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The daybreak bond (Firefly code. #2.)
Par Megan Frazer Blakemore. 2017
Mori and her friends set out to seek help for Ilana from Dr. Varden, one of the founders of Old…
Harmonie, but meeting Outsiders gives them new perspective on their utopian community. Sequel to "The firefly code". Grades 2-4. 2017.The collected stories of Lydia Davis
Par Lydia Davis. 2014
Lydia Davis is one of our most original and influential writers, a storyteller celebrated for her emotional acuity, her formal…
inventiveness, and her ability to capture the mind in overdrive. This volume contains all her stories to date. 2014. Uniform title: Short storiesThe desert and the blade: a novel of the change (Emberverse. #12.)
Par S. M Stirling. 2015
Reiko, Empress of Japan, has allied herself with Princess Órlaith, heir to the High Kingdom of Montival, to find the…
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cutting Sword, a legendary treasure of an ancient dynasty that confers valour and victory to its bearer. Órlaith understands all too well the power it signifies. Her own inherited blade, the Sword of the Lady, was both a burden and a danger to her father, Rudi Mackenzie, as it failed to save the king from being assassinated. But the fabled sword lies deep with the Valley of Death, and the search will be far from easy. And war is building, in Montival and far beyond. Sequel to "The Golden Princess"; followed by "Prince John". 2015.The dinner party: and other stories
Par Joshua Ferris. 2017
The Elizabeth stories
Par Isabel Huggan. 1984
A series of stories linked by a girl growing up in a small town. In "Jack of hearts", Elizabeth is…
cast in a male role for a ballet recital, and in "Sorrows of the flesh", a crush on the science teacher turns sour when he is exposed as a wife beater. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1984.The elephant and my Jewish problem: selected stories and journals, 1957-1987
Par Hugh Nissenson. 1988
Short stories and journal entries which describe the Jewish experience from the turn of the century to the aftermath of…
the Holocaust and the beginning of the state of Israel. 1988.The hangman (Good reads series)
Par Louise Penny. 2010
On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On…
his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2010.The hammer of God
Par Arthur C Clarke. 1994
An amateur astronomer on Mars first spots the asteroid falling sunwards, and when its orbit is computed it is called…
Kali after the goddess of destruction. It is 65 million years since the reign of the giant reptiles ended and now Kali threatens a similar fate for mankind. As captain of the research vessel Goliath, Robert Singh is put in charge of the immense task of pushing an asteroid off course. But even the most meticulous planning cannot anticipate the human factor. 1994.The honeymoon house
Par Grace Livingston Hill. 1984
The hour of bad decisions
Par Russell Wangersky. 2006
A short fiction collection of characters, caught in a variety of human circumstances, making some outstandingly bad decisions. A labourer…
enjoys new-found popularity among his co-workers after losing several fingers in a work accident, and in the face of returning invisibility, makes a desperate decision; a man on an ill-conceived vacation decides to stay in a hot tub all day and all night, rather than face his disintegrating family. Some descriptions of violence. Some descriptions of sex. Some strong language. 2006.The heritage of Hastur (Darkover. #18.)
Par Marion Zimmer Bradley. 2018
Longest and most intricate of the Darkover books, this is a brilliant epic of the pivotal event in the strange…
love-hate relationship between the Terran worlds and the semi-alien offspring of forgotten peoples. This is the novel of the Hastur tradition and of the showdown between those who would bargain away their world for the glories of star-borne science and those who would preserve the special "matrix" power that was at once the prize and the burden of ruddy-sunned Darkover. Sequel to "Star of danger", followed by "The planet savers". 2018.The Horrors -- Book Two: terrifying tales (Terrifying Tales Ser. #2)
Par Peter Carver. 2006
More original short horror stories by Canadian authors. Tales of ghosts, werewolves, and vampires, including "Prince Sandred," about a necrophiliac…
prince searching for his perfect love. Other stories deal with aspects of teen life, like how do you deal with an abusive parent, or what happens if your teacher is a psycho murderer? Sequel to "The horrors - book one: terrifying tales" (DC28947). For senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.The Horrors -- Book One: terrifying tales (Terrifying Tales Ser. #1)
Par Peter Carver. 2005
A collection of 15 horror stories by Canadian young adult writers. A yearbook editor makes psychic predictions about students' futures;…
when one girl is killed in an accident as foretold, the students realize they could be next. In another, a girl can't understand why her family has locked her out of the house and why no one will talk to her, but when she overhears her friends talking about a train crash, she realizes that she was the victim. Followed by "The horrors - book two: terrifying tales" (DC28948). For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2005.The host: a novel
Par Stephenie Meyer. 2009
The earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their…
bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading 'soul' who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Includes strong language, sex and violence. 2009.The house at Pooh Corner
Par A. A Milne. 2003
The heart of valor: a Confederation novel (Confederation of valor series. #3.)
Par Tanya Huff. 2009
Jumping at the chance to go to Crucible, the Marine Corps training planet, to work with Major Svensson, Gunnery Sergeant…
Torin Kerr finds herself caught in a desperate fight for survival when someone begins attacking the training scenarios. Sequel to "The better part of valor", followed by "Valor's trial". 2009.The home front: collected stories
Par Margaret Craven. 1981
Collection of 25 stories including accounts of young women working diligently on the home front during World War II; tales…
about near-quitters who finally succeed, and descriptions of missionary work in British Columbia. 1981.The hills: more tales from the Blue Stacks, stories of Ireland
Par Robert Bernen. 1983
The hidden folk: stories of fairies, dwarves, selkies, and other secret beings
Par Lise Lunge-Larsen. 2004
This collection of short stories explores the so-called hidden folk, such as selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, and river sprites,…
and how they can be linked to many parts of our everyday life and our history. Including tales about how parsley was created, and how Lord Nelson learned a strict lesson. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4. 2004.The Heavenly Village (Blue Sky Press Novel)
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1999
Seven tales of recently deceased persons who are not quite ready to give up Earth and enter Heaven. God places…
these embodied spirits in the Heavenly Village, a wayside where they can "finish their stories" before ascending to perfect happiness. Junior and Senior High and older readers. c1999.