What happens when the menopause becomes a source of inequality?This groundbreaking book exposes the rising tide of menopause-related discrimination across workplaces, healthcare settings and the justice system, clearly establishing the urgency of the issue. Through an intersectional lens, the contributors reveal how age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, chronic illness, neurodivergence and disability shape experiences of neglect and exclusion of menopausal people, ...

Double the name and double the magic, mystery, and mayhemOnce upon a time, a fairy tale name generator issued a challenge to a group of authors. Volume Two of these quirky stories brings double trouble.In this clean YA anthology, spy on thieves discovering their princely identities, accompany villains seeking redemption along with accident-prone geese, and rejoice in the reunion of siblings separated at birth. Side with twins split between good and...

What's in a name? Names have power. Magic . . . Some names spell a great destiny.Once upon a time, twenty author friends accepted the challenge of a fairy tale name generator. Soon, twenty new characters were off on wild adventures.In this clean YA anthology, meet a goddess, a countess, and a wannabe sorceress. Join a wolf pack leader and a guardian frog sidekick. Search for victims with a hunter-turned-detective, and swoon over the sultana who must prove she's fit to rule....

This New York Times bestselling novel is a fast-paced fantasy adventure about a Fireblood girl and her quest to bring down a bloodthirsty Frostblood king.Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life. But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty king, she agrees to come out of hiding, d...

A young man seeks to understand the strange connection he feels to the wolves that live hear his village.Originally published in the anthology WEREWOLVES, edited by Jane Yolen. Republished in Bruce Coville's solo collection, ODDLY ENOUGH.

Is there more?The question is in the mind of a slave boy raised in a compound. He escapes his captors and explores a post apocalyptic world. Along the way, he finds that there is indeed more to life.

Kings, Queens and Witches in sleeping castles can be full of surprises! An old name, some mysterious dreams... The heroine, helped by her friends Roiteleau & Croquignol, tries to find a hidden piece of her past. But sometimes the borderline between dream and reality is thin ....

This is the tale of a troll that wanted to learn how to be good.

Born a princess.Raised as a nomadic warrior.Enslaved by the enemy.Lilae must now return to her roots and prepare to face her fears and use her years of training in a war that could destroy all of the world of Ellowen. Before she can face the enigmatic emperor who leads his armies to meet her on the battlefield, the other chosen will fight battles of their own to stand by her side.T...

Bouncey the Elf finds himself in a variety of exciting but possibly dangerous situations. Underwater caves, tunnels deep underground, spiders galore and a strange kind of people he had never met before and of course the Goblins....and his friend Trixie the Pixie.

Once upon a time...In a land far away...There lived two sisters with a foot in both worlds, human and Fae, that were destined to rule the noble Wind Court Fae. Avalissa, the elder sister, is brisk and cold, focused only on how she can best lead her court. Belima, the younger sister, has a love for the sweeter things in life such as her pet dragon Scolies. When fate throws the sisters into an entirely new world That is, until an previously loyal threat atte...

Spark has stolen her brother’s armor and his sword, and now she’s looking for a job. But this job is going to bring much more than she bargained for, and even her wits might not be enough to save her. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka.She’s only pretending to be a hero, but what happens when a real threat arrives?Strong Female Protagonist: Spark might be in over her head, but she’s got more courage than her stolen armo...