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Par Agatha Christie. 1934
Par Forster, E. M.. 1879
Although he is best known for his exquisite novels, E. M. Forster also wrote remarkable short stories. He referred to…
his stories as 'fantasies' and his attraction to myth and magic is apparent in many of them. Like his novels, the stories - whether they are set in Italy, Greece, India, and other places Forster visited, or in England itself - contrast the freedom of paganism with the restraints of English civilization, the personal, sensual delights of the body with the impersonal, inhibiting rules imposed by society. Rich in irony and alive with sharp observations on the surprises life holds, the stories often feature violent events, discomforting coincidences, and other disruptive happenings that throw the characters' perceptions and beliefs off balance. This volume includes all twelve stories published during Forster's lifetime.Par Alegra Verde. 2011
When Glory James's boss catches her having sex with a client at the office, she expects to get reprimanded, not…
Bruce Davies's revelation that he wants her, too. Even more shocking is his confession that he likes to be told what to do in bed-and that Glory is aroused by the idea. . .Par Nancy Mercado. 2008
How magical is the experience of attending your very first baseball game and hearing the crack of the bat resound…
throughout the stadium? What's more terrifying than being out in left field praying the ball doesn't come your way? Who better are the friends you make while playing out on that diamond? Here are ten fictional stories that celebrate all aspects of the game of baseball. Baseball Crazy is a diverse collection that will hit a home run with all fans of the sport, from the most loyal old-timers to the newest rookies. Batter up! Stories by: Paul Acampora Joseph Bruchac Sue Corbett Ron Koertge Frank Portman David Rice John H. Ritter Charles R. Smith Jr. Jerry Spinelli Maria TestaPar Agatha Christie. 1971
Is it a gesture of goodwill or a sinister trap that lures Rupert St. Vincent and his family to a…
magnificent estate? How desperate is Joyce Lambert, a destitute young widow whose only recourse is to marry a man she despises? What unexpected circumstance stirs old loyalties in Theodora Darrell, an unfaithful wife about to run away with her lover? In this collection of short stories, the answers are as unexpected as they are satisfying. The Queen of Mystery takes bizarre romantic entanglements, supernatural visitations, and classic murder to inventive new heights.Par Agatha Christie. 1961
In one of London's most elegant shops,a decorative doll in green velvet adopts some rather human, and sinister, traits. .…
. . A country gentleman is questioned about a murder that has yet to be committed. . . . While summoning spirits, a medium is drawn closer to the world of the dead than she ever imagined possible. . . . In a small country church, a dying man's last word,sanctuary, becomes both an elegy and a clue to a crime. Only the Queen of Mystery could have conceived such delicious treats for suspense lovers. Only the inimitable Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple could solve them with such chilling perfection.Par Agatha Christie. 1930
Par Bel Kaufman. 2012
A new collection of short stories from the bestselling author of Up the Down StaircaseLa Tigresse and Other Short Stories…
collects Bel Kaufman s short stories together for the first time--and introduces eight stories never before published In the title piece first published in Esquire in 1948 an aging femme fatale finds herself finally understanding what it means to truly love someone when she meets--and has a short affair with--a plain balding Frenchman who affectionately calls her la tigresse In her story From a Teacher s Wastebasket Kaufman reveals the origins of her bestselling novel Up the Down Staircase In Varya we enjoy the story of a free-spirited determinedly optimistic Russian immigrant who wins over anyone who crosses her path In her deft perceptive stories Kaufman embraces the importance of joy and of living life to the fullestPar David Vann. 2010
In semiautobiographical stories set largely in David Vann's native Alaska, Legend of a Suicide follows Roy Fenn from his birth…
on an island at the edge of the Bering Sea to his return thirty years later to confront the turbulent emotions and complex legacy of his father's suicide.Par John Steinbeck. 1938
Par O. Henry. 1993
Eighty stories that display O. Henry's comic eye and unique, ironic approach to life's realities. These stories about con men…
and tricksters and 'innocent' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, they demonstrate O. Henry's mastery of speech and place, and highlight his appreciation of life's quirks.Par Tim Green, Jon Scieszka, Gordon Korman, Joseph Bruchac, Dan Gutman, Jacqueline Woodson, Anne Ursu, Chris Rylander. 2012
A lineman with something to prove -- A vendetta against a baseball legend -- The rise of a real-life NHL…
all-star -- The luckiest grapefruit in sports history... Open up The Sports Pages, the third volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading, and you're in for all of this and more. From fiction to nonfiction, from baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these are ten stories about the rush of victory and the crush of defeat on and off the field. Compiled by kid-lit all-star Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a thrilling collection of brand-new short stories from some of your favorite authors and athletes.Par Pete Hautman. 2007
