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Behind the song
By K. M. Walton, David Arnold, G. Love, K. M. Walton. 2017
An anthology of stories and personal essays exploring how music inspires creativity and can change a person's life. The pieces…
are written by award-winning young adult authors and contemporary musicians. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017Pushcart Prize XL: best of the small presses, 2016 (Pushcart Prize #40)
By Bill Henderson, Pushcart Prize Editors. 2016
Collection of sixty-nine poems, stories, essays, and memoirs originally published by small presses. Contains pieces by Zadie Smith, Anthony Doerr,…
Joyce Carol Oates, and James Hannaham. Includes an introduction from the series editor reflecting on forty years of publication. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2016Once upon an alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters
By Oliver Jeffers. 2014
Series of interconnected stories and characters explore the alphabet, from an astronaut with a fear of heights, to a parsnip…
with puzzled thoughts, to a robot who doesn't like rain clouds, and more. For preschool-grade 2. 2014Pushcart prize: best of the small presses, 2013 / XXXVII (Pushcart Prize Best of the Small Presses #37)
By Bill Henderson, Pushcart Prize Editors. 2013
Collection of sixty-five works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry selected for the annual Pushcart Prize. In "Helen Keller Answers the…
Iron" Andrew Hudgins reflects on his youthful love of jokes and his adult perspective on the ones that mock tragedy, disability, and death. Strong language and some violence. 2012A treasury of Curious George: Colección de oro Jorge el curioso (Curious George)
By Margret Rey, H. A. Rey. 2011
A collection of eight tales about a mischievous but loveable monkey named George. Includes Curious George Visits a Toy Store,…
Curious George Goes Camping, and Curious George Visits the Library. For grades K-3 and older readers. English/Spanish language. 2011Annual anthology of stories, essays, and poems published by small presses. In "We Don't Deserve This" married, globe-trotting physicians Jake…
and Sarah, who haven't seen their kids in years, discover that the two young teens are child pornographers. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2011Pushcart prize: best of the small presses, 2011 / XXXV (Pushcart Prize Best of the Small Presses #35)
By Bill Henderson, Pushcart Prize Editors. 2011
Anthology of short stories, poems, and essays selected from literary magazines, journals, and small presses. In Amanda Rea's "A Dead…
Man in Nashville," a graduate student helps her brother move to Tennessee so he can promote their singer/songwriter father. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010The best of George Ade
By George Ade, A. L. Lazarus, John T. McCutcheon, Arnold Leslie Lazarus. 1985
The great tug of war and other stories
By Beverley Naidoo, Piet Grobler. 2006
Eight trickster rabbit tales from South Africa. In the title piece, Mmutla the hare claims to be stronger than Tlou…
the elephant and Kubu the hippo. He proposes a tug-of-war contest with each of them to prove it. For grades 3-6. 2006A good hanging: short stories (Inspector Rebus Novels Ser.)
By Ian Rankin, St. Martin`s Press. 2004
Twelve mysteries featuring Edinburgh detective John Rebus. In the title story, a Shakespearean reference helps solve a murder. In "Tit…
for Tat," an accused Peeping Tom appears to get his comeuppance. In "Sunday," Rebus broods over a fatal stabbing. Some violence and some strong language. 1992Double sin and other stories
By Agatha Christie, St. Martin`s Press. 2002
Eight eerie short mysteries featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. In "The Dressmaker's Doll" a toy adopts some rather…
human--and sinister--traits. In "Sanctuary" a dying man's last word becomes a clue to a crime. Also includes "Wasps' Nest," "The Last Séance," "Greenshaw's Folly," the title piece, and others. 1925Fresh men: new voices in gay fiction
By Donald Weise. 2004
Anthology of twenty short stories by gay writers. In "Teamwork" a newly hired proofreader learns about office politics. In "His…
Five-Year Sentence" a young Latino man has a problem with shoplifting. Introduction by Edmund White. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2004Twenty-two short stories about Jewish heroines in Europe, Israel, and the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth…
centuries. The compilation portrays both very ordinary and also utterly exceptional women. Includes works by Dvora Baron, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Sholom Aleichem, and David Bergelson. Introduction by Francine Prose. 2003In Cuba I was a German shepherd
By Ana Menéndez, Ana Menendez. 2001
Eleven tales about postrevolutionary Cubans set in Miami and Havana. In the title piece, four elderly men--two Cubans and two…
Dominicans--meet in a Miami park each morning to play dominos. Mximo, the smaller Cuban, tells jokes that reveal his heartbreak. Some strong language. 2001Woodcuts of women: Stories
By Dagoberto Gilb. 2001
Ten tales of longing, lust, love, relations between men and women, and Mexican-American identity. "Shout" portrays the tensions between a…
couple with three little boys living in a cramped apartment where the husband clings destructively to his macho self-image. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001At her majesty's request: an African princess in Victorian England
By Walter Dean Myers. 1999
The life of an African princess who was about to be killed in a ritual sacrifice in 1850 when she…
was rescued by Commander Forbes, taken to England, and presented to Queen Victoria as Sarah Forbes Bonetta. The queen became Sarah's protector and godmother to her first child. For grades 5-8With the snow queen
By Joanne Greenberg. 1993
In the title novella, a woman experiments with time travel in an attempt to relive her life. Of the thirteen…
short stories, most focus on everyday routines with unexpected twists. Two tales concern an author's relationship with characters created on paper. Some strong languageA humorous look at the workplace from the creator of the "Dilbert" cartoon strip. The Dilbert Principle is that "the…
most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage--management." BestsellerSleeping at the Starlite Motel: and other adventures on the way back home
By Bailey White. 1995
Collection of thirty-seven short stories depicting places, experiences, and acquaintances in White's life. One story tells of a family member's…
desire to "reunite" the Chippendale chairs that are now scattered throughout the family. Another portrays a woman who feels she has the right to pick from the town's rose garden because she was once the rose queen. Bestseller