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Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the tales are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos also discusses film and literary adaptions and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the junior high and high school curriculum. Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. After a fascinating overview and discussion of contemporary legends (commonly referred to as modern urban legends and often told as true), de Vos examines them in their relationship to rumors and gossip, ostension (acting out the legends), the role of the media in formulation and dissemination, and related tales (e.g., literary horror tales). A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the legends are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos discusses some of the literary and visual adaptations in popular culture and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the junior high and high school curriculum. A fascinating professional book, this is a great resource to use with young adults.

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This is a fascinating, hard-to-put-down resource--for storytellers, teachers, librarians and anyone else who works with teenagers--and for the casual browser, who just wants to check out a rather dubious story she overheard at the mall. -Story Bag An easy read and easier reference book...This book could be a welcome addition to your library. -Adventures in Storytelling Should be of great value to teachers in the middle and high schools...Also a good resource for those in the studies of social science, and can provide a great source of ideas and content for storytellers. -Guild Gazette An excellent addition to the existing literature on Urban Legends. -Territorial Tattler De Vos offers a scholarly yet entertaining compendium of contemporary legends...This title would be useful for libraries serving young adults or for those researching folklore or storytelling. -School Library Journal Another useful resource for teachers and librarians...Creative teachers and librarians should be able to find numerous ways to integrate the contents of Tales, Rumors, and Gossip's contents into a variety of subject areas. -Emergency Librarian ?Recommended.?-The Book Report ?An easy read and easier reference book...This book could be a welcome addition to your library.?-Adventures in Storytelling ?Should be of great value to teachers in the middle and high schools...Also a good resource for those in the studies of social science, and can provide a great source of ideas and content for storytellers.?-Guild Gazette ?This is a fascinating, hard-to-put-down resource--for storytellers, teachers, librarians and anyone else who works with teenagers--and for the casual browser, who just wants to check out a rather dubious story she overheard at the mall.?-Story Bag ?An excellent addition to the existing literature on Urban Legends.?-Territorial Tattler ?De Vos offers a scholarly yet entertaining compendium of contemporary legends...This title would be useful for libraries serving young adults or for those researching folklore or storytelling.?-School Library Journal ?Another useful resource for teachers and librarians...Creative teachers and librarians should be able to find numerous ways to integrate the contents of Tales, Rumors, and Gossip's contents into a variety of subject areas.?-Emergency Librarian

"?An easy read and easier reference book...This book could be a welcome addition to your library.?-Adventures in Storytelling ?An excellent addition to the existing literature on Urban Legends.?-Territorial Tattler ?Another useful resource for teachers and librarians...Creative teachers and librarians should be able to find numerous ways to integrate the contents of Tales, Rumors, and Gossip's contents into a variety of subject areas.?-Emergency Librarian ?De Vos offers a scholarly yet entertaining compendium of contemporary legends...This title would be useful for libraries serving young adults or for those researching folklore or storytelling.?-School Library Journal ?Recommended.?-The Book Report ?Should be of great value to teachers in the middle and high schools...Also a good resource for those in the studies of social science, and can provide a great source of ideas and content for storytellers.?-Guild Gazette ?This is a fascinating, hard-to-put-down resource--for storytellers, teachers, librarians and anyone else who works with teenagers--and for the casual browser, who just wants to check out a rather dubious story she overheard at the mall.?-Story Bag ""An easy read and easier reference book...This book could be a welcome addition to your library.""-Adventures in Storytelling ""An excellent addition to the existing literature on Urban Legends.""-Territorial Tattler ""Another useful resource for teachers and librarians...Creative teachers and librarians should be able to find numerous ways to integrate the contents of Tales, Rumors, and Gossip's contents into a variety of subject areas.""-Emergency Librarian ""De Vos offers a scholarly yet entertaining compendium of contemporary legends...This title would be useful for libraries serving young adults or for those researching folklore or storytelling.""-School Library Journal ""Should be of great value to teachers in the middle and high schools...Also a good resource for those in the studies of social science, and can provide a great source of ideas and content for storytellers.""-Guild Gazette ""This is a fascinating, hard-to-put-down resource--for storytellers, teachers, librarians and anyone else who works with teenagers--and for the casual browser, who just wants to check out a rather dubious story she overheard at the mall.""-Story Bag"

This is a fascinating, hard-to-put-down resource--for storytellers, teachers, librarians and anyone else who works with teenagers--and for the casual browser, who just wants to check out a rather dubious story she overheard at the mall. -Story Bag An excellent addition to the existing literature on Urban Legends. -Territorial Tattler An easy read and easier reference book...This book could be a welcome addition to your library. -Adventures in Storytelling De Vos offers a scholarly yet entertaining compendium of contemporary legends...This title would be useful for libraries serving young adults or for those researching folklore or storytelling. -School Library Journal Should be of great value to teachers in the middle and high schools...Also a good resource for those in the studies of social science, and can provide a great source of ideas and content for storytellers. -Guild Gazette Another useful resource for teachers and librarians...Creative teachers and librarians should be able to find numerous ways to integrate the contents of Tales, Rumors, and Gossip's contents into a variety of subject areas. -Emergency Librarian ?Recommended.?-The Book Report ?An excellent addition to the existing literature on Urban Legends.?-Territorial Tattler ?An easy read and easier reference book...This book could be a welcome addition to your library.?-Adventures in Storytelling ?De Vos offers a scholarly yet entertaining compendium of contemporary legends...This title would be useful for libraries serving young adults or for those researching folklore or storytelling.?-School Library Journal ?Should be of great value to teachers in the middle and high schools...Also a good resource for those in the studies of social science, and can provide a great source of ideas and content for storytellers.?-Guild Gazette ?Another useful resource for teachers and librarians...Creative teachers and librarians should be able to find numerous ways to integrate the contents of Tales, Rumors, and Gossip's contents into a variety of subject areas.?-Emergency Librarian ?This is a fascinating, hard-to-put-down resource--for storytellers, teachers, librarians and anyone else who works with teenagers--and for the casual browser, who just wants to check out a rather dubious story she overheard at the mall.?-Story Bag

?This is a fascinating, hard-to-put-down resource--for storytellers, teachers, librarians and anyone else who works with teenagers--and for the casual browser, who just wants to check out a rather dubious story she overheard at the mall.?-Story Bag

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GAIL DE VOS is a storyteller and consultant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the author of a number of books on storytelling.

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