#The nutcracker and the shadow´s witch

[artsynoova]

And it's so easy when you're evil This is the life, you see The devil tips his hat to me

What can I say.It´s fun to do Evil Ben and Cassy

[ivanandrainfall45]

Nutcracker Season Day 8 Time with Herr Drosslemeyer~ list by @artsynoova

"I don't remember much about the stories my Uncle told me.. I do remember he told me that my nutcracker was very good friends and family with most of them, and hearing some of their stories made me wonder..."

Who my Nutcracker is?~

OKEY The people's nutcrackers! We have the lovely Ben by @artsynoova/@noovamulticolors

The Beautiful Gurl Erica belongs to @kate66s lovely gurl~

The also angwy boi Matt belongs to @sariahgonzales-626

and lastly the good boi Haritas belongs to @niklaiblnski They are all such wonder babies!! can't wait to learn more about them!! Also Happy Thanksgiving to all :3c

[highflyartist]

ART DUMP!!!

The first drawing is for @artsynoova cuz I wanted to draw Ben cuz I'm bored-

The second drawing is literally me trying to learn how to draw stained glass windows.

The third drawing- well, I started rewatching Pucca after 10 years of not watching it so yee-

(Benjamin Drosselmeyer belongs to @artsynoova )

[inevitably-johnlocked]

hello! i hope you have a happy holidays!! just a question: do you know any good crossover fics? :0 thanks so much! 🥰

Hi Nonny!! 

Thank you! My holiday season was great <3 Sorry for the delay on the reply, but your ask was a great one because I’ve wanted to do an update list to my “movies and books” list, so I’m updating it to just “crossovers” because I have more to add and that makes me happy!! 

This list ended up getting split across two asks, so for this one, this list is all my bookmarked fics. A part 1.5 with my MFL’s is coming shortly with another ask, and I ask y’all hold off to add your own suggestions to that list instead, please :) Thank you!

CROSSOVERS and FUSIONS (Feb 2021) Pt. 1

See Also:

Fairy Tales and Fantasy

TV, Movies, and Books AU (Fantasy Pt. 2)

Wonderful Life AU

Sherlock / Hannibal Crossovers?

Science Fiction / Fantasy

Faes / Faeries

Disney-esque Fics

Moulin Rouge AU

Crossovers & Fusions Pt.1.5 [MFLs]

It's After That Hurts by jonnyluvssherlock (T, 2,791 w., 1 Ch. || City of Angels AU || Fantasy, Fallen Angel Sherlock, Soldier John, Pining Sherlock, Friends to Lovers, Permanently Incomplete Fic) – Sherlock's an angel stuck as a guardian to danger addict John Watson. Everything is fine until he gets too involved. Now he has to make the choice, eternity alone or one life time with a man who may or may not love him.

Caffeine and Adaptive Programming by DemonicSymphony (E, 5,540 w., 1 Ch. || Androids AU / Bond Fusion || Android Sherlock, Coffee Shop AU, Pining John Hinted Bond / Q, Toplock) – Sherlock is a coffee shop android slowly falling for a regular customer. But he's not supposed to be able to feel emotions.

Captain John Watson, Genetics, and Other Crazy Things by cyerus (M, 5,581 w., 1 Ch. || Torchwood Crossover ||  Humour / Crack, Jealous Sherlock, Sexual Magnet John, Captain John, UST / RST, Three Continents Watson) – The explanation for John "Three Continents" Watson? Jack Harkness is his father. Sherlock doesn't know whether he's going to die from jealousy or sexual frustration first.

The Frost Child by twistedthicket1 (M, 9,994 w., 2 Ch. || Frozen-ish AU || Magical Realism, Christmas, Angst, Fluff, Powerful John) – In a world where people are born with a Gift of varying levels, simple John Watson is the last person one might look at when thinking of any strong Magick capabilities. Hiding comfortably in the shadow of Sherlock's brilliant deducing abilities, John is content to keep it that way...

London Gods by a_different_equation (E, 11,092 w., 5 Ch. || American Gods Fusion || Magical Realism, Sex Magic, True Love, PTSD John, First Kiss/Time, Marathon Sex, Sensuality, Genie Sherlock, Human John, Internalized Homophobia, Star-Crossed Lovers, Soul Mates) – Sherlock Holmes is a jinn who does not grant wishes. However, when Dr. John H. Watson, recently returned from the war in Afghanistan, gets into his cab by "accident", it might not even need magic to grant both men their deepest wish: love.

Equilibrium by augustbird (M, 12,351 w., 1 Ch. || Flowers for Algernon Fusion || Jealous then Worried Sherlock, Sick John) – At Baskerville, John is infected by a virus that turns him into a genius. But when the infection progresses into neurodegeneration, it's a race against time to save himself.

The Nutcracker by Odamaki (T, 13,758 w., 7 Ch. || Nutcracker AU ||  Christmas, Dark Magic, Dolls) – Sherlock is unimpressed with Uncle Rudy's present. A doll? What does he want with a doll?

Wonderful, Etcetera. by VictoryCandescence (T, 16,955 w., 3 Ch. || Wonderful Life AU || Alternate Timelines, Brotherhood, Homophobia, Suicidal Ideations, Mentions of Drug Use, Friendship, Different TRF, Sherlock’s Past, Victor Trevor is Past Boyfriend, Depression, Hallucination, Love Confessions, Christmas, First Kiss) – Sherlock thinks everyone would be better off if he had never existed, including and especially himself. When he finds himself in a world in which his wish has been granted, he begins to think perhaps even he could be wrong – but it takes an unlikely chaperone to make him not only observe, but understand.

Uncharted Territory by J_Baillier (T, 19,603 w., 4 Ch. || Dystopian Future / Black Mirror AU || Alternate First Meeting, Angst, Drama, Homophobia, Bisexuality, Technology, Humour, Romance, Near Future, Happy Ending) – The System puts people through a series of assigned relationships in order to determine who their Perfect Match is. John believes that it works; Sherlock really, really doesn't. One of them is probably going to be wrong.

Once Upon a Beast Becoming by antietamfalls (T, 24,042 w., 6 Ch. || Beauty and the Beast AU || Magical Realism, Folklore, Celtic Mythology) – An act of pride, a druid’s curse, an enchanted leaf; Sherlock’s torment has lasted an age. Hope arrives in the form of one John Watson, a man uniquely suited to break the spell. But with a single night to win his affections, Sherlock finds his carefully laid plans disrupted by a monstrous killer whose sights are set on the only thing he has left to lose: John.

Classified(s) by blueink3 (E, 36,153 w., 4 Ch. || Wedding Date AU || Fake Relationship, Jealous, PIning, H/C, Idiots in Love, Happy Ending, Mary is not Nice, Escort Service) – Clara's American father is the ambassador to some such territory that Great Britain probably used to own, but she (and Harry’s undying love for her) is the reason John is getting on a flight at 12:30pm, flying across the second largest ocean in the world, and pretending to be in a perfectly happy, healthy relationship with an undoubtedly perfectly coiffed stranger. See, Clara is not only American (and wealthy to boot), she's also best friends with John’s ex-fiancée. Whom she's placed in the wedding party. As Maid of Honor. And John just happens to be Best Man. Bloody brilliant.

The Boy Who Drank Stars by kinklock (E, 36,157 w., 4 Ch. || Howl’s Moving Castle AU || Witches and Wizards, Slow Burn, Magic, Jealous John, Happy Ending, Bed Sharing) – “I’m looking for a castle,” John informed the scarecrow. “A moving one.”Except that, as it turned out, it was not a moving one at all.

we have never seen a greater day than this by Lediona (T, 36,420 w., 7 Ch. || A Royal Night Out AU || WWII / VE Day, Prince Sherlock, Soldier John, Alternating POV, First Kiss, Bittersweet Ending, Homophobia, Dancing) – Peace. At long last. It’s VE Day and Prince William desires to join the celebrations. It is a night of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.

Malediction by MapleleafCameo (M, 36,680 w., 11 Ch. || Ladyhawke AU || Magical Realism, Romance, Curses, Eventual Happy Ending) – Cursed to a half-life, John and Sherlock must fight the forces of evil to be reunited once again.

Only To Be With You by SinceWhenDoYouCallMe_John (M, 40,768 w., 4 Ch. || Black Mirror / Future AU || Character Death, Future Technology, Sickness/Cancer/Illness, Heavy Angst with Happy Ending, First Person POV John, Pining John, Heart-Wrenching Angst) – I tell myself that next time I’ll come near this same place again. Wait around for the mysterious stranger in his coat to dash past me, hot on the heels of a new criminal in black. I think this all the way back to my Exit, planning where I’ll wait and what I’ll say when I see him. Scheming on how to get his name. It’s only once I reach the Exit Point door that I realize two hours and forty-five minutes have passed, and I realize that this won’t be the last time I Visit. It won’t be the last time at all.

The Curious Adventure of the Drs. Watson by ShinySherlock (M, 40,883 w., 14 Ch. || BBC & ACD Fusion || Victorianlock, Time Travel / Magical Realism, Friends to Lovers, Love and Kissing, Romance, Body Swap) – What if ACD Watson and BBC Watson switched places...  “Imposter!” Hands clenching the lapels of John’s coat, Holmes shoved him anew. “Yes!” John agreed, nodding, and then grimacing. “Sort of!”

The Soul Remembers by i_ship_an_armada (E, 43,636 w., 10 Ch. || Oblivion AU || Post-Apocalypse, Movie Fusion, Science Fiction, Action/Adventure, Angst, Dreams, Bittersweet Ending) – John Watson is the lone security repairman stationed on a desolate, nearly-ruined future Earth. His dreams are plagued by a tall, dark-haired man, and when his dreams meet reality, he will be forced to question everything he believes is the truth about his life.

