Bøger af Katherine Spencer

"The Noble Fairy is a fun, combining twist of classic fairy tales including the Frog Prince, The Wizard of Oz, and Cinderella."Gwen was willing to take the challenge to do "a great fairy thing" to earn her real fairy wings and magical fairy dust, even though she had no idea what a great fairy thing was. Along her journey she meets some interesting friends who help her fight an evil witch. Will she find a great fairy thing to do in time? Will Gwen make to the Fairy Ring Dance to earn her real wings?

Louis was always being picked on at school by the school's bullies. He finally came up with the perfect revenge! It was working just like he hoped. Then, as he pulled his prank on one of the biggest bullies in school, something unexpected happened, and he found something much sweeter than revenge.

Memoirs Of The American Folklore Society, Volume 48.

When Grace Stanley's older brother, Matt, died in a car accident, she wanted to die, too. But she's slowly finding her way again, with the help of her mysterious new friend, Philomena--who always seems to show up when Grace needs her most. If only Jackson, Matt's best friend, had a Philomena of his own. He's fallen into some very bad habits--at the same time that Grace is falling for him. The second book in the Saving Grace series explores the themes of faith, hope, and learning to live (maybe even love) in the wake of a tragedy.

When fifteen-year-old Grace Stanley's brother is killed in a car accident, she does what any typical girl would do--she loses it. She blames herself, denounces God, and gives up on school, her friends, and her churchgoing family. Then along comes a "saintly" and nerdy new girl, Philomena, who literally saves Grace's life and helps her find her way back to herself.

In this book, Katherine Spencer examines Navaho cultural values by studying a specific subset of Navaho mythology: chantway myths, part of ceremonies performed to cure illness. She begins with a summary of the general plot construction of chantway myths and the value themes presented in these plots, then discusses "explanatory elements" inserted by the narrators of the myths. She continues with a deeper analysis of the cultural value judgements conveyed by these myths. At the end of the book, Spencer includes abstracts of the myths she discusses.