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Pick! Anthologies are always a mixed bag, and there were some stories I liked less than others. Still, entirely worthwhile. My favorite was "The Partisan and the Witch” by Charlotte Honigman.

"Boy Meets Witch"

I adore modern tales that take traditional stories & twist them up a bit. This book does a remarkable job of taking ancient tales & making them new again. Here Baba Yaga transforms from the ugly, terrifying old witch in traditional tales to the old grandmother, the older grandmother & the oldest. The ‘maiden, mother, crone” archetype is depicted here with skill and tenderness.