Anchor Point by trickybonmot (E, 49,856 w., 80 Ch. || Truman Show AU || Psychological Drama, Suspense, Slow Burn, Dark Characters / Fic, Alternating First/Third Person, Protective John, Anxious/Worried Sherlock, Tender Moments, Love Confessions, Hand/Blow Jobs, Cuddling, Jealous John, First Kiss/Time) – The world tunes in nightly for Sherlock, the ultimate in reality TV: Sherlock Holmes, a real person with a legendary name, unknowingly lives out his life in a staged setting contrived by his brother. Things get complicated when a retired army doctor joins the show to play the part of Sherlock's closest friend. This fic borrows its concept from the 1998 film, the Truman Show. However, you don't need to have any knowledge of the movie to enjoy this story.

Coventry by standbygo (E, 52,020 w., 26 Ch. || Dollhouse AU || Case Fic, Slow Burn, Sci-Fi / Fantasy, First Kiss / Time, Attempted Rape/Non-Con, BAMF John, Falling in Love) – “Let me get this straight,” John said, wondering when his life had become a science fiction film. “Some guy orders up a personality, a person, to his specifications, and they program this into a real live person, who has consented to do this, and she goes to this person and acts as his wife, or lawyer, or Royal Marine, or Navy Seal or what have you, and she has all the skills, all the knowledge, everything? Then you say the magic words, and she follows you back to The House, and they erase it all until her next appointment?”

floating through a dark blue sky by Lediona (M, 58,966 w., 15 Ch. || Notting Hill AU || POV John, Celebrity Sherlock, First Date / Time / Kiss, Past Drug Addiction, Angst with a Happy Ending) – Of course, I’d seen his films and always thought he was, well, brilliant -- but, you know, a million miles from the world I live in. Or, when John is the owner of a travel book shop and the famous Sherlock Holmes stops in one day.

Perdition's Flames by i_ship_an_armada (E, 63,435 w., 21 Ch. || Treklock AU, Est. Rel, Genetic Engineering, Angst & Fluff, BAMF!John) – Sherlock would do anything to save him. Risk anything. Give anything. His money, his life. His soul. What he does, though, is change both of their destinies forever. Genetic re-engineering is the only option left. It turns out researchers underestimated the life expectancy and potential abilities of genetically re-engineered subjects. The British government and what would eventually become the United Federation of Planets, however, had not. Part 1 of PF Universe

This Thing All Things Devours by cypress_tree (E, 63,844 w., 15 Ch. || In Time AU || Science Fiction, Dystopian Universe, First Meetings, Action / Adventure, Romance) – In 2169, time is money—literally. Humans are genetically engineered to stop aging at 25, when the numbers on their arm start counting down from one year. When that time is up, they die. The only way to get more time is to earn it, borrow it, or steal it.John Watson lives day-to-day in the crowded slums of Zone 13. He never imagined living any differently—until he meets the practically-immortal Sherlock, and helps him on a case to track a local time-thief...

Being John Watson-ish by elwinglyre (E, 69,902 w., 17 Ch. || Bodysnatcher AU || Author John, Cranky Sherlock, Angst, Sexual Tension, First Kiss / Time, Falling in Love, BAMF John, Past Soldier John, Feelings, Inside Someone’s Brain, Shy Sherlock, Sherlock Loves John, POV Sherlock, Switchlock, Slow Burn, Internal Dialogue, Mental Turmoil) – When consulting detective Sherlock Holmes steps on one toe too many at a crime scene, he's consigned to a desk job in an archaic office on the seventh-and-a-half floor of the New Scotland Yard. It’s in this bleak office that Sherlock discovers a portal into the mind of renowned author John Watson. Grander than his mind palace, this new wonderland affords Sherlock new vistas of experimentation. To learn more about the mystery behind the portal, Sherlock seeks out and befriends Watson. But then it all goes wrong when others find the secret portal door—including the man whose brain he visits.

The Baker Street Nativity by SwissMiss (E, 99,662 w., 23 Ch. || Nativity! AU || Teacher Sherlock / TA John, Pining, Sherlock POV, UST, Angst, Christmas, Music/Song Fic, Anal / BJ’s, First Kiss / Time) – Fusion between Sherlock (BBC) and Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong? Part 1 of The Baker Street Nativity Verse

The Cost of a Wish by slashscribe (E, 102,493 w., 12 Ch. || xxxHolic Fusion || Spirits / Ghosts and Magic, Love Confessions, Slow Burn, Soul Mates / Fated Lovers, Adventure, Immortal Sherlock, Powerful John, POV John, Frottage, Wish Granting, Angst with Happy Ending, Nightmares) – John has been plagued by a secret his entire life that has made him feel hopeless until he meets a mysterious, seemingly omniscient man named Sherlock Holmes who owns a wish-granting shop. Their meeting sets off a series of inevitable events that will change the course of both of their lives forever.

The Swan Triad Series by Pennin_Ink (T, 121,660 w. across 3 works || Swan Lake AU || Magical / Fairy Tale AU, Romance, Falling in Love, Pining, Psychological Torture, Transformation) – Sherlock and John grow up spending every summer together. Their mothers' attempts to play matchmaker only fuel their mutual resentment and scorn. But then, one summer.

Colors by Quesarasara (E, 140,537 w., 17 Ch. || Pleasantville-Inspired AU || Soulmates, Colour Bonds, Alternating POV, Angst, Fluff, Pining, Case Fic, Medical Procedures) – Everyone on earth is born with eyes that see in black, white, and an endless series of greys. When you meet your soulmate, you finally see the world in color. We're all searching for the person who brings color to our lives. John and Sherlock are no exception. Part 1 of The Colors 'Verse

Mise en Place by azriona (M, 161,004 w., 28 Ch. || Restaurant (Kitchen Nightmares) AU || Sherlock is Gordon Ramsay / Celebrity Sherlock, Restauranteur John, Harry Plays Prominent Role, Alternating POV, Mutual Pining, Cranky Sherlock, Bed Sharing, Slow Burn) – John Watson had no intentions of taking over the family business, but when he returns from Afghanistan, battered and bruised, and discovers that his sister Harry has run their restaurant into the ground, he doesn't have much choice. There's only one thing that can save the Empire from closing for good – the celebrity star of the BBC series Restaurant Reconstructed, Chef Sherlock Holmes. Part 1 of Mise en Place

Proving A Point by elldotsee & J_Baillier (E, 186,270 w., 28 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Me Before You Fusion || Medical Realism, Insecure John, Depression, Romance, Angst, POV John, Sherlock Whump, Serious Illness, Doctor John, Injury Recovery, Assisted Suicide, Sherlock’s Violin, Awkward Sexual Situations, Alcoholism, Drugs, Idiots in Love, Slow Burn, Body Image, Friends to Lovers, Hurt / Comfort, Pain, Big Brother Mycroft, Intimacy, Anxiety, PTSD, Family Issues, Psychological Trauma, John Whump, Case Fics, Loneliness, Pain) – Invalided home from Afghanistan, running out of funds and convinced that his surgical career is over, John Watson accepts a mysterious job offer to provide care and companionship for a disabled person. Little does he know how much hangs in the balance of his performance as he settles into his new life at Musgrave Court. Part 1 of the Care And Companionship series

[haveamagicalday]

Fairy Tale/Mythology Books Recommendations

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

House of Salt and Sorrow by Erin A. Craig

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

Wildwood Dancing by Juilet Marillier

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer

Sun and Moon, Ice and Sun by Jessica Day George

Snow White

Dark Shimmer by Donna Jo Napoli

Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly 

Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Beauty and the Beast

Beastly by Alex Flinn

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

For the Wolf by Hannah F. Whitten

Nocturne by Alyssa Wees

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

Rapunzel

Cress by Marissa Meyer

Zel by Donna Jo Napoli

Cinderella

Cinder by Marissa Meyer 

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George 

The Shadow in the Glass by J.J.A Harwood

Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

Goblin Market

Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalina

The Little Mermaid

Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey

Coral by Sara Ella

Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

The Nutcracker

The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork

Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire 

Nutcracked by Susan Adrian 

The Nutcracker Bleeds by Lani Lenore

Winterdream by Chantal Gadoury

Little Rid Riding Hood

For the Wolf by Hannah F. Whitten

Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Sleeping Beauty 

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman 

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

Bluebeard

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher

The Goose Girl

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

The Six Swans

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier 

The Frog Prince 

The Prince of the Pond by Donna Jo Napoli

Rumpelstiltskin

Gilded by Marissa Meyer

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Hansel and Gretal

After the Forest by Kell Woods

Russian inspired Fairy Tales

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter

Multiple Fairytales

Greymist Fair by Francesca Zappia

The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl

The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg

The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley 

Original Fairytales

Blackthorn and Grim by Juilet Marillier

The Blue Salt Road by Joanne M. Harris

Fairyland Series by Catherynne M. Valente 

Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid

Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo Del Toro

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees

A Warning About Swans by R.M. Romero

[whenisitnottimeforbed]

Tricks Before Treats (Ichabbie Fanfic)

Well, I haven't done this in a while... I'm kind of excited, I guess- I finally have a new trope that I want to incorporate and I haven't been able to think of one till literally this night. I hope everyone can read this and think kindly back upon something from the show fondly.

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It had been as far back as June when Abbie and Crane had gone out drinking with Jenny and the young Master Corbin, let the revelry take them and became more focused on the moment than the future, but Abbie was beginning to suspect Jenny hadn't been quite as inebriated as she'd made it seem. At some point during the night they'd made a bet on a game, she couldn't quite recall which one, but the prize had been to pick a costume for the loser come halloween. It had seemed like a drunk rambling kind of wager, the kind that made no sense before or after and would probably fade away with the memory of the night, and yet, without missing a beat, Jenny had showed up at Abbie's house with two hangers covered in travel bags giving both the the house's residents their task for the night.

