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Ten "grown-up writers who were once children" present stories based on their own childhood experiences. Authors are: Mary Pope Osborne,…
Laurence Yep, James Howe, Katherine Paterson, Walter Dean Myers, Susan Cooper, Nicholasa Mohr, Reeve Lindbergh, Avi, and Francesca Lia Block. For grades 5-8Anthology of twenty-four poems about people who occupy your thoughts, especially friends but also enemies. Titles like "Another Poem to…
Send to Your Worst Enemy," and "If I Could Put a Curse on You," are balanced by "Friendship," "Summertime Sharing," and "To You." For grades 3-6Editor Grafton includes twenty crime stories by well-known authors Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark, Jay McInerney, Donald E. Westlake, and…
others. In Stuart Kaminsky's "Find Miriam," a man searches for his missing wife. Peter Robinson depicts events in the lives of two elderly ladies who share a cottageStories by seventeen authors who lived in cultures ranging from the Caribbean islands to Latin America, Africa, and Asia. They…
portray Americans abroad, host country nationals' reactions to Americans, and volunteers' experiences living in remote societies with different customsA collection of nineteen stories that, the editor asserts, typify Southern literature: "The people have been whipped, and whipped good."…
In "Memorial Day" a boy confronts Death as a laconic young man outside the house where the boy's brother lies deathly ill. Then Death pulls a startling twist. Strong languageProfiles fourteen individuals whose jobs involve working outdoors, including a naturalist, a recreation director, a rancher, and others employed in…
agriculture. Discusses how to get started, what the work entails, and the pros and cons of each career. For junior and senior high readersThe complete book of fishing: tackle, techniques, species, bait
Par Arthur Oglesby, Trevor Housby, Mike Millman, Peter Gathercole, John Wilson. 1999
Five expert fishermen present a guide to many aspects of their sport--types of tackle and bait, various techniques, popular species,…
and how to "read the water." Emphasizes English approaches but notes comparisons with North American waters. Includes tips on finding good spots. 1997Examines a range of perspectives and opinions on topics related to the end of life. Presents opposing outlooks on such…
issues as physician-assisted suicide, near-death experiences, and grief. Challenges readers to confront and understand conflicting points of view. For senior high and older readers. 1998New stories from the South: the year's best, 1999
Par Tony Early. 1996
Twenty stories on various themes that give insight into the culture of the American south. In "Borrowed Hearts" a retiree…
is beset by the sudden loss of his olfactory sense. His dreams, which are redolent of a haunting past experience, vanish after he is cured. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999An international collection of eighteen folktales from the oral tradition. Six themes group cultural variations together: runaway cookies; incredible appetites;…
the victory of the smallest; chain tales; slowpokes and speedsters; and fooling the big, bad wolf. For grades 3-6. 1996Twenty stories "full of life, death, love, humor, passion, hubris, blood, guts, dirt, God, war, mystery, fear, and longing." In…
"Boot" a Marine Corps recruit must make a profound ethical choice that will change his life forever. Strong language and descriptions of sexTwenty-one selections published between 1993 and 1998 in the magazine known as F&SF. Ranging from speculative science fiction to fairy…
tales, from alternate histories to supernatural horror tales, they include award winners by Esther Friesner, Maureen McHugh, Bruce Holland Rogers, Ursula Le Guin, and Elizabeth Hand. 1999What have you lost?
1999
Selections from 140 contemporary poets expressing their thoughts and observations in free verse on the theme of loss--of objects, people,…
places, or concepts. Many of the poems are first-time publications. Biographical notes on the contributors are included. For junior and senior high readers. 1999More than forty selections, most written by twentieth-century authors such as Robinson Jeffers, John Steinbeck, Jack Schaefer, N. Scott Momaday,…
Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, Gary Snyder, Louis L'Amour, Rick Bass, William Kittredge, Denise Chavez, Amy Tan, and Sam Shepard. Includes chronology of events and suggested reading. Strong language and some violence. 1999Collection of poems spanning the stages of emotional recovery from heartbreak. Selected mainly from the work of such twentieth-century poets…
as Margaret Atwood, Louise Glück, Billy Collins, and Robert Frost, the sequence of topics takes us through rage, sadness, self-hatred, false hope, resolve, relapse, real hope, and moving on. 2002The uncomplicated guide to diabetes complications
Par American Diabetes Association. 2002
Recommendations from the American Diabetes Association for the control and prevention of complications. Medical specialists describe testing, treatments, and care…
for eyes and feet, gastrointestinal problems, nerve function, kidney and heart disease, sexual dysfunctions, psychosocial complications, and more. 2002Lewis celebrates "America's only truly original art form"--the western--by collecting what he considers to be classic western short stories and…
novelettes. The twenty-seven selected authors range from "pulp" writers such as Max Brand to classic authors such as Stephen Crane and Mark Twain, who are not usually thought of as contributors to the genre. Some strong language and violenceSmoke from this altar
Par Louis L'Amour. 1990
In 1939, Louis L’Amour first gave public voice to his now-celebrated spirit of wanderlust in SMOKE FROM THIS ALTAR. Like…
many of his stories, the poems in this book are inspired by his experiences and memories of his journeys across oceans and continents. It is vintage L’Amour storytelling — in verse — about nature, the land, and the people who loved and braved it.