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fate

Books about fate for readers of all ages.

Cover of Plays (Antony and Cleopatra / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

Plays (Antony and Cleopatra / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

William Shakespeare

Ages 14–18lovejealousy

Cover of The myths of the Norsemen

The myths of the Norsemen

Roger Lancelyn Green

Ages 9–14mythologyheroism

Cover of Best Loved Plays (As You Like It / Hamlet / Julius Caesar / King Henry VIII / King Richard III / Macbeth / Merchant of Venice / Merry Wives of Windsor / Midsummer Night's Dream / Much Ado About Nothing / Romeo and Juliet / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth-Night)

Best Loved Plays (As You Like It / Hamlet / Julius Caesar / King Henry VIII / King Richard III / Macbeth / Merchant of Venice / Merry Wives of Windsor / Midsummer Night's Dream / Much Ado About Nothing / Romeo and Juliet / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth-Night)

William Shakespeare

Ages 12–18loveambition

Cover of Plays (Hamlet / King Lear / Macbeth / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

Plays (Hamlet / King Lear / Macbeth / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

William Shakespeare

Ages 14–18ambitionlove

Cover of Baldur and the mistletoe

Baldur and the mistletoe

Margaret Hodges

Ages 6–10mythologyfate

Cover of Plays (Hamlet / Macbeth / Romeo and Juliet)

Plays (Hamlet / Macbeth / Romeo and Juliet)

William Shakespeare

Ages 14–18ambitionpower

Cover of Pig on the Titanic

Pig on the Titanic

Gary Crew

Ages 8–13fateresilience

Cover of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Collected Stories of the Supernatural [8 stories]

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Collected Stories of the Supernatural [8 stories]

Ambrose Bierce

Ages 12–18mysterysupernatural

Cover of Plays (Hamlet / King Lear / Macbeth)

Plays (Hamlet / King Lear / Macbeth)

William Shakespeare

Ages 14–18ambitionbetrayal

Cover of YOLO Juliet

YOLO Juliet

Brett Wright, William Shakespeare

Ages 11–16lovefamily conflict

Cover of Stories from Shakespeare

Stories from Shakespeare

Geraldine McCaughrean

Ages 8–14dramalove

Cover of Plays (Midsummer Night's Dream / Romeo and Juliet)

Plays (Midsummer Night's Dream / Romeo and Juliet)

William Shakespeare

Ages 12–18loveconflict

Cover of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Bruce Coville

Ages 9–14lovefamily conflict

Cover of Balder and the mistletoe

Balder and the mistletoe

Edna Barth, Richard J. Cuffari

Ages 8–12mythologyfate

Cover of William Shakespeare's Macbeth

William Shakespeare's Macbeth

Bruce Coville

Ages 9–14ambitionpower

Cover of Favorite Greek Myths (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)

Favorite Greek Myths (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)

Bob Blaisdell, Robert Blaisdell

Ages 9–12heroismcourage

Cover of The Tale of Troy

The Tale of Troy

Roger Lancelyn Green

Ages 9–14heroismcourage

Cover of Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway

Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway

Corinne Demas, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Jack London, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ages 14–18mysteryhuman nature

Cover of The sleeping beauty

The sleeping beauty

Saviour Pirotta

Ages 4–8magicgood versus evil

Cover of Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

Anne Walter

Ages 4–8magicgood versus evil

Cover of The god beneath the sea

The god beneath the sea

Leon Garfield, Leon Garfield

Ages 10–15mythologyheroism

Cover of Midwinterblood

Midwinterblood

Marcus Sedgwick

Ages 14–18reincarnationlove

Cover of The Faber book of northern legends

The Faber book of northern legends

Kevin Crossley-Holland

Ages 9–15couragemythology

Cover of Bet on it

Bet on it

Cordelia Evans

Ages 12–16adventureromance