elements from modern teens’ lives. This young adult novel is an excellent choice for accelerated tween listeners in grades seven to eight, especially during homeschooling. edited by Ellen Oh & Elsie Chapman RELEASE DATE: June 26, 2018. Ages 13–up.Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries.

Thoughtfully compiled and written, this compendium is a must-read. A Thousand Beginnings and Endings is an anthology of stories influenced by South and East Asian folklore and mythology. Each story is followed by a missive from its author, sharing inspiration and background on creative choices and changes. Preeti Chhibber chooses a contemporary setting to showcase the Hindu festival Navratri in “Girls Who Twirl and Other Dangers,” in which a group of young girls resolves to teach an overconfident boy a much-deserved lesson. In Alyssa Wong’s “Olivia’s Table,” a take on the traditional Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, the protagonist inherits an important role in helping the dead pass on to the next plane of existence. Roshani Chokshi’s lush, elegant “Forbidden Fruit” sets the tone for the anthology, remixing the Filipino folktale of Maria Makiling, a mountain spirit spurned by her mortal love.

Fifteen Asian authors-including Renee Ahdieh, Melissa de la Cruz, Aisha Saeed, and Rahul Kanakia-share genre-spanning short retellings of myths and legends traditional to their own cultures in this outstanding anthology edited by Chapman and We Need Diverse Books president Oh.

A thousand beginnings and endings