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By Paul St. Pierre. 1983
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2003
In a string of twelve short stories, the author visits the sometimes dark psyche of the teenage years, exploring the…
consequences of choices that are made. In "The Sky Blue Ball", a high-school girl is confronted by a haunting memory of childhood. In "Capricorn", a jealous teen lets her cousin go off alone with a dangerous person, aware of the terrifying possibilities. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and some strong language. Senior high readers and older. 2003.By Miranda Hill. 2012
The nine stories in this book allow us to enter an astonishing world – one both recognizable and slightly askew,…
the world we sometimes glimpse when on the cusp of waking from a daydream, or “funny” sleep: a modern teenage girl trying to navigate an embarrassing sex ed class, a middle-aged country-village minister in the 19th century who is experiencing a devastating crisis of faith, a young pilot’s widow coping with her grief by growing a Victory Garden during World War II, and more. Includes sex and strong language. 2012.By Louis Auchincloss. 1988
From the turn of the century to our present urban follies, these stories follow the fortunes of the socially secure…
and powerful as they try to cope with the changes shaped by the momentous events and growing anxieties of recent decades. Taken together, the tales weave a larger pattern of human strengths and foibles that bemuses the mind and touches the heart. 1988.By Madeleine Thien. 2001
A collection of seven stories on the theme of family relationships. It examines the experience of alienation and the conflict…
between generations and cultures. Winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the City of Vancouver Book Award. Regional Finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. Some strong language. 2001.By Jude Deveraux, Judith McNaught. 2001
Four Christmas stories from Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught. Deveraux's include "Just Curious", where, in the snow-covered hills of Virginia,…
a young widow finds that miracles really do come in the least expected packages. In McNaught's "Double Exposure", a determined young woman photographs a magnificent wedding at a reclusive tycoon's Newport estate, and manages to unlock the secrets of a man's heart. Some descriptions of sex. 2001.By Maeve Binchy. 1988
Desmond and Deirdre O'Hagan will soon have been married for twenty-five years. Naturally there must be a celebration - but…
who is going to arrange it? And will the right people come? The past secrets and present fears of family and friends are unveiled in this collection of stories. Each story is separate from, yet connected to, the others, all culminating in the last revealing drama - the celebration itself. 1988.By M. F. K Fisher. 1983
Fifteen elegant short stories, most originally published in the "New Yorker," all of them linked by a concern for the…
art of aging, living and dying, and approached with candour and respect. 1983.By Alix Ohlin. 2012
Features 16 tales about the connections between people - and the decisions that have the power to alter their lives.…
In the title story, a married couple decides to divorce. The next night, the man falls into a coma - and his wife is forced to make a difficult decision. 2012.By Timothy L Taylor. 2002
A collection of short stories, including the Journey Prize-winning "Doves of Townsend". In the title story, a man obsessed by…
numbers is asked to apply the cascade of digits in his brain to a critical bet on the ponies. And in "Francisco's watch", a man inherits his father's 1934 Movado wristwatch, a gift that ends up telling a story of loss. Strong language. 2002.By Hunter S Thompson. 2013
By Harriet Harvey Wood, P. D James. 2001
Published to promote and support the work of the Royal National Institute for the Blind's Talking Books, Sightlines includes pieces…
from many of Britain's foremost writers, all of whom have contributed their work without fee. Introduced by Sue Townsend, who recently lost her sight, Sightlines includes many previously unpublished stories, essays, and poems by authors such as Louis de Bernieres, Antonia Fraser, Frederick Forsyth, Doris Lessing, A.S.Byatt, and Reginald Hill. 2001.By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2002
By Ilana Wiener Howe, Irving Howe. 1982
By Langston Hughes, Donna Sullivan Harper. 1996
Forty-seven short stories by the noted African American author originally written between 1919 and 1963. The tales, arranged in chronological…
order, include those previously uncollected, such as his first stories (written while in high school) and other early works published in African American journals. Some strong language. 1996. Uniform title: Short stories.By Bernard Cornwell. 2003
Sharpe's Christmas contains two short stories, Sharpe's Christmas and Sharpe's Ransom. Sharpe's Christmas is set in 1813, towards the end…
of the Peninsular War and falls after "Sharpe's Regiment" (DC29839). Sharpe's Ransom is set in peacetime and provides a glimpse of Sharpe's life in Normandy with Lucille. 2003.By Mark Duncan. 1988
By Ann Copeland. 1996
This collection of short stories, set in both Canada and the United States, deals with men and women struggling with…
the changes of life. The characters adapt and grow, often humorously, with courage and passion.By Jerome K Jerome. 1991
This selection of stories includes the funniest episodes from "Three Men in a Boat" and "Three Men on the Bummel",…
as well as hilarious pieces from other works not currently in print. Those new to Jerome's work will delight in such minor comic masterpieces as 'The Polite Art of Buying Boots', 'The Man Who Was in Hospital', 'How to go to Bed in Germany' and 'How to be Healthy and Unhappy', while committed fans will rekindle forgotten pleasures. 1991.By Alvin Schwartz, George Irving. 2007
Ghoulish stories of ghosts and witches, startling "jump" stories, macabre songs, frightening legends, and modern-day horror stories. Tales of hauntings,…
walking corpses, dancing bones, vampires, monsters, and narrow escapes from death. Let the faint of heart beware! For grades 4-7 and older readers.