Not only did they have to wear them, Jenny had further explained, but they had to go out and be seen in them. Not at a bar either- they always went to a bar or bowling, or a fright fest movie marathon of the old classics. This year, they were going to a Halloween fair, complete with a corn maze, apple bobbing, haunted houses, hayrides, pumpkin patches, and costume contests. Jenny also informed them they'd been entered in the couples division of such an event and she had money on their success.

Face heavy with makeup, Abbie could hardly stop smiling- a begrudging and duplicitous kind of smile- as she strode through the night in the field between all the other fairgoers in her large glittering pink dress with so many skirt layers that if puffed up a bit just below her knees. It had all the glittering satin overlay, puffy chiffon-like sleeves that bulged like orbs around her bicepts and a strapless corset bodice with magenta-purple ribbon and detail work. Her face was nearly bereft of visible skin, instead covered in eye shadow that went up to her eyebrows and out to her temples, and cheek contours all in glitter filled shades of pinkish or purplish with a few tiny glued on rhinestone assets at the corners of each eye, and dangling pink stoned earrings with multiple pieces. The only thing about the outfit she'd been allowed to use of her own choice were her boots, and only because Jenny had gotten the heel size wrong and there wasn't time to go out and get another pair. Ichabod thought she looked quite cute, but he'd thought twice about using those words and instead complimented her as looking delightful when they'd left.

Compared to her, Ichabod's couple of lines down the corner of his mouth and light 'wood' looking detail work down his face was nothing. He also wore... well, he actually wore something he was quite familiar with in style, though not color. While she'd been dubbed The Sugar Plum Fairy, Crane had been dressed as the red jacketed Nutcracker himself, complete with giant drum major hat and a real, working sword that he'd really bought off the internet some time ago when he'd learned such things could be done. Abbie always thought he looked good in uniform- and he filled it out well. Even if he didn't like the coat, she made sure he knew he was pulling it off. There was this look she'd give him, this one that he liked, and it had quelled all complaints about his implied patriotism.

"Jenny says the contest isn't till near the end of the night, so we just have to hang around till then." Abbie told him as they walked through throngs of witches, zombies, sexy "insert  prosaic noun here"s, Trump satire, wearable puns, and t-shirts that read "this IS my costume". A small group of teenagers came shoving by dressed in their best, most costume-less trappings and in such a rush that they neglected an 'excuse me' as they headed past the glaring fairy cop in their backpacks.

"If you'll excuse my ignorance," Crane began, redirecting her attention, "as I haven't seen the play these costumes seemed to be based on in any capacity more than televised advertisements and references within other works-"

"-I'll take you come Christmastime."

"-Appreciated- but, isn't the character whom I am portraying in love with a ballerina?"

"It's a ballet- everyone in it is a ballerina."

"Of course, but isn't my love interest some sort of music box statuette or toy?"

"Nope. She's a 10 year old girl, Crane."

"-...?"

"Yeah."

"And your Sugar Plum Fairy?"

"Just a benevolent character with a popular song."

"This doesn't seem to be a particularly well thought out 'couples' costume."

"Did I pick it out?"

"You're right, we're in this together."

"Always."

"Hey there, you two-" A man not unlike a carnival barker called to them, "The haunted hay ride's about to leave and we've got two spots just waiting for you, come on over- we promise a 'Frightfully' fun time!" The two of them stood for a moment, figuring whether or not they'd go, but what was the harm, it was still a while before the contest, and what else were they gonna do?

"Shall we, Ms. Fairy?" Ichabod asked, extending his arm with a teasing smile.

"Why, of course, Mr. Nut." She responded in kind, taking the offering.

"That's Mr. Cracke-"

"I'm not saying that."

The two of them were led back through the lane of stalls and to the edge where a few pumpkins had been arranged to create a line holding pattern, which they stepped over as no one was in line. Well, he 'had' needed to come out and grab people for it. When they arrived at the vehicle, though, it wasn't empty.

"Hahaha!" Jenny immediately began to laugh, "Man, you'd think I'd be done laughing about this by now."

"Yes- I would." Abbie agreed with a snide smile while Crane assisted her up on the lifted vehicle.

"Are you the Nutcracker and the Sugar Plum fairy?" A woman asked, she was was doing one of those sexy vaudevillian cigarette girl style costumes, "You guys look so cute together- way to play up the height difference."

"Oh, we got this contest in the bag." Jenny smiled, reaching up to compel a high five from the woman before leaning back with her arms over the back of the wooden railing holding in the hay on which they could sit.

"Alright, everybody, strap in for the most haunted hayride this side of Salem!" The man called from the truck, and then into a walkie "Cue it up, Dewey."

All at once lights flashed once at them, and some metal music blasted from speakers Abbie now noticed were attached to the sides of the truck. Up ahead, the sounds of screams rang out. The man inside laughed into a mic attached to the speakers, which did not cut out the music to let him speak,

"Listen to that? That's the sound of any who get taken away by the 'real' frights of our genuine haunted hayride! There have been some REAL mysterious happenings in our little town these last few years, and it's all for tonight!"

"Profiteering off of our work-" Ichabod leaned in to muse into his companion's ear as quietly as he could over the motor, the mic, and the music. As they rounded a curve, a spring loaded zombie jumped at the vehicle complete with it's own speaker sound effect, an orchestral screech, and a weird moan-scream. The only scream in the vehicle came from the vaudevillian woman who also reacted by ducking toward and clasping onto Ichabod's arm. Abbie glanced across Ichabod at the woman, and though she couldn't bring herself to say anything, as she had no real place to, it was clear she was upset. She harrumphed quietly, biting her bottom lip and sitting back with this posture and face that just begged what gave vaudeville the gall? There was a small bubble of nervousness from Ichabod, but it was easily overtaken with bemusement. He reached over with the offending arm, and tucked some of Abbie's neatly ringleted hair back behind her ear and gave her a smile. Glancing up at him, she immediately softened, relaxing again. She leaned into him and the woman on the otherside easily scooted a bit over, a light blush on her cheeks, but a little grin as she watched them.

"The undead walk our world tonight," The man in the truck began again, "led by denizens of the damned demons who torture them behind the gates of hell every other day of the year to come and drag down souls to take their place-"

Just then a giant pillar of fire exploded from up ahead, lighting the faces of everyone in the vehicle as they stared up into the sky at it.

"Who-ho-hoa-" Jenny smiled in awe.

"Impressive-" breathed Crane.

"Yeah, that's the best effects I've ever seen- Pyrotechnics went all out, huh?" Abbie agreed as the whole vehicle began to clap.

"Uh-" The mic cut out before the man talked into his walkie, barely audible beyond the music, "Godd*mnit, Dewey! Didn't I tell you to stay away from the 4th of July stuff!... Dewey-.... Dewey!" Crane turned to look at Abbie- his instincts were flaring up and if the look on her face was any indication, her's were too.

"Hey, is everything-" It was a good thing the lieutenant had gotten up to lean over the railing and speak to the man because if she'd stayed where she was, the super sped projectile that burst through his windshield and out the back window would have smashed right through her too, instead of just slamming the man's head into his door, exploding the sludgiest black mess on the windshield, the seat, and splattering it all over the bed of hay they rode on. The events managed to set the truck to speed forward with their driver's dead foot on the gas.

"Abbie!" Jenny called as soon as they lurched forward, having to catch the vaudevillian woman who was clearly terrified, her face splashed in the foul smelling liquid, and her eyes dilated in the kind of horror that you only see in movies.

"He's done!" She shouted back, reaching for him to try and wake him up, pull or knock him over and get him off the gas but she couldn't get the right force of strength from this angle and with the bouncy jostling of the unsteered vehicle, and they were headed right toward a stack of hay that'd been made into wall. A witch toy jumped out as they approached and was quickly smashed to bits over the broken windshield, rolling up over the top. The apparatus would have clipped Abbie if Crane had not yanked her back into the bed of the truck. Long arms wrapped around the purple-pink bodice of his partner leaning over to protect her from the stacks of hay that exploded against the chevy's grill, rolling over the top or under the wheels. The woman screamed from where she ducked and covered on the small floor drowning in the sounds still blasting from the speakers.

"I got him!" Jenny called out once they were around- they were headed for a hill. While she climbed onto the side of the runaway vehicle, thrusting herself in feet first through the passenger's window, Abbie and Ichabod quickly scanned their surroundings and as she swivelled around to the front, they crested the hill. Down below, right where the pillar would have been, there was a searing black spot in the ground, like the edges of a paper burned by a cigarette, and out from it flew ugly, black as ink winged gargoyle looking things and jostled ugly, melted, fleshy human forms.

"It's never been so dramatic before!" Abbie called.

"You heard the man! The only place we've ever opened was purgatory- That was supposed to be hell!" Just as she answered back, Jenny got the door open and safely rolled the man out, and their ride, going somewhere over 60 mph to be sure, ran up the hill and sailed high into the air. The group was left without gravity just long enough for the scene of madness below to be burned into all of their eyes. Familiar uncostumed teenagers screaming and running, things flying like bats or pterodactyls after them in dives, and ghouls tackling the living to the ground in a cacophony of screams, inhuman screeches, and gurgling snarls.

The vaudevillian woman wheezed, clearly dealing with an attack, and sprang from the bed in panic, disappearing in all her black into the night behind them. Something overhead circled back that direction, though it didn't seem to be able to find her once she made it into the corn.

"Abbie!" the car slammed back down onto the earth with a squeal of chassis and suspension.

"Lieutenant! We need to get down there!"

