Hi! I'm Cathy Camper from Multnomah County Library School Corps with Novel-Ties 2020, and our topic today is "Once Upon A Time: "Fantasy and Folklore". If you want to look at websites I mentioned in the opening book talk, the url links are all listed below in the notes. "When You Trap A Tiger" for grades four through seven. When Lily suddenly sees a tiger in the road, she knows it can't be real. She, her mom, and her teen sister Sam have moved back in with Halmoni, their Korean grandma, who's be
en in bad health. But Lily also remembers the stories and folklore her grandma told her about tigers and magic. Could this be one of those tigers? Turns out, Halmoni stole some stories from the tiger years ago, and now the tiger has returned to get them back. The tiger tells Lily if she can find where the stolen stories are hidden and let them go, it might save Halmoni. Lilly's scared because her grandma seems seriously ill, but her mom's in denial about Halmoni's health. Lily's prickly sister S
am is no help either. She thinks Lily's stories of tigers and magic are childish and absurd. Lily enlists the help of her new friend Ricky to trap the tiger, and to find the bottles where Halmoni hid the stories. But should Lily trust a tiger? And even if she is brave enough to let the stories go, is she brave enough to listen to stories her grandmother thought no one should ever hear? Topics that could lead to discussion for these books include friendship: Talk about Ricky and Lily's personalit
ies. What leads to them to become friends? The purpose of folk tales: Halmoni tries to hide stories that were bad or scary. But talk about why folk tales are about both good and bad things, and how that helps people. Can you think of some folk stories or fairy tales you know that work that way? And illness and dementia: Halmoni's illness makes her act out in a restaurant in a way that embarrasses the family. What would you do if something like that happened? There's also a bunch of related websi
tes: the author's website, an interview with the author, and some information about tigers in Korean folklore and some information about mugwort, which is an herb that the family uses in the story. "Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky". For grades five through eight. After losing his best friend in a bus accident, Tristan isn't looking forward to a visit with his grandparents down south. But when his friend Eddie's journal accidentally rips a hole in the fabric that separates the real world
from the lands of Alke, Tristan leaves seventh grade behind to join forces with folk heroes like Brer Rabbit, John Henry, and the Gum Baby to battle monsters and to seek out god Anansi. His quest leads him to discover his true identity as the powerful storyteller Anansesem, and to make peace with the loss of his friend. This is part of the "Rick Riordan Presents" series, and it's based on African folklore. "The Girl Who Speaks Bear", for grades four through six. Yanka never fit in with the othe
r kids in the village where she lived on the outskirts of the forest. The villagers call her "Yanka the Bear" because of her size and strength, but also because she was found outside of a bear cave as a two-year-old. Yanka is nurtured by her herbalist foster mother Mamochka, and their pet weasel Mousetrap, and a visiting storyteller, Anatoly. But everything changes the day she wakes up and discovers her legs have changed. She has bear legs and she can understand animals. Could Anatoly's tales of
transformation and bear royalty be true? Yanka sets out on a quest along with Mousetrap, a yaga (a witch), and a walking house to discover if her bear legs indicate an illustrious ancestry, one that is part bear and part human. Thank you for listening to this video. You can get a full list of all the titles from all the Novel-Ties videos, find book discussion tips from Multnomah County Library. Please fill out our survey. That's how we know if what we're doing is helping you, and find out more
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