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Examines various iconic fictional characters and settings in literature and film and discusses why they're so important. Includes auxiliary information, such as describing literary archetypes and cosplay, and provides critical thinking questions throughout. Includes photographs, a glossary, sources for further information, and an index.

Provides instructions using such simple shapes as a square, circle, rectangle, and triangle for drawing such characters as a ninja, mermaid, unicorn, witch, wizard, and mad scientist.

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing such storybook characters as princesses, wizards, Little Red Riding Hood, and Dracula.

"When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favorite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy...

"Humpty Dumpty wants to play outside. But he's worried that he'll have a great fall. Luckily, Daisy and Cole have a plan!"--Amazon.

Explores techniques fiction authors use to create believable dialogue and characters that feel well-rounded.

Meet Cinderella's third "wicked" stepsister, Tirza. For years, Tirza has lived with the shame of what her family did to Cinderella. Against everyone's advice, Cinderella-now Queen Ella-took a chance on young Tirza. She gave Tirza a home in the castle instead of banishing her. The queen told everyone Tirza was good and kind, not cruel like her older sisters. But now Queen Ella's famous glass slippers are missing, and there's only one suspect. . . ....

"Andrew J. Rush has achieved the kind of critical and commercial success most authors only dream about: he has a top agent and publisher in New York, and his twenty-eight mystery novels have sold millions of copies around the world. He also has a loving wife and three grown children and is a well-known philanthropist in his small New Jersey town. But Rush is hiding a dark secret. Under the pseudonym "Jack of Spades," he pens another string of novels--...