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Epic Win: Stellaluna

Jul. 19, 2009

Stellaluna

Submitted by Laura F

Jannell Cannon’s children’s book Stellaluna was an enchanting story about a baby fruit bat separated from her mother. She ends up in a nest of birds, who teach her how to fly (which is kind of like the bat equivalent of being raised by wolves, I guess). Anyway, Stellaluna remains in our hearts as the world’s second coolest bat.

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Epic Win: The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Jul. 9, 2009

Mouse-Motorcycle

Submitted by Alain C

Beverly Cleary’s The Mouse and the Motorcycle captivated us as children, not only because it was about a talking mouse that rode a motorcycle, but also because of the spirit of adventure, humor, and morality that it exposed us to.

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Epic Win: Captain America

Jul. 4, 2009

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Submitted by Sassmo

Captain America has been around since 1941! How Epic is that? He’s traveled through alternate futures, traveled through time, and even caused the creation of an alternate universe. He doesn’t even have super powers, just an indestructible shield with which he’s been kicking ass for the last 68 years. He died back in 2007, but they couldn’t even keep him dead – he’s been resurrected in a new series that just hit the shelves.

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Epic Win: The Hobbit

Jul. 3, 2009

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The Hobbit was what started it all, opening the door for J.R.R. Tolkien to create the world of Middle Earth – without it, there would be no Lord of the Rings or any of the other tales and poems. There are so many other epic things that we can also credit back to Tolkien’s creation of the Hobbit and Middle Earth, for instance, at least four Led Zepellin songs either reference or were written specifically about The Lord of the Rings.
We remember first opening The Hobbit and how it sucked us into its world full of mythical creatures, magic, and fantasy. Thank you J.R.R. Tolkien, you and your novel are truly an Epic Win.

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Epic Win: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Jun. 29, 2009

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was an Epic Win for turning any seemingly harmless brook, bridge, or foggy night into a spooky, impassable path. It inspired fear in so many of us as youth. One of our writers (at the time, a grown man) often recounts not being able to stay in the theater anytime the trailer for the ‘99 version of Sleep Hollow starring Johnny Depp came on.
It’s amazing that a story almost 190 years old can still inspire so much fear.

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