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The Dancing sun: a celebration of Canadian children
Par Jan Andrews. 1981
Sightlines
Par Harriet Harvey Wood, P. D James. 2001
Published to promote and support the work of the Royal National Institute for the Blind's Talking Books, Sightlines includes pieces…
from many of Britain's foremost writers, all of whom have contributed their work without fee. Introduced by Sue Townsend, who recently lost her sight, Sightlines includes many previously unpublished stories, essays, and poems by authors such as Louis de Bernieres, Antonia Fraser, Frederick Forsyth, Doris Lessing, A.S.Byatt, and Reginald Hill. 2001.Section lines: a Manitoba anthology
Par Mark Duncan. 1988
Reading the river: a traveller's companion to the North Saskatchewan River
Par Myrna Kostash, Duane Burton. 2006
A compendium of writings including poetry, fiction and non-fiction, from those who have spent time reading the river. Beginning at…
the rivers source, Kostash takes the reader through 21 communities along the North Saskatchewan. Includes the work of Hugh McLennan, Eli Mandel, Aritha van Herk, John V. Hicks and Thompson Highway. c2006.Quand les hommes vivront d'amour: chansons et poèmes
Par Raymond Lévesque. 1969
The tent
Par Margaret Atwood. 2006
A collection of short stories, including parodies of fairy tales and fables, a tale which encapsulates the divide between men…
and women, and an account of the remarkably thuggish population of a small, out-of-the-way island. Atwood dissects our habit of seeing the world in terms of "we" and "them," and our refusal to face the facts of environmental degradation. 2006.Thanks and giving all year long: Marlo Thomas and friends
Par Marlo Thomas, Christopher Cerf. 2004
The Second Macmillan anthology
Par John Metcalf, Leon Rooke. 1989
A collection of short stories, poetry, literary criticism, and memoirs by Canadian authors such as Alice Munro, Carol Shields, Patricia…
Young and Al Purdy. Strong language and some descriptions of sex.The gold-bug: and other tales and poems
Par Edgar Allan Poe. 1963
Even Superheroes Make Mistakes
Par Shelly Becker. 2018
What do young superheroes do when they’ve blundered and bungled? They don’t get mad; they get SMART! This fun follow-up…
to Even Superheroes Have Bad Days teaches kids another humorous lesson in overcoming adversity. Even superheroes sometimes slip up and err. And when that happens, do they say, “It’s not FAIR?” or give up in despair? NO! “Ashamed Superheroes who goofed up somehow . . . First STOP . . . then CONSIDER what’s best to do now.” Whether they’ve nabbed the wrong guy by mistake or bashed into a planet while zooming through space, all superheroes ‘fess up their mess-up, get on with their day, and keep on saving the world in the most super way!Pushcart prize XLII: best of the small presses, 2018 (The Pushcart Prize #42)
Par Bill Henderson, Pushcart. 2018
Collection of seventy poems, stories, essays, and memoirs originally published by small presses. Includes pieces by Jamie Quatro, Saeed Jones,…
George Saunders, Rachel Cusk, Natasha Trethewey, and Francisco Cantú. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2018Pushcart prize XLIII: best of the small presses, 2019 (The Pushcart Prize Anthologies Ser. #43)
Par Bill Henderson, Pushcart. 2019
Seventy poems, stories, essays, and memoirs originally published by small presses. In his poem "Autism Screening Questionnaire--Speech and Language Delay,"…
Oliver de la Paz explores the interactions of a parent with a child who is undergoing a diagnosis. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019Black from the future: a collection of Black speculative writing
Par Lauren Cherelle, Stephanie Andrea Allen. 2019
A collection of stories by Black women writers from across the spectrum of Black speculative writing, including science fiction, fantasy,…
magical realism, and Afrofuturism. Includes stories from, among others, Jewelle Gomez, Eden Royce, Nicole Sconiers, Morgan Christie, Vernita Hall, Stefani Cox, and Leila Green. 2019Poetry and tales (Library of America Edgar Allan Poe Edition #1)
Par Edgar Allan Poe, Patrick F. Quinn. 1984
Collection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry and tales presented chronologically to showcase his development as a writer. Includes the five…
scenes from "Politian," his one attempt at drama. Edited by Patrick F. Quinn. 1984Wake, siren: Ovid resung
Par Nina MacLaughlin. 2019
The female figures from Ovid's Metamorphoses (DB 26228) reclaim their own stories. These nymphs, demi-goddesses, she-monsters, and others revisit their…
experiences of love, loss, rape, revenge, and change. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019Pushcart Prize XL: best of the small presses, 2016 (Pushcart Prize #40)
Par Bill Henderson, Pushcart Prize Editors. 2016
Collection of sixty-nine poems, stories, essays, and memoirs originally published by small presses. Contains pieces by Zadie Smith, Anthony Doerr,…
Joyce Carol Oates, and James Hannaham. Includes an introduction from the series editor reflecting on forty years of publication. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2016Behind our eyes: the second literary anthology of stories, poems and essays by writers with disabilities
Par Kate Chamberlin, Writers Disabilities. 2013
Anthology of memoirs, stories, poems, and essays by authors with disabilities. In "Banging the Drum Loudly" Peter Altschul describes how…
he performed with his school's marching band. In " A Prickly Tree" Robert Feinstein recounts his Jewish mother buying him a Christmas tree. 2013Like bug juice on a burger (Eleanor)
Par Matthew Cordell, Julie Sternberg. 2013
When Eleanor's grandma Sadie surprises her with a sleep-away camp trip over the summer, Eleanor is excited. But her enthusiasm…
wanes when faced with strange food and an embarrassingly low-level swim class. Sequel to Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie (DB 75193). For grades 2-4. 2013Alone
Par Megan E. Freeman. 2021
Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize–nominated…
poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town. When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone—left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddie's stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life?