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Dancing in the light: a novel
Par Anita Stansfield. 2006
As trials come thick and fast, Wade finds himself facing devastating loss and a desperate loneliness greater than he ever…
could have imagined. Thankfully he has a large and loving family, without whose support he could not survive. Ultimately, however, Wade's greatest source of strength comes through his faith and reliance on the Savior's unconditional and atoning love.American spy
Par Lauren Wilkinson. 2019
Because of her skin color, Cold War-era FBI agent Marie Mitchell is recruited to join a task force aimed at…
undermining the president of Burkina Faso. Over the next year, her work challenges her beliefs about her identity as a spy, lover, sister, and an American. Some violence and some strong language. 2019A reluctant bride: the bride ships, book one (The bride Ships Ser. #1)
Par Jody Hedlund. 2019
In 1862, Mercy escapes a bleak future in London and joins a bride ship, agreeing to marry when she arrives…
in Vancouver. Wealthy and titled, Joseph becomes the ship's surgeon to avoid the pain of losing his family. When Mercy becomes his assistant, they fight their growing affection. 2019Jekyll and Heidi (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 14)
Par R. L Stine. 1999
Twelve-year-old Heidi Davidson is sent to live with her Uncle Jekyll, a scientist, and her cousin Marianna after her parents…
die in a car accident. When she arrives Heidi learns that a beast is preying on the villagers. Is it something her uncle is creating in his lab? For grades 4-7. 1999Return to Horrorland (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 13)
Par R. L Stine. 1999
Lizzy, her brother Luke, and his friend Clay agree to return to HorrorLand with television personalities Derek and Margo Strange…
to expose its evil. Once there, however, they are thrown in among the Horrors and they have to use their wits to escape. For grades 4-7. 1999The mummy walks (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 16)
Par R. L Stine. 1999
When twelve-year-old Michael Clarke boards an airplane in New York, he learns that he's supposedly the prince of a foreign…
kingdom, and to prove it he must reveal the secret location of an ancient mummy. But he cannot remember anything about any mummy, and his life is in danger. For grades 4-7. 1999Scream school (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 15)
Par R. L Stine. 1999
Jake likes to visit the movie sets of his father, Emory Banyon, the King of Horror, even though his father…
is always trying to scare him. Jake insists that he's not afraid, and the only way he can prove it is to frighten his father. For grades 4-7. 1999The werewolf in the living room (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 17)
Par R. L Stine. 2000
Aaron Friedus is not happy about spending midterm break in Bratvia hunting werewolves with his father. His worst nightmare comes…
true in a dark forest when Aaron sees a snarling, drooling, half-wolf, half-human creature with long, curved fangs heading straight for him. For grades 4-7. 1999Here 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 collectionHorrors of the black ring
Par R. L Stine. 1999
After Beth's favorite teacher, Miss Gold, is arrested for her destructive behavior at the school carnival, Beth finds Miss Gold's…
ring. But once Beth slips the ring on her finger, it won't come off. Is the evil face inside the ring now compelling Beth to act strangely? For grades 4-7. 1999Blood Lake and other stories
Par James Krusoe. 1997
A collection of eight darkly humorous short stories each revealing a bizarre twist on ordinary events. The title tale opens…
with two men fishing in a leaky boat on a lake of actual blood, so that occasionally they need to dip their lures in anticoagulant. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe author defines travel stories as oriented to the actual act of traveling, rather than to the destination. This collection…
of more than thirty such tales spans more than a century and includes works by Evelyn Waugh, Rebecca West, Edith Wharton, Anthony Trollope, Paul Theroux, and William TrevorThe dancing floor
Par Barbara Michaels. 1997
Heather Tradescant has come to England to visit some of its famous gardens. One of her greatest hopes is to…
see the ones at Troytan House. When she is denied permission, Heather attempts to get a glimpse of the fabled landscape by crawling through a wall of thick brush. What awaits her is not what she expectsCollected stories: including The member of the wedding and The ballad of the sad café
Par Carson McCullers. 1987
Short stories from a southern writer including "The Member of the Wedding" and "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe," which…
are considered McCullers's best works. Many of the stories are autobiographical and feature southerners, either at home or transplanted to the north. Some violence and some strong languageDiary of a madman, and other stories (Penguin classics)
Par Nikolaĭ Gogolʹ. 1972
These stories, by the father of Russian realism, are set both in his native Ukraine and in St. Petersburg, the…
city that was to have an obsessive effect on him. Critics have acclaimed the early nineteenth-century writer for his uncanny understanding of the development of mental illnessReturn to Ghost Camp
Par R. L Stine. 1999
Dustin Minium has a nightmare just before he leaves for Camp Full Moon. On the bus to camp, he meets…
Ari Davis, a gymnast, and they decide to switch identities. But Dustin soon realizes he has made a big mistake, because now he is the target of "The Snatcher." For grades 4-7. 1999Goblins in the castle
Par Bruce Coville. 1992
William has lived in Toad-in-a-Cage Castle since the cold December night he was found on the doorstep. He lives with…
the Baron; Karl, who tends the Baron's large library; and Hulda, the housekeeper. But there must be someone else in the castle, because William hears strange moans drifting down the hallways. For grades 4-7