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Barking man and other stories
Par Madison Bell. 1991
A collection of ten short stories showing the struggles of people and other creatures on the fringes of society. A…
Chinese laboratory mouse uses the I Ching for predicting the future, and the hero of the title story not only barks, but sheds, climbs on the furniture, and bitesA stranger in this world
Par Kevin Canty. 1994
Ten stories, set in the South or the West, each dealing with an unfortunate situation or a destructive person. The…
first story depicts the agony of a teenaged boy who attempts to care for alcoholic parents but wonders about his own needs. And in the title story, a young woman imagines that she sees her dead husband when she meets the brother of her boyfriend. Strong language and descriptions of sexA turkey drive and other tales
Par Barbara Porte. 1993
Abigail, her brother Sam, their artist mother, and their taxicab-driver father like telling tales. In this collection of nine stories,…
the author recounts Sam's rooster drawing and his stay in the hospital where Abigail tries to bring their dog, Benton, for a visit. Other tales describe Daddy's forgetfulness and Mother's early wishes to be a ballet dancer. For grades 2-4Oddballs: stories
Par William Sleator. 1993
Slightly exaggerated stories about the author's unusual family. He and his sister, Vicky, were thrilled when their baby brother was…
born and they could play cruel games with him in the car. The second baby paid them back by refusing to potty train until he was five. Though their friends' parents didn't approve of their pediatrician mother's lax house rules, the Sleator children became the kind of oddballs their parents like. For grades 6-9The return of Simple
Par Langston Hughes. 1994
Stories featuring the fictional character Jesse B. Semple, or Simple, drawn from Hughes's previous collections of newspaper columns and from…
his weekly column in the Chicago Defender. Perched on his Harlem barstool, Simple muses with Boyd, his longtime companion, on topics including the women in his life, wages and prices, racism, politics, birth control, Africa, and black prideCarry on, Jeeves
Par P. G Wodehouse. 1925
Ten stories about the adventures of the irresponsible Bertie Wooster and his indispensable valet, Jeeves. Bertie recalls the morning he…
hired Jeeves on the spot, thanks to Jeeves's ability to produce a hangover cure. The incomparable valet proves himself time and again as he copes with uninvited houseguests, patches up broken romances, and listens politely to Bertie's harebrained schemesDoctors and other casualties
Par Stewart Massad. 1993
Like himself, most of Massad's protagonists are obstetricians or gynecologists--some green in the art of "catching babies," others aging and…
cynical. Many are practicing in southern clinics, their patients poor and often ignorant about their pregnancies. In "Dreams of a Doctor's Wife," the wife of a busy young obstetrician ironically feels abandoned during her own pregnancy. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sexHappiness
Par Ann Harleman. 1994
In the title story of this winner of the John Simmons Short Fiction Award, the protagonist, a philosophy teacher by…
night and a greeting card writer by day, is annoyed by his students' cliches and his newly found half-brother's simple dreams. In "Humdrum," as a woman toys with the idea of leaving her boring husband, he tracks down his long-lost mother who left his father because life was humdrum. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sexThe wedding dress: stories from the Dakota Plains
Par Carrie Young. 1992
In the title story, Ildri, a seamstress of Norwegian descent, is asked to model an intricately made wedding dress. Upon…
leaving her position, Ildri buys the dress and lends it to a succession of brides in her homesteading community before finding her own bittersweet use for it. The collection's other entries are also peopled with Norwegian Americans on the Dakota Plains. Some strong languageTrouble in triplicate: a Nero Wolfe mystery
Par Rex Stout. 1993
Three previously published short novels about the orchid-growing gourmet detective Nero Wolfe. In Before I Die, a gangster wants Wolfe…
to handle a blackmailer. Help Wanted, Male involves a client who waits too long to look for help. In Instead of Evidence, a man predicts his own murder and tells Wolfe who the murderer will beIn one story, a poor child's last thread of hope snaps. Another tale reveals the tension that builds up when…
