The Curse of the Toads

The Curse of the Toads
Author: Rebecca Lisle
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780340894477

When Reuben's grandmother is accused of witchcraft and hanged, he knows he must get away before he becomes the next victim of suspicion. On the road Reuben is picked up by the strange Doctor Flyte and his slow-witted assistant, Baggs. But is smooth-mannered Flyte all he seems?

The Curse of the Gypsy

The Curse of the Gypsy
Author: Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2018-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1518504930

In the first story of this absorbing collection, Margarita—sixteen and married to a soldier who has gone off to fight in the first great war—meets and falls in love with Federico Garcia Lorca. He calls her “Margarita Petita,” and then turns her name into a poem. When he refuses to marry the widowed gypsy girl after a tryst at the river leaves her pregnant, her mother curses both Lorca and his offspring: “May they all die before they see the light of day.” And so Lorca is killed by fascists and his child dies in Margarita’s womb, where it remains—petrified—for 80 years. Mysteries and furtive desires pervade the enthralling stories in this group of ten the author calls a “deconstructed novel.” Rich in imagery and language, they chronicle the gypsy’s life, including banishment from Andalusia by her mother, marriage to a famous Mexican bull fighter and the lives of numerous descendants who ultimately leave Mexico for El Paso, Texas. In one of the final stories, “Calaveras in the Closet,” the gypsy’s extensive family comes together for her funeral, where several long-guarded secrets will suddenly come to light. Also included in this volume is a historical novella, Liberata Wilgefortis: The True and Tragic Story of the Bearded Female Saint, a mystical retelling of an ancient legend about the first bearded female saint of the Catholic Church whose cult was removed by Vatican II in 1969. Expertly weaving poetry, historical events, myth and legend into intriguing short fiction, Alicia Gaspar de Alba confirms her place as one of the leading contemporary Latinx voices.

The Curse

The Curse
Author: Marian Nichols
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2008-03-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1465330151

Myra finds herself standing in front of an old abandon house on a thunderous night. Her car had run into a ditch during the storm and it look like she would need to take shelter inside. But she was not alone and her host was a little upset at this unwelcome invasion. By morning, Myras investigation of the three-story manor and the meeting of the ghost reveal a hundred year old murder. What more, the uncanny resemblance between Myra and the Ghost Mariah is more than coincidental. Why are the spirits trapped in this house? And what of the Dark Spirit that holds them there and feed off their terror? Can the psychic, Adrian, whom Myra had employed for help, release Mariah and the other spirits without harming Myra who has a paranormal connection with this house, its resident and its past? Venture with him into the very bowels of the Earth as Adrian attempts a rescue of Myras astral body that has been taken by the Dark Spirit into Hades itself. But there is a surprise ending, for just when you think it is the end, it is actually the beginning of an adventure to end the Curse. But it can only be removed at the time it was first place on the ancestor of the Worthington family, yes they must travel back into time.

Toads and Diamonds

Toads and Diamonds
Author:
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1995
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In this version of the Perrault tale, two sisters' treatment of a three-headed troll is appropriately repaid. Full-color illustrations.

Finding Your Prince in a Sea of Toads

Finding Your Prince in a Sea of Toads
Author: Kenneth Ryan
Publisher: Winepress Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-01-18
Genre: Courtship
ISBN: 9781606150955

"The guys I like, are not interested in me. The guys who are interested in me, I don't like." "I'll never keep a boyfriend unless I sleep with him." If these comments sound like echoes from your heart, you're not alone. Many women feel just like you do, disillusioned by the seeming scarcity of good marriage prospects or disappointed by their own naive decisions made in an effort to save a shipwrecked relationship. You want to find your Prince Charming, but all you experience is a sea of toads. Do not despair. Finding Your Prince in a Sea of Toads provides specific advice that will swing the odds in your favor to find a quality man and a lifetime marriage without a load of emotional baggage. As you read Dr. Ryan's straightforward talk and unpredictable illustrations, he will uncover such topics as: . Communication, your most important skill, . Creative dating, . The beauty curse, . The perils of trying before you buy, . Your crockpot nature, . And much more.

The Tsathoggua Cycle

The Tsathoggua Cycle
Author: Robert M. Price
Publisher: Chaosium Inc.
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 156882131X