"Agreed! Jenny-"

"Oh, we're going whether we want to or not- we got no brakes, guys! But we do have this-" And she pushed the nozzle of a hunting rifle back through the hole in the window to her sister. Abbie pulled open the lever to check and found it loaded and ready.

"Well, alright-"

"I believe this just turned into a business event." Crane noted, relieving his scabbard of its cargo, the unused metal glinting in the moonlight.

"I guess so." Abbie agreed, "Jenny! Let's go to work!"

The engine revved hard, the younger Mills sister flooring the gas pedal and kicking up dirt behind them and all at once it was the music, a change in song after a brief pause, that filled Abbie's ears. The growing feedback and hard crashing drum beat adding to the channelled adrenaline of the moment. The car swerved in the loose dirt and grass, but Abbie, standing on a hay bale, lifted her leg and steadied herself on the roof of the black truck, zeroing in down the sights of the firearm at the winged demons above and began to fire. Behind her, Crane moved from one end of the bed to the other, clinging to railings while he thrust his blade out at any and all ghouls and undead husks that were not mowed down with fleshy smacks and underwheel thuds by the road warrior in the driver's seat.

Though they might be in the middle of battle, there was a quiet kind of tension among the people underneath the blanket of screams and electric guitars. In fact, Abbie and Ichabod fell into step so quickly and comfortably that somewhere under the drive and focus, there was a glimmer of fun. When she spun around, he was right at her back with no warning or word, spinning too, out of her way and her out of his, delivering fatal blows one after another. When she swiveled, he ducked under, and when she leaned, he slid around. Each step she took in this contained space, he matched  with ease and grace, as hay continued to be thrown out of their way. A hand reached out at her hair, from a being that had managed to grab onto the vehicle and yet Abbie felt no fear. The limb was separated from it's body no less than an inch from her and it's owner was impaled while Abbie's boot planted firmly into the face of another and she used it to thrust herself into the air and use the gun's butt to smash another enemy from the sky.

The truck swerved, and Abbie landed on the edge of the roof, the metal sliding out from under her, but when her hand thrust out in instinct, another grabbed it just as thoughtlessly, fingers curling around each other's thumbs. For a moment, Abbie and Ichabod stared into each other's eyes while the dichotomy of fear for each other, and yet the utter trust that nothing could ever happen to them because they would always be there to protect each other washed over them. She lifted her gun though and unloaded a round into a demon that thought it'd get the drop on her partner from behind, and the feeling broke with smiles.

Abbie did not lack confidence, not for quite some time, but fighting side by side with Crane bolstered it. What she would have avoided, viewing as 'reckless' or 'dangerous' when she was alone, she could do without hesitation with him. Ichabod knew she could take care of herself, and it was because of that that he could fight so freely- he did not have to constantly be worried or leading his Lieutenant around. She did not require coddling but instead room to do her job, and that was something he could do with, not for, her.

"It's kinda like a dance isn't it?" Abbie chuckled, pulling ammo from where her sister thrust it back at her to reload her weapon while the bumps tried to unsteady them.

"Not the music I would have chosen, but-" Ichabod began, but in concentrating on the pass, Jenny now needed to quickly course correct and threw the truck into a hard turn, and Abbie slammed into Ichabod, her face pressed into his shirt. She peeled herself off him and though they both smiled, clearly about to say something, the truck made it evident that it was not meant to handle a corner in this manner and began to tip up onto two tires.

"Gimme a boost!" Abbie called grabbing his hand and turning around. Ichabod planted a food on the floor of the now empty truck bed, and without releasing hands, Abbie used it as a springboard to go jump onto the edge of the fence with only him to steady her while she leaned herself out as counterweight, and he planted his own foot on the inside of the wooden bars to accommodate her weight and press on the side.

Floating on a wicked guitar solo that poured from their speakers like a crashing storm, time slowed as the adrenaline coursing in their bloodstream heightened their every sense. Abbie's dress sparkled in the moonlight and her face glittered like a diamond. Her dress, dirty and torn, fluttered like a flag of her own independence and ability, a reminder to Ichabod of what he fought for, and who he cared about; what really mattered in times like these. Her hand clasped his with admirable strength and he gripped her so that she would never sail away even as she was slanted dangerously off the high, precarious edge of the border against the wind with ripped satin overlay fluttering behind her like the Winged Nike of Samothrace. She was beautiful. Even as her face curled into a snarl and she shot one handed with her rifle braced against her shoulder at the oncoming threats.

He had seemed to be distracted, but when Abbie glanced back down she saw his long fingers wrapped around her wrist, and his strong arm reaching out the other way to swipe his gleaming, silver sword down the face of one nearby ghoul, spin the blade around and push it back through the gut of one that tried to climb their ride. It was in moments like these she was absolutely sure she could not do this without him. Who else could she trust so completely? Who else could be an asset as opposed to a liability? Who else knew her in battle so well? No one. There was only him. She smirked, and turned back around as Jenny took the truck back the way they'd come apparently, using the hill to help them get back onto four wheels.

With another squeal, the heavy vehicle came back down and Ichabod pulled Abbie back into the bed, where she snapped around. There out in front, just above the reach of the headlights, was the last of their problems.

"Keep me steady!" Abbie called and the truck straightened itself out once again climbing this hill, but now the passengers realized what they were headed for. Crane's hands gripped Abbie's hips and as the truck lifted off once more her feet remained planted to the floor and in one shot, the monster exploded it's black sludge from the head and fell like a stone where they landed on it and headed back into the fairground. There was still no pedal brakes, but plowing through crowd ahead was not an option. Jenny reached down and quickly clicked up the emergency brakes as high as they would go and braced as the truck's tires stopped spinning but the momentum carried them forward, crashing to a final stop in a tailspin while they clung to each other, against one of the other vehicles, destroying the sound system to end the ride.

"Are you alright? Abbie, are you harmed?" She was practically in his lap now, at the end of it, and he lifted her face to look quickly for injuries.

"I'm fine, I'm fine- it didn't even hurt- what about you?" She shook her head, feeling around his sides. He winced once, and took her hand. He'd managed to put as much of his body as possible between her and the collision, and the look her eyes were giving him were telling him that she recognized it. He had not lost her yet, and he would not tonight. She stared at him, her hand reaching up to his cheek, but there was a bit of a ruckus starting up behind them.

"I'm fine, but we should check on Jenny and the others-"

"You're right."

Abbie and Crane quickly jumped out of the truck, and after being waved on by Jenny- fine after the impact- ran around to the people who'd all gathered together in the middle of the fairground. The two of them hopped up on some boards laid across some hay for a higher vantage point with attention grabbing thuds of their boots,

"Is everyone alright?!" Abbie shouted over the crowd who had watched their crashing stop in fear.

"Are there any more of them among you?!" Ichabod demanded after her, his sword at the ready. Several dozen wide eyed and injured faces stared back up at them, now with no music from the smashed speakers on the truck, in the silent kind of confusion that follows a group trauma. Then a sound broke the silence- the sound of clapping. It was singular at first, but soon joined by a partner, and then a couple more, and it became clear among the applause and whistles, that the trouble was over.

People threw themselves at the pair's feet on stage with thanks and waves and shouts of pride and compliment, and someone thrust a trophy at them. Ichabod tried to deny it but Abbie took it up from the crowd with a thanks and a laugh. The relief and the sound of her laughter lightened his heart, and before the group of them, he leaned down and placed a peck on her cheek- the best he could do considering he felt fairly giddy right now, but thought better of kissing her outright in front of all these people. Seemed he didn't need to worry though- she'd been surprised at first, but turned back, pulled him down by his neck and pressed her lips to his joyously, smiling widely when she released him and staring into his sparkling, laughing eyes. In their tattered and black splattered costumes, messed hair and weapons wielded in hand, the held each other, and Abbie lifted the trophy up for the both of them among the second crashing  wave of cheers.

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Nancy Drew Books

I decided that I wouldn’t put every edition of the books (except for editions with more than one story in each physical book), because that would take weeks or more lol. But if you want to find different editions of any books, here are some websites you should look at: series-books, nancydrew.info, and nancydrewsleuth. Also, all of these are physical copies, and I don’t have specific dates for the books (just the year that the first and last books of a series was published), and for the extra/related books, I don’t have any dates whatsoever. So now, without further ado, here are all of the books:

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (Original/25 Chapters) (1930-1956) -

The Secret of the Old Clock

The Hidden Staircase

The Bungalow Mystery

The Mystery at Lilac Inn

The Secret at Shadow Ranch

The Secret of Red Gate Farm

The Clue in the Diary

Nancy’s Mysterious Letter

The Sign of the Twisted Candles

The Password to Larkspur Lane

The Clue of the Broken Locket

The Message in the Hollow Oak

The Mystery of the Ivory Charm

The Whispering Statue

The Haunted Bridge

The Clue of the Tapping Heels

The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk

The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion

The Quest of the Missing Map

The Clue in the Jewel Box

The Secret in the Old Attic

The Clue in the Crumbling Wall

The Mystery of the Tolling Bell

The Clue in the Old Album

The Ghost of Blackwood Hall

The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

The Secret of the Wooden Lady

The Clue of the Black Keys

The Mystery at the Ski Jump

The Clue of the Velvet Mask

The Ringmaster’s Secret

The Scarlet Slipper Mystery

The Witch Tree Symbol

The Hidden Window Mystery

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (Original/20 Chapters) (1959-1975) -

