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A collection of nine interlocking stories and one novella written by members of a reading club. The only requirement of…
the writers was that their semi-rural location be featured in the story in some way. 1996.Telling the tale
By Robin Skelton. 1987
Telling the bees & other stories
By Roger Burford Mason. 1990
This collection of short stories portray unforgettable characters: a teacher living in genteel poverty treasures his signed first editions; an…
aging actress is surrounded by her mementos; and an old woman, beaten and robbed, recalls how once she was loved by a young airman. Some strong language. 1990.Tending the remnant damage
By Michael Carroll, Sheila Peters. 2001
Two old people on a farm try to comprehend the inevitable fate befalling them, all the while contemplating the strange…
goings-on of neighbours. A young woman on the lam from Texas finds herself beached in the Queen Charlottes on her way to Alaska. A punk Vancouver girl accompanies a crusty grandmother on a tense hunting trip. 2001.Tesseracts 2
By Phyllis Gotlieb, Douglas Barbour. 1987
Tesseracts
By Judith Merril. 1985
The ability to forget: short stories
By Norman Levine. 2003
Short stories spanning two continents and half a century. In "Gifts", a struggling family receives a timely Christmas gift from…
a mysterious benefactor, while in "The man with the notebook", a writer discovers, to his horror, that everyone he writes about dies soon after. 2003.Teen angel and other stories of young love: And Other Stories Of Young Love
By Marianne Gingher. 1988
Ten short stories that tell of the transition from innocent youth to adulthood. In "Wearing glasses", a shy young girl…
develops a passion for her new teacher. In "Camouflage", a 16-year-old mother gives up her child for adoption. For junior and senior high readers. 1988.The 20th century children's book treasury: celebrated picture books and stories to read aloud
By Janet Schulman, Ed Schulman Janet. 1998
A compilation of 44 memorable and beloved children's books, containing classics, bestsellers, medal winners and family favourites. Goodnight Moon, a…
small set of Helen Oxenbury's board books, a Berenstain Bears entry, and other short pieces for the very youngest children are mixed with Stellaluna, The Stinky Cheese Man, Madeline, and older and newer favourites. Grades P-2. 1998.Survivants: nouvelles
By Russell Banks. 1999
Serpentine: [nouvelles] (L'ombre de Bragelonne)
By Mélanie Fazi. 2008
Une aire d'autoroute qui devient un refuge à la nuit tombée. Une ligne de métro où l'on fait d'étranges rencontres.…
Un restaurant grec dont la patronne se nomme Circé. Une maison italienne où deux enfants croisent un esprit familier. Tels sont les décors du quotidien où prennent racine ces dix histoires. 2008.Sept histoires qui reviennent de loin (Blanche)
By Jean-Christophe Rufin. 2011
Chacune de ces histoires donne à observer l'humanité contemporaine en marche dans des univers différents tels que le Mozambique, l'île…
Maurice, un train pour l'Allemagne ou encore le Sri Lanka. 2011.Sous le soleil jaguar: [nouvelles]
By Italo Calvino. 1990
Stupid boys are good to relax with
By Susan Swan. 1996
Swan subverts the assumption that it's only the long partnerships that shape our lives. Instead, Swan suggests that random encounters…
often define us in ways we least suspect and point us, for better or worse, in new directions. "A Patrick Crean book." 1996.Swinging through Dixie: Novellas And Stories
By Leon Rooke. 2016
The two novellas and three short stories in this new collection are united by place and mood. The title novella,…
set in a southern post-WWII American town, sports a Watermelon Queen, a ten-year-old businessman, and other colourful eccentrics, all of whom are puzzled by the familiar lead in a new sexy movie that's come to town. The second novella takes place further south, in a small village perched in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Daring young women, mad mothers, and traumatized children are affected radically by the magic of their world. With these joyful, touching, brilliantly crafted pieces, Rooke speaks to a time and sensibility long forgotten. 2016.Stubborn bones
By Karen E Smythe. 2001
A collection of short stories in which many of the characters blur the boundary between love and mourning with their…
stubborn hearts and bones. The stories reveal not only the emptiness death causes, but also the way in which it bridges gaps and forces us to take stock of ourselves and our lives. 2000.Tales from the Isle of Spice: a collection of new Caribbean folk tales
By Richardo Keens-Douglas. 2004
Three magical tales retold for middle readers: enter the richly magical world of Tales from the Isle of Spice and…
visit a bottomless lake where an enchanted princess lives; try your luck against the sinister woman who walks in moonlight stalking souls; catch a glimpse of the mysterious boy with an angelic face whose scarred body hides beneath the waves. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2005 Golden Oak Award. 2004.Tales from the Blue Stacks
By Robert Bernen. 1978
Engaging tales by a young farmer in the hill country of Ireland. He offers accounts of ancient farming methods and…
portraits of self-sufficient people on subsistence farms. Followed by "The hills : more tales from the Blue Stacks." 1978.Tales of terror and the supernatural
By Wilkie Collins. 1972
Talking to the dead and other stories
By Sylvia Watanabe. 1994
Set in a Hawaiian village. The characters in these ten related short stories are poised between conflicting generations and cultures.…
In the title story, a tall young woman with dim marriage prospects apprentices herself to the local kahuna to learn ancient burial rites. And in another story, a father is haunted by World War II memories as he copes with a son on leave from war in Vietnam. 1994.