Can a god be a pet? Even a devil-god who relishes human sacrifice? It is hard to deny that for his creator and godfather, Clark Ashton Smith and H. P. Lovecraft, Tsathoggua was exactly that. They found the Saturnian-Hyperborean-N'klaian toad-bat-sloth-deity as cute and adorable as horrific, and this strange ambivalence echoes throughout their various tales over which Great Tsathoggua casts his batrachian shadow! Some are droll fables of human foibles; others are terrifying adventures of human delvers who perish in the fire of a religious fanaticism fully as awful as its super-sub-human object of worship. Tsathoggua has inspired many types of stories in many moods. And not just by Smith and Lovecraft! In this arcane volume you will read Tsathogguan tales old and new by various writers, chronicling the horrors of the amorphous amphibian's descent into new decades and deeper waters. The mere fact that such a thing is possible attests mightily the power of the modern myth of Tsathoggua, and the men who created him!This book is part of an expanding collection of Cthulhu Mythos horror fiction and related topics. Call of Cthulhu fiction focuses on single entities, concepts, or authors significant to readers and fans of H.P. Lovecraft.Contents and authors in order --From the Parchment of Pnom (Clark Ashton Smith)The Seven Geases (Clark Ashton Smith)The Testament of Athammaus (Clark Ashton Smith)The Tale of Satampra Zeiros (Clark Ashton Smith)The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles (Clark Ashton Smith)Shadow of the Sleeping God (James Ambuehl)The Curse of the Toad (Loay Hall and Terry Dale)Dark Swamp (James Anderson)The Old One (John Glasby)The Oracle of Sadoqua (Ron Hilger)The Horror Show (GaryMyers)The Tale of Toad Loop (Stanley C. Sargent)The Crawling Kingdom (Rod Heather)The Resurrection of Kzadool-Ra (Henry J. Vester III)

Once Upon a Toad

Once Upon a Toad
Author: Heather Vogel Frederick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 141698707X

A girl gets into a mouthful of trouble in this “toadally” fractured fairy tale, from the author of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series. Once upon a time, Cat Starr lived with her astronaut mom in Houston. But when her mother gets sent on a long-term mission, Cat has to move to a faraway land—her dad’s house, halfway across the country—and share a room with her real-life evil stepsister, Olivia. Just when Cat can’t take it anymore, Great Aunt Abyssinia comes to the rescue. And things go from bad to cursed. The next morning, Cat opens her mouth and a toad hops out! What’s more, when Olivia speaks, diamonds and flowers appear. How unfair is that? Before you can say "happily ever after," the girls are on the run from jewel thieves and a government agency. Can Cat save the day—and get rid of all those toads? This is an enchanting fractured fairy tale from acclaimed Mother-Daughter Book Club author Heather Vogel Frederick.

Counselling for Toads

Counselling for Toads
Author: Robert de Board
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2008-02-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 113468715X

Over 3 million copies sold worldwide and translated into seven languages! For over 25 years Counselling for Toads has provided readers with a warm and engaging introduction to counselling, brought to life by Toad and his friends from Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows. Over the course of ten sessions, which correspond to chapters of the book, a very depressed Toad learns how to analyse his own feelings and develop his emotional intelligence using the language and ideas of transactional analysis. He meets his 'rebellious child' and his 'adult' along the way and by the end of the book, Toad is setting out on a completely new adventure – as debonair as he ever was. Readers will learn about the counselling process and themselves as they join Toad on his journey from psychological distress to psychological growth and development. A must-read for anyone approaching counselling for the first time, whether as a student or as a client, or for the professional counsellor looking for something to recommend to the hesitant.

The Spellchasers Trilogy

The Spellchasers Trilogy
Author: Lari Don
Publisher: Floris Books
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1782504893

Molly hesitated. 'Are you cursed?' The girl nodded. 'Aren't you ?' Curses aren't real. Magic is only in stories. So Molly Drummond definitely can't be magically cursed. Can she? When Molly finds herself in a curse-lifting workshop with four magical classmates -- a kelpie, a dryad, a sphinx and a toad -- she's determined not to believe in it. But it's true that whenever a dog barks, Molly suddenly becomes a small and very fast hare. Molly and her friends set off on a quest to lift their curses -- solving riddles, facing an ancient snake and battling curse-hatched armies. Can they find the Promise Keeper, who controls all curses, before their magical world spins out of control? Follow Molly into a world of brilliant magic and extraordinary friendship in the breathtaking Spellchasers trilogy by award-winning author Lari Don. This exclusive eBook edition contains all three books in the Spellchasers Trilogy: The Beginner's Guide to Curses; The Shapeshifter's Guide to Running Away; The Witch's Guide to Magical Combat.

Beginner's Guide to Curses

Beginner's Guide to Curses
Author: Lari Don
Publisher: Floris Books
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2016-08-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1782503404

Molly Drummond is cursed: whenever a dog barks, she turns into a hare -- which can make life quite dangerous... So she does the sensible thing and attends a curse-lifting workshop, run by a local witch. There she meets other cursed creatures: Innes, a kelpie; Beth, a dryad; Atacama, a sphinx; and a toad. But should they work together to lift their various curses? Or are they better off on their own? And will the crow-man, who draws on the energy of curses, destroy their chances to live a normal life? By the author of the bestselling Fabled Beasts Chronicles series, this is the dramatic first installment in the brand new, long-awaited Spellchasers trilogy. Lari Don has once again created a world of brilliant magic, dark danger and sparkling friendship which will enchant children of upper primary age. The Beginner's Guide to Curses will be followed in spring 2017 by The Shapeshifter's Guide to Running Away (book 2) and The Witch's Guide to Magical Combat (book 3) in autumn 2017. Publication will be supported by a major marketing and promotion campaign with Lari, across Scotland and the rest of the UK.