Althea

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Illustrates how an acorn grows into an oak tree.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of whales.

Explores the nature of jealousy, how it differs from envy, where these feelings come from, and how to recognize and deal with them.

Examines the nature of fear, its different kinds, how it can be sensible or fun, and how it can be controlled.

Explains how a car is designed, made, tested, and delivered to automobile dealers.

Describes the characteristics of various insects and other invertebrates.

I've spent my entire life under my father's thumb, but now I'm finally free to make my own choices. When my roommate dragged me to my first college party, I met Finn Coram and my life turned inside out. He knows how to break the rules and is everything I never knew I wanted. A Marine by day and surfer by night, he pushes me away even as our attraction brings us closer. Now I am finally free to do whatever I want. I know what I want. I choose Finn....

In this companion book to "The Hazel Wood" and "The Night Country," the author presents a collection of dark fairy tales by Alice's reclusive grandmother Althea Proserpine. Journey into the Hinterland, a brutal and beautiful world. Among those you'll meet are a young woman who spends a night with Death; brides wed to a mysterious house in the trees; and an enchantress who is killed twice and still lives. -- adapted from back cover