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Sixteen short stories from different locales in Israel. Depicting contemporary life in popular tourist locations, the selections give travelers a…
view of places they may plan to visit. All are translations from Hebrew. Some violence and some descriptions of sexThe collected stories
Par Amanda Cross. 1997
Ten short mysteries, all but one featuring professor Kate Fansler. All were previously published by the pseudonymous academic, Amanda Cross.…
In these selections, the calamities range from missing persons to murderThree tales (Penguin classics)
Par Gustave Flaubert. 1961
Three finely contrasted stories first published in 1877. "Simple Heart" is about a faithful domestic servant who outlives her loved…
ones; "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitator" is a medieval tale about a man seeking atonement for a crime; and "Herodias" retells the story of the execution of John the BaptistShort stories about guns and young people. Some are violent and some humorous; all acknowledge the power and presence of…
arms in American society. Includes selections by young adult authors Walter Dean Myers, Richard Peck, Ron Koertge, and Rita Williams-Garcia; relevant statistics; and a list of concerned organizations. Violence. For senior high and older readersThe oil jar and other stories
Par Luigi Pirandello. 1995
Eleven short stories written between 1884 and 1917 by the winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature. In the…
title piece, a temperamental olive grower nearly explodes when the olive-jar repairman inadvertently traps himself inside the container. But the clever tinker uses the owner's anger to solve the dilemmaSeven short stories in which young people make difficult decisions as they learn to think for themselves. In "What's Inside,"…
a thirteen-year-old must act under pressure to save his cousin from shooting himself. In "Fortune Cookie," a boy faces his first birthday since his parents were divorced. While in the title piece, a boy wishes he could find a cure for unhappiness. For grades 6-9The complete stories (Schocken classics)
Par Franz Kafka. 1988
Twenty of Kafka's longer stories make up most of this collection, followed by fifty-five short stories and sketches. Included are…
all the stories published during his lifetime (1883-1924) and several others selected from his literary estateA wild, cold state
Par Debra Monroe. 1995
Stories about the lives of six neighbors in rural Wisconsin beginning when they are teenagers. Through the years they meet,…
marry, drift off, and reenter each other's lives. The recurrent theme is of women in search of the ideal partner in life. Some descriptions of sex and some strong languageMaggie, a girl of the streets: and selected stories
Par Stephen Crane. 1991
Six stories by the author of the Red Badge of Courage (BR 1449). In "Maggie," written in 1893, Crane portrays…
the sordid life and downfall of a poor Irish girl from the Bowery. Other selections depict small-town life and the experiences of young men in battle. For senior high and older readersNews of the spirit
Par Lee Smith. 1997
Six short stories featuring southern women in various predicaments. In "The Southern Cross," a poor girl who has learned how…
to use men to move up in the world gets back her dignity. In "Live Bottomless" a teenager observes her parents' failing marriage. Some strong languageCamelot: A Collection Of Original Arthurian Tales
Par Jane Yolen, Winslow Pels. 1995
Several authors provide ten stories and one song about the legend of King Arthur, some humorous, some historical, and some…
tragic. Anne McCaffrey writes about a search for horses to enrich the bloodlines of the king's horses. Terry Pratchett offers a scientific explanation of the sword in the stone. For grades 3-6The circus in the attic, and other stories
Par Robert Warren. 1947
A collection of stories that variously portray Southern small town society, rural life, and a professor in academia. "Blackberry Winter"…
is a man's boyhood reminiscence about a rude drifter who visited his family's Kentucky farm years ago and made an indelible impressionWhat she said: and, People who haven't time and can't afford it (Grace Livingston Hill library)
Par Isabella Alden. 1997
Alden, the aunt of writer Grace Livingston Hill, wrote novellas in the nineteenth century. Here she illustrates how a person…
of good character should behave. In "What She Said...," a gossip is shown just how harmful her behavior is, and in "People Who Haven't Time...," neighbors are reminded of their charitable obligationsCurses, Inc: and other stories
Par Vivian Velde. 1997
Ten funny, scary stories about magic spells and their consequences. In the title story, Bill finds a curse site on…
the Internet but learns what you wish for doesn't always come true. In "Witch-Hunt," Lyssa is caught reading Satanic bibles. For grades 6-9Ficciones
Par Jorge Borges. 1993
The collection's first part, called "The Garden of Forking Paths," contains eight short stories published in Spanish in 1941. Part…
two, entitled "Artifices," has nine stories published in 1944. The introduction by John Sturrock provides background information on Borges and on the storiesDon't erase me: stories
Par Carolyn Ferrell. 1997
Stories about young people of the urban underclass--mostly poor, black, or biracial and from broken or dysfunctional families. In "Proper…
Library," a black teenage boy, who is responsible for the care of several younger siblings, is shunned by his classmates because of his homosexuality. Strong languageHere there be unicorns
Par Jane Yolen. 1994
This collection of eight poems and ten stories relates tales of the well-known mystical beast in both medieval and traditional…
settings. The story "Unicorn Tapestry" was inspired by two famous unicorn tapestries, the Hunt of the Unicorn and the Lady with the Unicorn. For grades 4-7 and older readersHere there be witches
Par Jane Yolen. 1995
Collection of seven poems and ten stories about witches, wizards, and warlocks. In the poem "The Magic House," Hansel and…
Gretel knew they should have taken a hint from "chocolate doorknobs, / and windowpanes striped with mint." Also includes a Native American tale. For grades 4-7 and older readersNoctuary
Par Thomas Ligotti. 1994
A discussion of the genre of weird fiction, followed by twenty-seven short weird tales, presented in three parts. "The Medusa"…
probes the power of classical myth in modern life, "Conversations in a Dead Language" explores the tradition of trick or treating at Halloween, and "Autumnal" examines deathThe Aspern papers and other stories
Par Henry James. 1983
First published in 1888, "The Aspern Papers" is set in a crumbling Venetian palazzo, where a determined scholar tries to…
charm its inhabitants--the Misses Bordereau--out of a collection of letters by the American poet Aspern. Three short stories first published in the 1890s complete the collection