The Secret of the Old Clock

The Hidden Staircase

The Bungalow Mystery

The Mystery at Lilac Inn

The Secret at Shadow Ranch

The Secret of Red Gate Farm

The Clue in the Diary

Nancy’s Mysterious Letter

The Sign of the Twisted Candles

The Password to Larkspur Lane

The Clue of the Broken Locket

The Message in the Hollow Oak

The Mystery of the Ivory Charm

The Whispering Statue

The Haunted Bridge

The Clue of the Tapping Heels

The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk

The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion

The Quest of the Missing Map

The Clue in the Jewel Box

The Secret in the Old Attic

The Clue in the Crumbling Wall

The Mystery of the Tolling Bell

The Clue in the Old Album

The Ghost of Blackwood Hall

The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

The Secret of the Wooden Lady

The Clue of the Black Keys

The Mystery at the Ski Jump

The Clue of the Velvet Mask

The Ringmaster’s Secret

The Scarlet Slipper Mystery

The Witch Tree Symbol

The Hidden Window Mystery

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (Cameo) (1959-1960) -

Set #1 (#30 The Clue of the Velvet Mask, #31 The Ringmaster’s Secret, #32 The Scarlet Slipper Mystery, #33 The Witch Tree Symbol, #34 The Hidden Window Mystery, and #35 The Girl Who Couldn’t Remember)

Set #2 (#1 The Secret of the Old Clock, #2 The Hidden Staircase, #27 The Secret of the Wooden Lady, #28 The Clue of the Black Keys, #29 The Mystery of the Ski Jump, #35 The Haunted Showboat, and #36 The Secret of the Golden Pavilion) (#27 = Purple Ribbon)

Set #2 (#1 The Secret of the Old Clock, #2 The Hidden Staircase, #27 The Secret of the Wooden Lady, #28 The Clue of the Black Keys, #29 The Mystery of the Ski Jump, #35 The Haunted Showboat, and #36 The Secret of the Golden Pavilion) (#27 = Turquoise Ribbon)

Nancy Drew Twin Thriller Book Club (1977) -

1-2  The Secret of the Old Clock/The Hidden Staircase

3-4  The Bungalow Mystery/The Mystery at Lilac Inn

5-6  The Secret at Shadow Ranch/The Secret of Red Gate Farm

7-8 The Clue in the Diary/Nancy’s Mysterious Letter

9-10  The Sign of the Twisted Candles/The Password to Larkspur Lane

11-12  The Clue of the Broken Locket/The Message in the Hollow Oak

13-14  The Mystery of the Ivory Charm/The Whispering Statue

15-16  The Haunted Bridge/The Clue of the Tapping Heels

17-24  The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk/The Clue in the Old Album

18-19  The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion/The Quest of the Missing Map

20-21 The Clue in the Jewel Box/The Secret in the Old Attic

22-23 The Clue in the Crumbling Wall/The Mystery of the Tolling Bell

25-26 The Ghost of Blackwood Hall/The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

27-28 The Secret of the Wooden Lady/The Clue of the Black Keys

29-30 The Mystery at the Ski Jump/The Clue of the Velvet Mask

31-32 The Ringmaster’s Secret/The Scarlet Slipper Mystery

33-34 The Witch Tree Symbol/The Hidden Window Mystery

35-36 The Haunted Showboat/The Secret of the Golden Pavilion

37-38 The Clue in the Old Stagecoach/The Mystery of the Fire Dragon

39-40 The Clue of the Dancing Puppet/The Moonstone Castle Mystery

41-42 The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes/The Phantom of Pine Hill

43-44 The Mystery of the 99 Steps/The Clue in the Crossword Cipher

45-46 The Spider Sapphire Mystery/The Invisible Intruder

47-48 The Mysterious Mannequin/The Crooked Banister

49-50 The Secret at Mirror Bay/The Double Jinx Mystery

51-52 Mystery of the Glowing Eye/The Secret of the Forgotten City

53-54 The Sky Phantom/The Strange Message in the Parchment

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Paperbacks (Book #s: 57-175) (1979-2003) -

The Triple Hoax

The Flying Saucer Mystery

The Secret in the Old Lace

The Greek Symbol Mystery

The Swami’s Ring

The Kachina Doll Mystery

The Twin Dilemma

Captive Witness

Mystery of the Winged Lion

Race Against Time

The Sinister Omen

The Elusive Heiress

Clue in the Ancient Disguise

The Broken Anchor

The Silver Cobweb

The Haunted Carousel

Enemy Match

The Mysterious Image

The Emerald-Eyed Cat Mystery

The Eskimo’s Secret

The Bluebeard Room

The Phantom of Venice

The Double Horror of Fenley Place

The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds

The Mardi Gras Mystery

The Clue in the Camera

The Case of the Vanishing Veil

The Joker’s Revenge

The Secret of Shady Glen

The Mystery of Misty Canyon

The Case of the Rising Stars

The Search for Cindy Austin

The Case of the Disappearing Deejay

The Puzzle at Pineview School

The Girl Who Couldn’t Remember

The Ghost of Craven Cove

The Case of the Safecracker’s Secret

The Picture-Perfect Mystery

The Silent Suspect

The Case of the Photo Finish

The Mystery at Magnolia Mansion

The Haunting of Horse Island

The Secret at Seven Rocks

A Secret in Time

The Mystery of the Missing Millionairess

The Secret in the Dark

The Stranger in the Shadows

The Mystery of the Jade Tiger

The Clue in the Antique Trunk

The Case of the Artful Crime

The Legend of Miner’s Creek

The Secret of the Tibetan Treasure

The Mystery of the Masked Rider

The Nutcracker Ballet Mystery

The Secret at Solaire

Crime in the Queen’s Court

The Secret Lost at Sea

The Search for the Silver Persian

The Suspect in the Smoke

The Case of the Twin Teddy Bears

Mystery on the Menu

Trouble at Lake Tahoe

The Mystery of the Missing Mascot

The Case of the Floating Crime

The Fortune Teller’s Secret

The Message in the Haunted Mansion

The Clue on the Silver Screen

The Secret of the Scarlet Hand

The Teen Model Mystery

The Riddle in the Rare Book

The Case of the Dangerous Solution

The Treasure in the Royal Tower

The Baby-Sitter Burglaries

The Sign of the Falcon

The Hidden Inheritance

The Fox Hunt Mystery

The Mystery at the Crystal Palace

The Secret of the Forgotten Cave

The Riddle of the Ruby Gazelle

The Wedding Day Mystery

In Search of the Black Rose

The Legend of the Lost Gold

The Secret of Candlelight Inn

The Door-to-Door Deception

The Wild Cat Crime

The Case of Capital Intrigue

Mystery on Maui

The E-mail Mystery

The Missing Horse Mystery

The Ghost of the Lantern Lady

The Case of the Captured Queen

On the Trail of Trouble

The Clue of the Gold Doubloons

Mystery at Moorsea Manor

The Chocolate-Covered Contest

The Key in the Satin Pocket

Whispers in the Fog

The Legend of the Emerald Lady

The Mystery in Tornado Alley

The Secret in the Stars

The Music Festival Mystery

The Curse of the Black Cat

The Secret of the Fiery Chamber

The Clue on the Crystal Dove

Lost in the Everglades

The Case of the Lost Song

The Clues Challenge

The Mystery of the Mother Wolf

The Crime Lab Case

The Case of the Creative Crime

Mystery by Moonlight

The Bike Tour Mystery

The Mistletoe Mystery

No Strings Attached

Intrigue at the Grand Opera

The Riding Club Crime

Danger on the Great Lakes

A Taste of Danger

Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Super Sleuths (1981-1984) -

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Super Sleuths

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Super Sleuths #2

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Be a Detective Mystery Stories (1984-1985) -

