Frank Carlson Library

What makes us fight on? What drives the many soldiers and civilians within the Walls? Whether it's justice, desire, or duty, there's something inside everyone that moves them to action. The short stories in this collection focusing on written words, brief scenes, and foundational moments provide a glimpse into what makes the complex characters of Attack on Titan's world tick. Spanning from Eren Yeger to Minister Nick, each of these vignettes will...

George the giant, known for wearing his old patched clothes, finally buys new ones, but then gives them away to some needy animals.

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make a fortune for himself, his mother, and his sister.

When the sea fairy promises him a new ship in return for retrieving a stolen magic sapphire, Pirate Pete discovers that the gem is guarded by a fierce, but dimwitted, giant.

Retells in verse the old tale of the boy who climbed a beanstalk, killed a giant, and won a fortune.

In the land of Narnia, Puddleglum the Marsh-wiggle and his niece Lally try to outwit the giants who capture their two mice friends for a mice pie. Annotation. Narnia: a world made by magic from the start of time, full of marvelous creatures, talking beasts, and trees that sometimes get up and dance. And now the door to this magical world is opened again with a brand-new story. Based on beloved characters introduced by C. S. Lewis in The Chronicles...

Jack loves climbing, but he's not allowed to climb the new beanstalks in the garden. Will he be able to resist once the beanstalks grow high into the sky? --

Traces challenges faced by unusually tall people throughout history, the medical reasons behind giantism and acromegaly, the prejudices that tall people find today, and the treatment of giants in folklore.