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Arena: Will Test Her Courage And Change Her Life Forever
Par Karen Hancock. 2002
Allegorical Christian tale in which artist Callie Hayes is surreptitiously transported to an alien world. Armed with only a guidebook,…
she must trust the enigmatic Pierce, who helps her find a path through the treacherous Arena, her only hope of escape. Violence and some descriptions of sex. 2002Desperadoes
Par Martin Greenberg, Ed Gorman. 2001
A collection of seventeen short westerns about men in trouble--gamblers, outlaws, miners, and lawmen--some victims of circumstance, others because of…
their own doing. Includes Louis L'Amour's "The Town No Guns Could Tame" as well as works by Loren D. Estleman, Bill Pronzini, Bill Gulick, and others. 2001Murder is no mitzvah: Short Mysteries About Jewish Occasions
Par Abigail Browning. 2004
Short mysteries set against a background of Jewish culture and tradition and published between 1967 and 2000. Includes Doug Allyn's…
"The Christmas Mitzvah," Max Allan Collins's "Kaddish for the Kid," and Michael Kahn's "Bread of Affliction," in which a lawyer struggles to keep a Holocaust survivor's fortune from neo-Nazis. 2004Nightfall: and other stories
Par Isaac Asimov. 1969
Twenty science fiction stories written between 1941 and 1967. The title piece, considered a classic of the genre and later…
expanded into a novel, depicts civilization on the planet Lagash, where night falls once in two thousand years. Asimov's comments and notes precede each story. 1969Losing is not an option: stories
Par Rich Wallace. 2003
Nine interwoven episodes relate athlete Ronny's coming of age in small-town Pennsylvania, from sneaking into a football game in sixth…
grade to racing for the state track championship in high school. In "Dawn" he struggles with the rules of mutual attraction. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003God's gym: Stories
Par John Edgar Wideman. 2005
Ten stories about African Americans by a prize-winning author. In "Weight" a son honors his mother, who shoulders life's calamities…
the way others lift weights, by saying she should wear a T-shirt with "God's Gym" printed on it. Other themes include love, death, and age-old mysteries. Strong language and some violence. 2005Flip
Par David Lubar. 2003
Eighth-grader Taylor and her twin brother, Ryan, are complete opposites. So when trouble-making Ryan discovers mysterious alien disks that enable…
him to become legends from the past--Babe Ruth, Albert Einstein, and others--Taylor tries to keep him out of trouble. For grades 5-8. 2003Strangers
Par Gardner R Dozois. 1978
On the planet Weinunnach, graphic artist Joseph Farber lives uneasily in a colony of Earthmen among the native Cian. One…
night he ventures from the enclave and meets Liraun, a humanoid Cian, and falls in love. Fundamental differences between their alien cultures complicate their blossoming romance. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1978The courage consort: three novellas
Par Michel Faber. 2004
Author of bestseller The Crimson Petal and the White (BR 14394) presents three tales of desolation and resolution. In the…
title piece, an a cappella vocal ensemble rehearses a challenging new work in a Belgian chateau. The soprano contemplates suicide until a tragedy shocks her into reality. 2004Tripping over the lunch lady: and other school stories
Par Nancy Mercado. 2004
A collection of ten humorous short stories about school life. In the title piece an accident-prone fifth grader, nicknamed Jinx,…
hopes to excel at square dancing. In "Tied to Zelda" the best athlete in the class is paired with a computer nerd for a three-legged race. For grades 4-7. 2004A Sterkarm kiss (Sequel to The Sterkarm Handshake)
Par Susan Price. 2004
Andrea Mitchell from The Sterkarm Handshake (DB 51934) returns to sixteenth-century Great Britain in the Time Tube. Her lover Per…