some families gather. The ubiquitous Christmas play includes a part for a small girl with a big voice, who happens to be Jewish. In all, twenty-seven stories explore the spirit of Christmas and what it means in cultural, psychological, secular, religious, and emotional terms. Some strong languageThe flight of Andy Burns: stories
Par Alice Mattison. 1993
In "The Library Card," a woman realizes it was a terrible mistake to marry her husband, who isn't perfect. "She…
will have to pound him with her words and tears so many more times before she fixes him, so many hundreds of times." Mattison's other protagonists also experience profound realizations during the course of their ordinary days. Some strong languageThe foreseeable future
Par Reynolds Price. 1991
Three short stories set in rural North Carolina. In "The Fare to the Moon," Kayes Paschal must face the reality…
of leaving his mistress, as well as his estranged wife and son, and go off to World War II. In the title story, Whit Wade, who has come home a wounded veteran of World War II, must learn to live again. And in "Back before Day," Dean Walker confronts jealousy, childhood devotion, and death. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexAnd the angels sing: stories
Par Kate Wilhelm. 1992
A dozen stories focusing on people coming to terms with their fate in life. In "The Look Alike," a woman…
imagines seeing a double of her stillborn child. "Forever Yours, Anna," tells of a graphologist who falls in love with a woman because of her handwriting. In "The Great Doors of Silence," a woman recalls the abuse she suffered as a child, and "The Day of the Sharks" depicts a couple's idyllic Florida vacation that becomes a nightmare. Some strong languageStrange business
Par Rilla Askew. 1992
A sequence of ten stories set in a small Oklahoma town over a period of twenty-five years. Each story is…
titled by a date and features a single character--who may reappear, even from beyond the grave. A brief preface sets life in this microcosmic world in motion--a life where white men's rules vie with Choctaw spirits. Some strong languageGood gossip
Par Jacqueline Carey. 1992
These stories are narrated by Rosemary, who discusses her thirty-something New York friends and acquaintances as they frequent endless parties…
and bars. The title story focuses on the surprising results when flamboyant Susannah makes the unlikely decision to marry a staid attorney. Others feature a playwright who, after graciously giving Rosemary her boyfriend, goes incognito as a salesclerk to meet a diamond in the roughThe past leads a life of its own
Par Wayne Fields. 1992
Collection of short stories in which the author, through the eyes of young Lonnie, recalls bits and pieces of his…
own childhood. Lonnie, who lives on a farm with his parents, grandfather, and uncle, grows up quickly in post-World War II America. He learns to cope with poverty and death, and discovers the meaning of work, pride, strength, and respect. As he grows up, he comes to realize that there is a world beyond his family. Some strong languageIn the land of men: stories
Par Antonya Nelson. 1992
In the collection's title story, the brothers of a recently raped waitress bring her the perpetrator in the trunk of…
the family car. In "Adobe," a divorcee is intrigued with the homeless Chicano who is building her house, while in "The Facts of Air," a recently separated woman's days revolve around a sick cat and the veterinarian. "Fort Despair" describes a family trip in which the mother runs off with her lover. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexAmerican authors reinforce the notion that Christmas brings mixed emotions. "Christmas Thoughts" evokes the festivity of the season and "Christmas…
Is a Sad Season for the Poor" puts a new slant on the joy of giving gifts. "One Christmas Eve" brings out mean-spiritedness towards a black child and "Oh, Joseph, I'm So Tired" introduces anti-SemitismAfrican visas: a novella and stories
Par Maria Thomas. 1991
In the novella, "The Jiru Road," six-foot-two-inch Peace Corps volunteer Sarah Easterday arranges for destitute Ethiopian villagers to build a…
useless road in a food-for-work program. Like the novella, the accompanying stories revolve around the African experiences of outsiders including do-gooders, tourists, and people searching for their roots. The late author spent eighteen years in Africa. Some strong language