The Secret of the Knight’s Sword

Danger on Ice

The Feathered Serpent

Secret Cargo

The Alaskan Mystery

The Missing Money Mystery

The Nancy Drew Files (1986-1997) -

Secrets Can Kill

Deadly Intent

Murder on Ice

Smile and Say Murder

Hit and Run Holiday

White Water Terror

Deadly Doubles

Two Points to Murder

False Moves

Buried Secrets

Heart of Danger

Fatal Ransom

Wings of Fear

This Side of Evil

Trial by Fire

Never Say Die

Stay Tuned for Danger

Circle of Evil

Sisters in Crime

Very Deadly Yours

Recipe for Murder

Fatal Attraction

Sinister Paradise

Till Death Do Us Part

Rich and Dangerous

Playing with Fire

Most Likely to Die

The Black Widow

Pure Poison

Death by Design

Trouble in Tahiti

High Marks for Malice

Danger in Disguise

Vanishing Act

Bad Medicine

Over the Edge

Last Dance

The Final Scene

The Suspect Next Door

Shadow of a Doubt

Something to Hide

The Wrong Chemistry

False Impressions

Scent of Danger

Out of Bounds

Win, Place, or Die

Flirting with Danger

A Date with Deception

Portrait in Crime

Deep Secrets

A Model Crime

Danger for Hire

Trail of Lies

Cold as Ice

Don’t Look Twice

Make No Mistake

Into Thin Air

Hot Pursuit

High Risk

Poison Pen

Sweet Revenge

Easy Marks

Mixed Signals

The Wrong Track

Final Notes

Tall, Dark and Deadly

Nobody’s Business

Crosscurrents

Running Scared

Cutting Edge

Hot Tracks

Swiss Secrets

Rendezvous in Rome

Greek Odyssey

A Talent for Murder

The Perfect Plot

Danger on Parade

Update on Crime

No Laughing Matter

Power of Suggestion

Making Waves

Dangerous Relations

Diamond Deceit

Choosing Sides

Sea of Suspicion

Let’s Talk Terror

Moving Target

False Pretenses

Designs in Crime

Stage Fright

If Looks Could Kill

My Deadly Valentine

Hotline to Danger

Illusions of Evil

An Instinct for Trouble

The Runaway Bride

Squeeze Play

Island of Secrets

The Cheating Heart

Dance Till You Die

The Picture of Guilt

Counterfeit Christmas

Heart of Ice

Kiss and Tell

Stolen Affections

Flying Too High

Anything For Love

Captive Heart

Love Notes

Hidden Meanings

The Stolen Kiss

For Love or Money

Wicked Ways

Rehearsing For Romance

Running Into Trouble

Under His Spell

Skipping a Beat

Betrayed by Love

Against the Rules

Dangerous Loves

Natural Enemies

Strange Memories

Wicked for the Weekend

Crime at the Chat Cafe

Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery Series (1988-1998) -

Double Crossing

A Crime for Christmas

Shock Waves

Dangerous Games

The Last Resort

The Paris Connection

Buried in Time

Mystery Train

Best of Enemies

High Survival

New Year’s Evil

Tour of Danger

Spies and Lies

Tropic of Fear

Courting Disaster

Hits and Misses

Evil in Amsterdam

Desperate Measures

Passport to Danger

Hollywood Horror

Copper Canyon Conspiracy

Danger Down Under

Dead on Arrival

Target for Terror

Secrets of the Nile

A Question of Guilt

Islands of Intrigue

Murder on the Fourth of July

High Stakes

Nightmare in New Orleans

Out of Control

Exhibition of Evil

At All Costs

Royal Revenge

Operation Titanic

Process of Elimination

River Heights (Spin Off) (1989-1992) -

Love Times Three

Guilty Secrets

Going too Far

Stolen Kisses

Between the Lines

Lessons in Love

Cheating Hearts

The Trouble with Love

Lies and Whispers

Mixed Emotions

Broken Hearts

Hard to Handle

A Mind of Her Own

Love and Games

Friends and Rivals

The Jealousy Trap

Junior Class Trip (SuperSizzler Edition)

Nancy Drew Notebooks (1994-2005) -

The Slumber Party Secret

The Lost Locket

The Secret Santa

Bad Day for Ballet

The Soccer Shoe Clue

The Ice Cream Scoop

Trouble at Camp Treehouse

The Best Detective

The Thanksgiving Surprise

Not Nice on Ice

The Pen Pal Puzzle

The Puppy Problem

The Wedding Gift Goof

The Funny Face Fight

The Crazy Key Clue

The Ski Slope Mystery

Whose Pet is Best

The Stolen Unicorn

The Lemonade Raid

Hannah’s Secret

Princess on Parade

The Clue in the Glue

Alien in the Classroom

The Hidden Treasures

Dare at the Fair

The Lucky Horseshoes

Trouble Takes the Cake

Thrill on the Hill

Lights! Camera! Clues!

It’s No Joke

Fine Feathered Mystery

Black Velvet Mystery

The Gumdrop Ghost

Trash or Treasure

Third Grade Reporter

Make Believe Mystery

Dude Ranch Detective

Candy is Dandy

Chinese New Year Mystery

Dinosaur Alert

Flower Power

Circus Act

The Walkie-Talkie Mystery

The Purple Fingerprint

The Dashing Dog Mystery

The Snow Queen’s Surprise

The Crook Who Took the Book

The Crazy Carnival Case

The Sand Castle Mystery

The Scarytales Sleepover

The Old-Fashioned Mystery

Big Worry in Wonderland

Recipe for Trouble

The Stinky Cheese Surprise

The Day Camp Disaster

Turkey Trouble

The Carousel Mystery

The Dollhouse Mystery

The Bike Race Mystery

The Lighthouse Mystery

Space Case

The Secret in the Spooky Woods

The Snowman Surprise

The Bunny-Hop Hoax

Strike-Out Scare

Zoo Clue

The Singing Suspects

The Apple Bandit

The Kitten Caper

Nancy Drew on Campus (1995-1998) -

New Lives, New Loves

On Her Own

Don’t Look Back

Tell Me the Truth

Secret Rules

It’s Your Move

False Friends

Getting Closer

Broken Promises

Party Weekend

In the Name of Love

Just the Two of Us

Campus Exposures

Hard to Get

Loving and Losing

Going Home

New Beginnings

Keeping Secrets

Love On-Line

Jealous Feelings

Love and Betrayal

In and Out of Love

Otherwise Engaged

In the Spotlight

Snowbound

Her Interactive Study Guides (2002-2011)

The Official Strategy Guide For: Secret of the Scarlet Hand #6

The Official Strategy Guide For: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake #7

The Official Strategy Guide For: The Haunted Carousel #8

The Official Strategy Guide For: Danger on Deception Island #9

The Official Strategy Guide For: The Secret of Shadow Ranch #10

The Official Strategy Guide For: Curse of Blackmoor Manor #11

The Official Strategy Guide For: Secret of the Old Clock #12

The Official Strategy Guide For: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon #13

The Official Strategy Guide For: Danger by Design #14

The Official Strategy Guide For: The Creature of Kapu Cave #15

The Official Strategy Guide For: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek #16

The Official Strategy Guide For: Legend of the Crystal Skull #17

The Official Strategy Guide For: The Phantom of Venice #18

The Official Strategy Guide For: The Haunting of Castle Malloy #19

The Official Strategy Guide For: Ransom of the Seven Ships #20

The Official Strategy Guide For: Warnings at Waverly Academy #21

The Official Strategy Guide For: Trail of the Twister #22

The Official Strategy Guide For: Shadow at the Water’s Edge #23

The Official Strategy Guide For: The Captive Curse #24

Nancy Drew, Girl Detective (2004-2012) -

Without a Trace

A Race Against Time

False Notes

High Risk

Lights…Camera…

Action!

The Stolen Relic

The Scarlet Macaw Scandal

Secret of the Spa

Uncivil Acts

Riverboat Ruse

Stop the Clock

Trade Wind Danger

Bad Times, Big Crimes

Framed

Dangerous Plays

En Garde

Pit of Vipers

The Orchid Thief

Getting Burned

Close Encounters

Dressed to Steal

Troubled Waters

Murder on the Set

Trails of Treachery

Fishing for Clues

Intruder

Mardi Gras Masquerade

The Stolen Bones

Pageant Perfect Crime (Perfect Mystery Trilogy)

Perfect Cover (Perfect Mystery Trilogy)

The Perfect Escape (Perfect Mystery Trilogy)

Secret Identity (Identity Mystery Trilogy)

Identity Theft (Identity Mystery Trilogy)

Identity Revealed (Identity Mystery Trilogy)

Model Crime (Model Mystery Trilogy)

Model Menace (Model Mystery Trilogy)

Model Suspect (Model Mystery Trilogy)

Green-eyed Monster (Eco-Mystery Trilogy)

Green with Envy (Eco-Mystery Trilogy)

Seeing Green (Eco-Mystery Trilogy)

Secret Sabotage (Sabotage Mystery Trilogy)

Serial Sabotage (Sabotage Mystery Trilogy)

Sabotage Surrender (Sabotage Mystery Trilogy)

California Schemin’ (Malibu Mayhem Trilogy)

Mystery at Malachite Mansion (Malibu Mayhem Trilogy)

Stalk, Don’t Run (Malibu Mayhem Trilogy)

The Best of Nancy Drew Classic Collections (2004) -

The Best of Nancy Drew Classic Collection: Vol. 1 (#1 The Secret of the Old Clock, #3 The Bungalow Mystery, and #43 The Mystery of 99 Steps)

The Best of Nancy Drew Classic Collection: Vol. 2 (#2 The Hidden Staircase, #25 The Ghost of Blackwood Hall, and #56 The Thirteenth Pearl)

Girl Detective Super Mysteries (2005-2008) -

Where’s Nancy?

Once Upon a Crime

Real Fake

Ghost Stories

Papercutz Nancy Drew Girl Detective Graphic Novels (2005-2010) -

The Demon of River Heights

Writ in Stone

The Haunted Dollhouse

The Girl Who Wasn’t There

The Fake Heir

Mr. Cheeters is Missing

The Charmed Bracelet

Global Warning

Ghost in the Machinery

The Disoriented Express

Monkey-Wrench Blues

Dress Reversal

Doggone Town

Sleight of Dan

Tiger Counter

What Goes Up…

Night of the Living Chatchke

City Under the Basement

Cliffhanger

High School Musical Mystery

High School Musical Mystery Part II “The Lost Verse”

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew (2006-2015) -

Sleepover Sleuths

Scream for Ice Cream

Pony Problems

The Cinderella Ballet Mystery

Case of the Sneaky Snowman

Fashion Disaster

The Circus Scare

Lights, Camera … Cats!

The Halloween Hoax

Ticket Trouble

Ski School Sneak

Valentine’s Day Secret

Chick-napped!

The Zoo Crew

Mall Madness

Thanksgiving Thief

Wedding Day Disaster

Earth Day Escapade

April Fool’s Day

Treasure Trouble

Double Take

Unicorn Uproar

Babysitting Bandit

Princess Mix-Up Mystery

Buggy Breakout

Camp Creepy

Cat Burglar Caper

Time Thief

Designed For Disaster

Dance Off

The Make-a-Pet Mystery

Cape Mermaid Mystery

The Pumpkin Patch Puzzle

Cupcake Chaos

Cooking Camp Disaster

The Secret of the Scarecrow

The Flower Show Fiasco

A Musical Mess

Museum Mayhem

Butterfly Blues

Nancy Drew Movie Books (2007) -

Nancy Drew: A Novelization of the Hit Movie

Nancy Drew: Hello, Hollywood!

