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Csenge Virág Zalka

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Csenge is a professional storyteller and author from Hungary. As a former Fulbright scholar, she is currently pursuing her PhD studies in the USA. She has an MA in Archaeology, an MA in Storytelling, and is now going for American Culture Studies with a focus on Popular Culture.
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	Tales of Superhuman Powers: 55 Traditional Stories from Around the World 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dancing on Blades: Rare and Exquisite Folktales from the Carpathian Mountains 4.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ribizli a világ végén by Csenge Virág Zalka (Goodreads Author), László Herbszt (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A kalóz királylány by Csenge Virág Zalka (Goodreads Author), Herbszt László (Illustrator) 4.93 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A néma istennő: Elfeledett görög-római mítoszok by Csenge Virág Zalka (Goodreads Author), Fruzsina Khor (Illustrator) 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A varjúherceg by Csenge Virág Zalka (Goodreads Author), László Herbszt (Illustrator) 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Széltestvér és Napkelte by Csenge Virág Zalka (Goodreads Author), Ágnes Bertóthy (Illustrator) 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Törpeszarvas és a déli álom 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A százegy ajtajú palota by Csenge Virág Zalka (Goodreads Author), Annabella Orosz (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hősök és pimaszok - Mit és hogyan meséljünk kamaszoknak? it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A to Z Theme Reveal: Small Town Legends!

Hello everyone! It's that time of the year again: people doing the A to Z Blogging Challenge are revealing their themes. This is my 15th year participating! Except for my first year, I have always had a theme, and it is always folklore and mythology related.Here are the themes from past years:No theme (2012)Weird Princesses (2013)Tales with Colors (2014) Epics A to Z (2015) Diversity A to Z (2016

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Dead Cowpokes Don't Wrangle: A Weird West Anthology

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The Threefold Tie

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Pagan Portals - The Muses: Calling to Creativity & Inspiration

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I am so happy I came across this book. It is thoughtful and enchanting. It might seem like a depressing idea to read an entire book of poems about extinct animals, and it does have its heartbreaking moments. But as a whole, it is more about how incre ...more
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