The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities

Description

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents ten new stories--including one of his own--about beloved heroes that sprang from the imaginations of some of the best middle grade authors working today. A cave monster . . . an abandoned demon . . . a ghost who wants to erase history . . . a killer commandant . . . These are just some of the challenges confronting the young heroes in this highly entertaining anthology. All but one of the heroes previously starred in a popular book from Rick Riordan Presents. You''ll be reunited with Aru Shah, Zane Obispo, Min the fox spirit, Sal and Gabi, Tristan Strong, Nizhoni Begay, Paola Santiago, Sikander Aziz, and Riley Oh. Who is the new hero? Read Rick Riordan''s short story to find out! Ten bestselling and award-winning middle grade authors contributed to this collection: Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan, who also served as the editor. The cultures represented by these own-voices stories are: Indian, Mesoamerican, Korean, Cuban, Black American, African, Navajo, Mexican, Mesopotamian, and Celtic. There''s something for everyone in this collection of fast-paced and funny adventure stories that show what it takes to be a hero in any time, setting, and universe.

First Sentence

You know how it's impossible to walk up to a rainbow?

Subjects

Series Statement

• Thousand Worlds #1.5 - The Initiation

Other Editions

• The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic HeroesHardcoverRick Riordan Presents2021-11-28
• Cursed Carnival and Other CalamitiesThorndike Press2021-01-01
• The Cursed Carnival and Other CalamitiesPaperbackRick Riordan Presents2021-09-28
• Cursed Carnival and Other CalamitiesRick Riordan Presents2023-01-01