Nancy Drew: Still Sleuthing

Nancy Drew: Hollywood Head Scratchers

The Movie Star Mystery (Nancy Drew Movie)

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery (2007-2012) -

Terror on Tour

Danger Overseas

Club Dread

Gold Medal Murder

Bonfire Masquerade

Stage Fright

Nancy Drew: The New Case Files (2010-2011) -

Nancy Drew: Vampire Slayer

A Vampire’s Kiss

Together with the Hardy Boys

Nancy Drew Diaries (2013-Now) -

Curse of the Arctic Star

Stranger on a Train

Mystery of the Midnight Rider

Once Upon a Crime

Sabotage at Willow Woods

Secret at Mystic Lake

The Phantom of Nantucket

The Magician’s Secret

The Clue at Black Creek Farm

A Script for Danger

The Red Slippers

The Sign in the Smoke

The Ghost of Grey Fox Inn

Riverboat Roulette

The Professor and the Puzzle (AUGUST 2017)

The Haunting on Heliotrope Lane (JANUARY 2018)

Nancy Drew Clue Book Series (2015-Now) -

Pool Party Puzzler

Last Lemonade Standing

A Star Witness

Big Top Flop

Movie Madness

Pets on Parade

Candy Kingdom Chaos

World Record Mystery (OCTOBER 2017)

Springtime Crime (MARCH 2018)

Nancy Drew And The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie (2017) -

Nancy Drew And The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1

Nancy Drew And The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #2

Nancy Drew And The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #3

Nancy Drew And The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #4

Extra Books -

The Nancy Drew Cookbook: Clues to Good Cooking

The Nancy Drew Sleuth Book: Clues to Good Sleuthing

Nancy Drew Ghost Stories

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Campfire Stories

Nancy Drew Ghost Stories #2

The Nancy Drew Scrapbook

Nancy Drew and Company: Culture, Gender, and Girls’ Series

Nancy Drew's Guide to Life

Confessions of a Teen Sleuth: A Parody

Nancy Drew Mad Libs

Clues to Real Life: The Wit and Wisdom of Nancy Drew

Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her

The Lost Files Of Nancy Drew

The Official Nancy Drew Handbook

Nancy Drew Classic Paper Dolls

Nancy Drew & Her Friends Paper Dolls

Nancy Drew Anthology: Writing & Art Featuring Everybody's Favorite Female Sleuth

Nancy Drew Starter Set (#1 The Secret of the Old Clock, #2 The Hidden Staircase, #3 The Bungalow Mystery, #4 The Mystery at Lilac Inn, and #5 The Secret of Shadow Ranch)

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Collection: 11-20 Book Box Set (#11 The Clue of the Broken Locket, #12 The Message in the Hollow Oak, #13 The Mystery of the Ivory Charm, #14 The Whispering Statue, #15 The Haunted Bridge, #16 The Clue of the Tapping Heels, #17 The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk, #18 The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion, #19 The Quest of the Missing Map, and #20 The Clue in the Jewel Box)

The Secret of the Old Clock 80th Anniversary Limited Edition

Nancy Drew Sleuth Book Reprint

Nancy Drew Pocketbook Mysteries Reprint

The Lost Files of Nancy Drew Reprint

Nancy Drew Cookbook

Nancy Drew Mystery of the Lost Dogs A Picture Book

Nancy Drew The Secret of the Twin Puppets A Picture Book

The Nancy Drew Mystery Activity Book

The Nancy Drew Detective Logic Puzzles Book

Nancy Drew: Clues to Color

Nancy Drew: Mystery Pictures to Color

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Secret of The Old Clock and The Hidden Staircase

3-in-1 The Bike Tour Mystery, The Riding Club Crime, and Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland

Rediscovering Nancy Drew

Related Books -

Rascals At Large, Or, The Clue in the Old Nostalgia

The Secret of the Stratemeyer Syndicate: Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and the Million Dollar Fiction Factory (Recognitions)

Edward Stratemeyer and the Stratemeyer Syndicate (Twayne's United States Authors)

Whitman Juvenile Books: Reference and Value Guide

The Girl Sleuth

Series books and the media, or, This isn't all!: An annotated bibliography of secondary sources

Tom Swift, the Bobbsey Twins and Other Heroes of American Juvenile Literature (Studies in American Literature)

The Secret of Collecting Girls' Series Books

Collector's Guide to Children's Books, 1850-1950: Identification & Values, Vol. 2

The Artful Spirit: Crafty Hobbies to Gift Wrap... Your Life! (Heart and Star Books)

Boys and Girls Book Series: Real World Adventures, Identification and Values

All about Collecting Girls' Series Books: Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton, Cherry Ames, Penny Parker, Kay Tracey, Beverly Gray, Connie Blair, Vicki Barr, Dana

Edward Stratemeyer (Who Wrote That?)

Not a Girl Detective (CeCe Caruso Mysteries)

Related Series -

The Hardy Boys

The Dana Girls

Sherlock Holmes

The Enola Holmes Mysteries

The Boxcar Children

The Bobbsey Twins

The Three Investigators

James Patterson Novels

Patricia Cornwell Novels

Or you can look here for mystery/sleuthing books (for kids)

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Disney’s Live Action Line-Up

Guys, I went down a rabbit hole.

There are 20 movies, somewhere between “off-hand comments” and “currently in post-production”.

People are listed with stuff I’ve seen or I know my roommates have seen, unless I feel the actors name is enough.

Upcoming films (production or post-production):

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) dir. Lasse Hallstrom ([almost] all ABBA music videos, 2005′s Casanova) writer: Ashleigh Powell (no released credits) Drosselmeyer (godfather) - Morgan Freeman Sugar Plum Fairy - Keira Knightley Mother Ginger - Helen Mirren Mr. Stahlbum (father) - Matthew Macfayden (2005′s Pride & Prejudice - Mr. Darcy)

Mary Poppins Returns (2018) dir. Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Into the Woods) writer: David Magee (Finding Neverland, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Life of Pi) Marry Poppins: Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada - Emily, Charlie Wilson’s War - Jane Liddle, Sunshine Cleaning - Norah, Into the Woods - Baker’s Wife, The Huntsman: Winter’s War - Queen Freya, The Girl on the Train - Rachel) (new) Jack The Lamplighter: Lin-Manuel Miranda (new) Cousin Topsy: Meryl Streep (new) bank president William Weatherall Wilkins - Colin Firth Jane Banks - Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom – heroine MacKenzie McHale) Michael Banks - Ben Whishaw (The Hollow Crown – King Richard, Skyfall – Q) (new) Balloon Lady - Angela Lansbury board member Mr. Dawes Jr. - Dick Van Dyke (1964’s Mary Poppins – street sweeper Bert, The [New] [Dick] Van Dyke Show, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Caractus Potts) maid Ellen - Julie Walters (Harry Potter franchise - Mrs. Weasley, Brave - the witch) totally-not-gay neighbor and cannon enthusiast Admiral Boom - David Warner (Tron - Ed Dillinger, Star Trek V - St. John Talbot, Batman: TAS - Ra’s al Ghul, Hogfather - Lord Downey, Penny Dreadful - Van Helsing, Wallander - Povel Wallander)

A Wrinkle in Time (2018) dir. Ava DuVernay (stuff) writer: Jennifer Lee (Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Zootopia) Mrs. Whatsit – Reese Witherspoon Mrs. Who – Mindy Kaling (The Office – Kelly Kapoor, The Mindy Project – Mindy Lahiri) Mrs. Which – Oprah Winfrey Dr. Alex Murry – Chris Pine Dr. Kate Murry – Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who- Tish Jones, Jupiter Ascending – Famulus, 2017’s Beauty and the Beast - Plumette) Meg Murry – Storm Reid (stuff) The Happy Meidum – Zach Galifanakis (stuff) Red – Michael Pena (Ant-Man – Luis, The Martian – Rick Martinez) Principal Jenkins – Andre Holland (stuff) Calvin – Levi Miller (stuff) Calvin’s Father – Daniel MacPherson (stuff) ??? - Bellamy Young (Scandal – Mellie Grant, Criminal Minds – Beth Clemmons, Scrubs – Dr. Miller) ??? - Will McCormack (In Plain Sight – Robert O’Conner)

unspecified live-action fairy tale releases on: July 28, 2017; April 6, 2018; December 20, 2019.

unspecified live-action releases: August 3, 2017; December 25, 2018.

Upcoming films (pre-production or early stages)

Mulan Release date: November 2, 2018 director: Niki Caro (wrote/dir 2002’s Whale Rider, other things I’ve never heard of). writer: Rick Jaffa/Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Jurassic World) will not be a musical. original draft included “30-something European trader” as love-interest. This idea did not survive rewrites. “all primary roles, including the love interest, are Chinese” “It’s a big, girly martial arts epic. It will be extremely muscular and thrilling and entertaining and moving.”

Aladdin director: Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Madonna: What It Feels Like For a Girl). writer: John August (Titan AE, 2000′s Charlie’s Angels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Dark Shadows) will be a musical Has issues with Robin Williams’s estate regarding the Genie and his portrayal. Leads are spec’d as Middle Eastern. shooting: July 2017 - January 2018 “My stories are really about street hustlers. That’s what I know how to do. And Aladdin is a classic street hustler who makes good.” - Guy Ritchie via Disney CEO Sean Bailey

The Lion King pre-production director: Jon Favreau (Elf, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Cowboys & Aliens, 2016’s The Jungle Book) writer: Jeff Nathanson (Catch Me If You Can, Rush Hour 3, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Tower Heist) Simba: Donald Glover (Community - Troy Barnes, Magic Mike XXL - Andre, The Martian - Rich Purnell) Mufasa: James Earl Jones (Star Wars - Darth Vader, The Lion King - Mufasa, 3rd Rock from the Sun - Narrator)

Cruella Maleficent-style take on 101 Dalmations director: Alex Timbers (debut) writer: Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr. Banks, Fifty Shades of Grey) Cruella de Vil: Emma Stone (La La Land - Mia, The Amazing Spiderman 2 - Gwen Stacy, Zombieland - Wichita, Superbad - Jules)

Tink writer: Victoria Strouse (Finding Dory) Tinker Bell: Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde - Elle Woods)

live-action Peter Pan something director/writer: David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) writer: Toby Halbrooks (Pete’s Dragon)

The Sword in the Stone writer: Brian Cogman (Game of Thrones)

Pinocchio writer: Peter Hedges (??)