marries into a rival clan, rekindling a civil war. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2003Crazy loco: stories
Par David Rice, Christian Clayton. 2001
Alien in a bottle
Par Kathy Mackel. 2004
Eighth-grader Sean Winger feels destined to be a glassblower but his parents strongly disapprove. His stargazer classmate Olivia Ricci assists…
him. So does an odd assortment of extraterrestrials Sean came to know after discovering two of them in a glass bottle in the ocean. For grades 5-8. 2004The danger zone and other stories (Crippen & Landru lost classics)
Par Erle Stanley Gardner, Bill Pronzini. 2004
Eleven previously uncollected tales by mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970), creator of lawyer-detective Perry Mason. The stories, most from…
the 1930s, feature such characters as unorthodox PI Snowy Shane, gentleman burglar George Brokay, and an ex-con who utilizes his "talents" for good. Introduction by Bill Pronzini. Some violence. 2004The mighty johns: 1 novella & 13 superstar short stories from the finest in mystery & suspense
Par David Baldacci. 2002
In David Baldacci's "The Mighty Johns," college football star Tor North tackles a forty-year-old mystery--the disappearance of an All American…
tailback during a game. The novella kicks off this sports fiction anthology that also features works by Lawrence Block, Dennis Lehane, Brad Meltzer, and others. Strong language. 2002Wariwulf: 3, Les hyrcanoï (Wariwulf. #3.)
Par Bryan Perro. 2010
" Après un long périple, le Râjâ est enfin de retour au sanctuaire du lac, mais rien ne va plus…
dans son royaume. Ses armées sont moribondes, sa mère, Électra, est morte, et son peuple est apeuré et perdu. Sénosiris, son seul ami, le quitte pour se lancer à la poursuite de son fils unique... " -- 4e de couvLes jeux de la nuit: nouvelles
Par Jim Harrison. 2010
« Jim Harrison tisse trois destins solitaires, trois personnages tragiques en quête de rédemption qui évoluent dans l'Amérique idéale de…
l'écrivain, aux habitants aussi rudes que les saisons du Montana. Les trois nouvelles des Jeux de la nuit mettent en scène autant d existences magnifiques et rebelles, qui trouvent leur salut dans la beauté de la nature, des mots et des sens. » -- 4e de couvLes petites filles dans leurs papiers de soie: nouvelles ((Collection Plume).)
Par Morgan Le Thiec. 2009
"Les quatorze nouvelles de ce recueil évoquent toutes l'héritage de l'enfance. Dans la brièveté du récit, Morgan Le Thiec fait…
surgir chez ses personnages le lien aigu qui existe entre ce qu'ils sont et l'enfance qu'ils ont vécue. Saisis au moment d'un malaise ou d'un choc qui fait ressortir la complexité de leurs destins, ces êtres se révèlent soudain, bousculés par une décision, un geste, un sentiment. Blotti au creux des silences, chacun d'eux trouve ses propres solutions de survie : s'accrocher à l'autre ou le fuir. Assumer l'infidélité ou l'exil. Sculpter pour témoigner ou s'amputer d'une part de soi-même. Abandonner un nouveau-né ou aider une petite fille à venir au monde. Mentir ou échouer à dire l'essentiel, dans une chambre de motel, un café, lors d'une entrevue scabreuse, ou assis sur les marches d'un bungalow, au bout du monde..." -- 4e de couvNecessary noise: stories about our families as they really are
Par Michael Cart, Charlotte Noruzi. 2003
Ten short stories portraying different kinds of family scenes. "Visit" by Walter Dean Myers describes a father's awkward meeting with…
his long-abandoned son, a death row convict. In "Snowbound" by Lois Lowry, a college girl returns home to introduce her unwashed, obnoxious boyfriend. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Max Brand's best western stories: v. III
Par Max Brand. 1987
Seven short stories written in the 1930s feature high-noon shoot-outs, canyon avalanches, cross-country chases, and bare-knuckle brawls. Each stars a…
classic hero, horse, and villain. Stories include "Reata's Peril Trek," "The Third Bullet," and "Crazy Rhythm." Some violence. 1987