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Whodunit?: detective stories
Par Philip Pullman. 2007
Sixteen stories of crimes ranging from cold-blooded murder to dognapping, in settings that include an Egyptian tomb, a sinister English…
country house, and New York City streets. In "Butch Minds the Baby" by Damon Runyon, a safecracker takes his infant son along on a job. For grades 6-9. 1998The Rumpelstiltskin problem
Par Vivian Vande Velde. 2002
Baseball crazy: ten short stories that cover all the bases
Par Nancy Mercado, Nancy E. Mercado. 2008
Ten authors write about hometown baseball and its players--good, mediocre, and bad. In Joseph Bruchac's "Ball Hawk," Mitchell, whose deceased…
father was a Native American and a great ball player, heeds his uncle's lessons and finally hits a long, high ball to an unusual catcher. For grades 4-7. 2008Passion and poison: tales of shape-shifters, ghosts, and spirited women
Par Janice Del Negro. 2007
Eerie stories of things that are not what they seem. In "Skulls and Bones, Ghosts and Gold" housekeeper Pearl braves…
a cemetery at midnight to fetch a skull and win a bet for her master. In "Rubies" a woman tries to avenge her sister's murder. For grades 5-8. 2007Further chronicles of Avonlea (Children's Continuous Ser.)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1920
Anne of Green Gables lives near Avonlea, a town on the seaside hills of Prince Edward Island. In this second…
volume of stories about Anne's neighbors, a girl risks losing her mother to find her long-lost father, and a ghost leads a woman to her dream. For grades 5-8. 1920Chronicles of Avonlea (Avonlea Ser. #No. 3)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1993
Twelve stories about residents of Prince Edward Island, home to Anne Shirley and Green Gables farm. Includes the tales of…
Old Lady Lloyd's deep secret and the fifteen-year courtship of shy Theodora Dix. Companion to the Anne of Green Gables series. For grades 5-8. 1912Owning it: stories about teens with disabilities
Par Donald R. Gallo. 2008
Ten tales of teens dealing with school, teachers, parents, friends, the opposite sex--and a physical or mental disability. In "See…
You" two legally blind classmates are bullied. "Brainiac" portrays a girl's return to college after a brain-damaging accident. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2008Scary stories
Par Peter Glassman. 2006
Twenty tales of terror by classic authors Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Washington Irving and modern authors Roald Dahl,…
Stephen King, and Joyce Carol Oates. In Margaret Mahy's "Fingers on the Back of the Neck," a boy betrays his great-grandmother's trust--with dire consequences. For grades 6-9. 2006If my mom were a platypus: mammal babies and their mothers
Par Dia L Michels. 2005
Discusses the birth, growth, instincts, and feeding habits of fourteen mammals: platypus, elephant, koala, monkey, whale, giraffe, shrew, seal, bat,…
lion, bear, hippopotamus, orangutan, and human. Covers length of time mothers stay with their babies and what mothers teach them. For grades 3-6. 2005What they found: love on 145th street
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2007
Fifteen stories set in Harlem centering around different aspects of love. In the first tale a dying man asks that…
his memorial service be held at the grand opening of his family's beauty salon. Companion to 145th Street (RC 65859, BR 13133). Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2007Adventures in the West: stories for young readers
Par Eric Melvin Reed, Susanne George-Bloomfield. 2007
Twenty-six short western adventure stories originally published in two children's magazines, Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas, written between the 1890s…
and World War I. Includes "The Buffalo Hunt," "Our First Well in Nebraska," and "Sister Anne and the Cowboy," among others. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2007Encyclopedia Brown keeps the peace (Encyclopedia Brown #6)
Par Donald J. Sobol. 2008
Clues provided in ten cases challenge the reader to try to think the way Encyclopedia Brown does and solve each…
mystery. Join him in cases with suspicious cave drawings, a mysterious wanted man, a valuable missing diamond ring, and others. For grades 3-6. 1969The tales of Uncle Remus: the adventures of Brer Rabbit
Par Julius Lester. 1999
A retelling of forty-eight Brer Rabbit tales in "modified, contemporary, Southern black English," with modern allusions. Includes "How the Animals…
Came to Earth," "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby," and "Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Bear." For grades 5-8 and older readers. Coretta Scott King Award. 1987Strange happenings: five tales of transformation
Par Avi. 2005
Five stories of fantasy in which strange changes occur. A boy and a cat trade places, a young man learns…
the price of selfishness, and an invisible princess finds herself. In "Curious," twelve-year-old Jeff is overwhelmed by curiosity about the local baseball team's alien mascot. For grades 5-8. 2006When Shlemiel went to Warsaw and other stories: and Other Stories (Sunburst Ser.)
Par Isaac Bashevis Singer, Margot Zemach. 1968
Eight tales based on traditional Jewish themes from Eastern Europe and filled with fools and wise men, witches, demons, and…
devils. In the title story, Shlemiel is so stubborn that he won't believe his own eyes. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery Honor Book. 1968Zelda and Ivy, the runaways: Candlewick Sparks (Beginning chapter book)
Par Laura McGee Kvasnosky. 2006
Three short stories featuring fox sisters Zelda and Ivy. They run away from home, but only as far as their…
own backyard; bury a time capsule; and try a secret concoction when Zelda has writer's block. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2006Dude!: stories and stuff for boys
Par David Harrison, David L. Harrison, Sandy Asher. 2006
Original stories, poems, plays, and real boyhood reminiscences offered by popular writers. The poem "Take It from Me, Kid" warns…
good-humoredly about the pitfalls of being a teenager. After learning about his half brother's suicide, in a "Family Meeting," Kevin makes a secret promise to live fully. For grades 5-8. 2006Every man for himself: ten short stories about being a guy
Par Walter Dean Myers, Mo Willems, David Levithan, Terry Trueman, David Lubar, Paul Acampora, Nancy Mercado, Edward Averett, Ronald Koertge, C. E. Thompson, Rene Saldana. 2005
Ten diverse short stories by well-known authors illustrate events that can shape a boy into a man. In Walter Dean…
Myers's "The Prom Prize" Fly raffles himself off for a date. In "Shockers" Steve finds a mentor in his girlfriend's father. For senior high readers. 2005The complete tales of Beatrix Potter: the 23 original Peter Rabbit books
Par Beatrix Potter. 1989
Collection of classic stories with animal characters by British author. Presented in chronological order with a brief note about the…
origins of each piece. Begins with "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," first published in 1902. For grades K-3 and older readers. 1989Gothic!: ten original dark tales
Par Deborah Noyes. 2004
Horror stories for young adults by authors Vivian Vande Velde, Neil Gaiman, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, and others. In Janni…
Lee Simner's "Stone Tower," a sorcerer's teenaged daughter fights to regain her will and free her boyfriend from an evil spell. For senior high readers. 2004