Dumbo director: Tim Burton (*take a deep breath* Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of he Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2010′s Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows) writer Ehren Kruger (Scream 3, The Ring, The Brothers Grimm, Transformers 2-4, Ghost in the Shell) CGI/live action mix Colette - Eva Green (Kingdom of Heaven - Sibylia, Casino Royale - Vesper Lynd, The Golden Compass - Serafina Pekkala, Camelot - Morgan, Penny Dreadful - Vanessa Ives, Dark Shadows - Angelique Bouchard) circus manager Medici - Danny DeVito (Batman Returns - Penguin, Matilda - Mr. Wormwood, 100+ other things I’ve never seen before)

Winnie the Pooh premise: adult Christopher Robin returning to the Hundred Acre Wood writer: Alex Perry? (Australia’s Next Top Model, Project Runway Australia)

Rose Red “Rose Red works with the dwarves to bring Snow White back to life” writer: Justin Merz? (The Boxcar Children) writer: Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsman, Divergent, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Huntsman: Winter’s War)

Prince Charming writer: Matt Fogel? (??)

Jungle Book 2 director: Jon Favreau writer: Justin Marks (The Jungle Book (2016))

Maleficent 2 writer: Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Lion King, Alice in Wonderland (2010), Maleficent) Maleficent: Angelina Jolie

Jungle Cruise writer: John Requa/Glenn Ficarra (Cats & Dogs, Bad Santa, Bad News Bears) ???: Dawyne “The Rock” Johnson

Fantasia something Maleficent-style retelling for the demon Chernabog writer: Matt Sazama/Burk Sharpless (The Last Witch Hunter, Gods of Egypt, Power Rangers)

Genies prequel to Aladdin writer: Damian Shannon/Mark Swift (Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th)

Sources (not including IMDB pages)

http://time.com/4525871/disney-live-action-movies/

http://time.com/4308042/disney-pipeline-live-action-fairy-tales/

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/disney-claims-dates-for-several-new-movies-confirms-jungle-book-2-mary-poppins-sequel-1201760227/

http://time.com/3947750/disney-prince-charming-film/

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tim-burton-direct-live-action-780397

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/disney-developing-live-action-aladdin-prequel-1201541165/

http://ew.com/article/2016/04/13/disney-live-action-peter-pan-movie/

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/emma-stone-talks-play-cruella-852693

http://time.com/4518450/disney-sets-a-date-for-live-action-mulan-movie/

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/donald-glover-simba-lion-king-remake-1201991771/

http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/fans-dont-want-a-mulan-with-a-white-male-lead.html

http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/beauty-and-the-beast-disneys-remake-machine.html

http://www.slashfilm.com/fantasia-live-action-remake/

http://hiddenremote.com/2017/03/06/lin-manuel-miranda-jack-lamplighter-new-mary-poppins-photo/

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BEA & BookCon 2017: Book List

Below is a full breakdown of books we acquired while at BookExpo America 2017. As we review them, links will go up for each title with the corresponding review and info on where to acquire a copy of said book, along with any interviews or further content in regards to the book and/or the author(s).

Charles:

Autonomous — Annalee Newitz

Beasts Made of Night — Tochi Onyebuchi

Betwixters — Laura C. Cantu

Blossom Plays Possum (Because She’s Shy) — Birdy Jones

Brave — Svetlana Chmakova

Broken Circle — J.L. & M.A. Powers

Careergasm: Find Your Way to Feel-Good Work — Sarah Vermuth

Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II — Liza Mundy

Elizabeth and Zenobia — Jessica Miller

Friends and Mates in Fifty States — Ellen Weisberg & Ken Yoffe

Gunslinger Girl — Lyndsay Ely

Haiku for an Artist — Elizabeth Yahn Williams

How To Be A Supervillian — Michael Fry

It Devours! — Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor

It’s Not Because I’m Better Than Your — Don J. Carey III

Monster Hunter Siege — Larry Correia

Rapunzel — Bethan Woolvin

Red Clocks — Leni Zumas

The First — Kipjo K. Ewers

The Light Trilogy Book 1: Shattered Blue — Lauren Bird Horowitz

The Light Trilogy Book 2: Renegade Red — Lauren Bird Horowitz

The Mermaid — Jan Brett

The Newirth Mythology Book 1: The Invasion of Heaven — Michael Koep

The Newirth Mythology Book 2: Leaves of Fire — Michael Koep

The Nutcracker Mice — Kristin Kladstrup

The Shape of Ideas – Grant Snider

The Tea Dragon Society — Katie O’Neill

They Didn’t Teach This in Worm School! — Simone Lia

When I Cast Your Shadow — Sarah Porter

Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing The Truth — Travis Langley & Mara Wood

Writing Radar — Jack Gantos

Sharon:

A Secret History of Witches — Louisa Morgan

All the Birds in the Sky — Charlie Jane Anders

Before I Let Go — Marieke Nijkamp

Berserker — Emmy Laybourne

Bonfire — Krysten Ritter

Carnegie’s Maid — Marie Benedict

Daughter of the Burning City — Amanda Foody

Gunslinger Girl — Lyndsay Ely

Hollow Man — Mark Pryor

Hunting Prince Dracula — Kerri Maniscalco

I, Eliza Hamilton — Susan Holloway Scott

Invictus — Ryan Graudin

Jade City — Fonda Lee

Jane, Unlimited — Kristin Cashore

Mask of Shadows — Linsey Miller

Max Tilt: Fire the Depths — Peter Lerangis

Mean Girls — Micol Ostow

Null States — Malka Older

Odd & True — Cat Winters

Reign the Earth — A. C. Gaughen

Roar — Cora Carmack

Slayers & Vampires: The Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Buffy & Angel — Edward Gross & Mark A. Altman

The Adventurers Guild — Zack Loran Clark & Nick Eliopulos

The Age of Endings Book 1: Secret of Souls — Aubrie Nixon

The Cruel Prince — Holly Black

The Glass Spare — Lauren DeStefano

The Glass Town Game — Catherynne M. Valente

The Golden Compass — Philip Pullman

The Half-Drowned King — Linnea Hartsuyker

The Hawkweed Legacy — Irena Brignull

The Hazel Wood — Melissa Albert

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Sampler) — Leigh Bardugo

The Last Castle — Denise Kiernan

The Last Namsara — Kristin Ciccarelli

The Legend of Shadow High — Shannon Hale & Dean Hale

The Magic Misfits – Neil Patrick Harris

The Mortal Coil — Emily Suvada

The Newirth Mythology Book 1: The Invasion of Heaven — Michael B. Koep

The Newirth Mythology Book 2: Leaves of Fire — Michael B. Koep

The Nowhere Girls — Amy Reed

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women — Kate Moore

The Rules of Magic — Alice Hoffman

The Unicorn Quest: The Whisper in the Stone — Kamilla Benko

The Wizards of Once — Cressida Cowell

Timeless: Diego and the Ranger of the Vastlantic — Armand Baltazar

When I Cast Your Shadow — Sarah Porter

Wild Beauty — Anna Marie McLemore

Wonder Woman: Warbringer — Leigh Bardugo

Justin:

He got books too! List coming soon.

from BEA & BookCon 2017: Book List

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Long Live Love and Long Live Epic the Musical Just Ben and Cassy being cute

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For your couple pose game, could we please see C2 with Cassy and her ex-girlfriend?

When your ex wants to talk with you, and you just want to avoid her at all cost , but she is literally a queen and you can't run away

This was fun to do! I added a little bonus of their first kiss hehehe

Thank you for the ask Kat! You gave me a excuse to do a proper Pirlipat design

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Puddle Cassy, she is tiny and she is tired, and I love her

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Artfight Attack # 5 Now is the time for our dear @saturnnutcracker , who did a lovely comic of Ajax with Ben, and I responded with this attack!Adding Ivan cause is always nice to draw the boy

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FUSION TIMES!!

So @inkabelledesigns , @beth-purcell and I have been having a lot of fun in a roleplay with a lot of Fusions Shenanigans! It has been a blast! So I did a dooddle with some of our characters fusions From Top to bottom Rosen: Briar and Auran Beren: Auran and Ben Ozamin: Tip and Ben

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Alwin Mouserinks aka The Mouse King. It´s been a while since I drew him,and with how much I struggle with his heads I can see why. Still fun

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🌹 For Ben and Cassy please?~

🌹 - Who initiated the first kiss?

Would you believe our dear nutcracker was the one who started their first kiss~?

Cassy is a lot more open about physical affection, she hugs and gives kiss on the check a looot more than Ben, who, is not really used to that (culture differences babyyy)

So by that point, Cassy had already gave Ben quite a few platonic kisses before.

But then their relationship started to change. And one day, after a nice moment between the two, Ben tenderly caress her cheek, and with a spark of bravery, he gently pressed his wooden face against her lips. He knew he wouldn't feel it, but something inside him told him he at least had to try. The bravery was quickly replaced by embarrassment when he saw Cassy's surprise face. He started to apologize but he was interrupted by Cassy, smiling from ear to ear, took his face with both hand, enthusiastically brought him closer to her and returned the kiss

It was a precious moment for them, even after they realized later that Cassy got a splinter in her lip. Ben got worried for a moment but Cassy laughed it off.

Thank you so much for this ask Kat! I had a lot of fun writing this