Is there any greater thrill than staring down your opponent across the poker table, waiting for the card that will…
make or break your hand? Acclaimed YA novelist Pete Hautman would know-he's been a poker fanatic for thirty years. And with poker now an international TV phenomenon, the time seems right for an anthology about this most exciting game. From a contest that pits a hapless teen against his girlfriend's redneck family, to a midnight game with the Devil, to an Internet poker scheme gone horribly wrong, the stories here brilliantly reveal how poker can both irrevocably affect and eerily imitate teenage life.Par Pittacus Lore. 2015
In this exhilarating one-hundred-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, Mark James is…
on the run--and on the wrong side of the law--but he'll do whatever it takes to save Sarah Hart and help the Garde.A sequel to I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Return to Paradise, this novella picks up with Mark racing to Dulce, New Mexico, evading capture from both the Mogadorians and the FBI. On the road, his mysterious new ally--a fellow blogger from They Walk Among Us who Mark knows only by the screen name GUARD--sends him a care package to help in his quest to find Sarah. Inside is a stack of cash, high-tech equipment, and some seriously advanced weaponry, all begging Mark to once again ask the question: Just who exactly is this guy? As Mark gets closer to tracking down Sarah, he also gets closer to discovering the identity of this enigmatic figure who seems to know so much about the Loric. When the truth about GUARD is finally revealed, nothing will ever be the same.Par Pittacus Lore. 2015
In this astonishing one-hundred-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, meet Lexa, a…
Loric hacker whose unrivaled skills helped her narrowly escape her doomed planet, and who's been hiding on Earth ever since.Lexa was never part of the Elders' plan. She had no idea the Garde children were being evacuated to our planet. But when the Mogadorian attack began, she used her expertise to get an old spaceship in a museum operational once more and became irrevocably entwined with the Garde's fate. In addition to her friend, a pack of Chimæra, and a Cêpan named Crayton, her relic of a ship also carried Ella, the tenth Garde.With all of their Cêpans now gone, the Garde think they are the last of the Loric people. But they are wrong. They have forgotten all about the crew that brought them to Earth. Where have the pilots for both ships been all these years? And why haven't they joined in the fight against the Mogs? In The Navigator, discover the truth behind their escape from Lorien and what happened to them after they arrived on our planet.Par Portia Da Costa. 2012
Miranda Austin's personal assistant, Patrick Dove, knows just how to please her-professionally and personally. After a particularly stressful meeting, Patrick…
offers to whisk her away for an erotic break...and to relieve her from being in control. She may be in charge in the business world, but in the bedroom he's the one calling the shots...Par Elmore Leonard. 2015
A highly entertaining collection of never-before-seen stories and several previously published pieces from the bestselling master of crime fiction Elmore…
LeonardOver his long and illustrious career, Elmore Leonard was recognized as one of the greatest crime writers of all time, the author of dozens of bestselling books--many adapted for the big screen--as well as a master of short fiction. A superb stylist whose crisp, tight prose crackles with trademark wit and sharp dialogue, Leonard remains the standard for popular fiction and a literary model for writers of every genre.Marked by his unmistakable humor and grit, the stories in this collection--produced early in his career, when he was making his name particularly with westerns--reveal a writer in transition. In these tales Leonard explores new voices and locations, from the bars of small border towns in New Mexico to the seedy clubs of Detroit, from a film set in Hollywood where a struggling actor collapses in a valiant death again and again to a hotel in Southern Spain where oblivious, vacationing American couples drink the night away, and even to a military base in Kuala Lumpur and a small town in Mississippi during the Civil War. The stories also introduce us to classic Leonard characters, such as aging lawman Charlie Martz, who must face an old rival who returns seeking revenge, and weary former matador Eladio Montoya, who spends exhausting days working as a migrant farmer.Devoted Leonard aficionados and fans new to his fiction will marvel at these early works that reveal a developing artist on the cusp of greatness.Par Betsy Hearne. 2003
Meet Willa, a rebellious teenager who cannot resist adopting canine misfits, and Sam, who follows a dog and finds a…
girlfriend. Fiona's Border collie knows the secret her family has never guessed. Sly hopes his fierce Mutt will keep at bay the terrors of a dark city street. Betsy Hearne has skillfully crafted twelve short stories highlighting the special relationships that humans and dogs can share. Varied in tone and setting, her collection will make readers smile, cry, and keep turning the pages to see what happens in each new miniworld of real and imagined encounters.Par Jean Webster. 2004
One of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long-Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy…
Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer. Its sequel, Dear Enemy (1915), follows the progress of Judy's former orphanage, now run by her friend Sallie McBride, who struggles to give her young charges hope and a new life. .