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Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, the San Francisco Chronicle, Kirkus Reviews, and the Washington Post Book World.
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Gathering and Actress, this is a collection of sharp, unpredictable short fiction about people struggling to connect in an increasingly disconnected world.
Yesterday's Weather shows us a rapidly changing Ireland, a land of family and tradition, but also, increasingly,...
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"Celebrated for her powerful short fiction, Claire Keegan now gifts us three exquisite stories together forming a brilliant examination of gender dynamics and an arc from Keegan's earliest to her most recent work. In "So Late in the Day," Cathal faces a long weekend as his mind agitates over a woman with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently; in "The Long and Painful Death" a writer's arrival at the seaside home of Heinrich Böll...
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"A captivating collection of ghost stories from "one of the most gifted writers working today" (New York Times), Night Side of the River is as ingeniously provocative as it is downright spooky. In this delightfully chilling collection, the iconic JeanetteWinterson turns her fearless gaze to the realm of ghosts, interspersing her own encounters with the supernatural alongside hair-raising fictions. Lifting the veil between the living and the dead,...
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Frederik Pohl, the bestselling author of The Boy Who Would Live Forever, is famous for his novels, but first and foremost, he is a master of the science fiction short story.
For more than fifty years he has been writing incisive, entertaining SF stories, several hundred in all. Even while writing his bestselling triple-crown (Hugo, Nebula, Campbell Award) novel Gateway and the other Heechee Saga novels, he has always written short fiction.
Now,...
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"A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times-bestselling James Lee Burke. Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction,featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the...
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A pile of sensational bizarre blood cases, a cold silent body, what kind of crimes and secrets are hidden? A calm and wise female forensic doctor, an experienced criminal investigation captain, in the face of a paper forensic identification, one by one, the blood, violence and terror behind the dissection of the body, everything seems to have no trace, but in the bizarre doomed to the curse of the murderer
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First published in 2014, this tenth-anniversary edition of the award-winning collection includes three new stories.A young mother intrudes in the life of an older woman, thinking she knows what's best. An academic becomes convinced that he is haunted by his double. Two children spy on their supposedly criminal neighbours. A man enables his cousin's predatory impulses out of loyalty, and a circus performer dreams of a perfect wedding. These characters...
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IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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A pair of mysterious magic shoes appears every night under Daphne's bed, and they give her the ability to walk through solid objects, like a phantom, but there are consequences for wearing them--and that is only one of the chilling stories in this collection.
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When Bradley takes a shortcut through the graveyard one evening, he encounters a mysterious girl who keeps jumping out from behind the gravestones; she is wearing clothes that resemble a doll that Bradley took from his sister and accidentally ruined, and now that doll with the melted face is back for revenge--and the reader will find five more equally chilling stories in this collection.
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This book contains five beautiful and heartwarming children's stories. These stories are pure magic and wonderful for kids of all ages. Get ready, for a great adventure with such stories as, The Legend of the Ghost Bells, The Milagro at Christmas, The Frog who would be King, The Mystery of Cachucha Negra, and The Big Yellow Spaceship. by author Frank Solis. The book is now available at your favorite bookstore.
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A moving and heart-warming short story from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written by 14-year-old competition winner and illustrated by one of Ireland's best loved and award-winning book creators. Ruka is different from all the other ten-year-olds in the village, lacking the magical powers needed to begin training as, a young sorcerer. Lonely and insecure, she runs away into the forest in despair. But, escaping the familiar presents new challenges...
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A dramatic short story taken from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written by a number-one bestselling author When Fleece, one of the foot soldiers of the valiant Hibernian Army, is sent to battle the demons of the Fomorian Empire, he becomes the accidental Hero of Drumree. Much to his surprise. Derek Landy's action-packed tale is perfectly complemented by Alan Clarke's brilliantly dramatic artwork. Look out for the other eleven stories - also available...
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Most parents start reading books to the children around two years of age, for the most part, the characters in the books are imaginary or fanciful to encourage good behavior such as sharing and tolerance. As I have seen in my grandchildren with improvement in reading skill, there is a tendency to move on to more advanced complicated fiction readings, supernatural mystical and space stories, less attention given to writing about our environment and...
14) Annie's Pram
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Little Jane has a doll called Annie. She desperately wants a pram for Annie but cannot afford one. One day, while playing in the park Jane finds a man's wallet lying on the pathway. She takes it to her mother who takes her and the wallet to a policeman. How can finding the wallet help Jane get a pram for Annie? A fun read written in reverse chronology and with a simple message.
15) Flop
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Flop is a spirited little rabbit who, together with his friends, goes on wonderful adventures in the woods where they live. From a bad incident to an encounter with a regal creature and chasing treasure at the end of a rainbow, the adventures provide valuable and relatable life lessons for Flop and his friends.
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All the wonderful things to behold, And all the marvelous things to be told, A little family wants to explain, What is home? Written by the best-selling author, Sara Galadari, What is Home? is a heartfelt love letter for parents to read to their little ones before their slumber.
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Way down in Penguin Land lived two best friends, Clutch and Haiven. While Haiven was serious and studious, Clutch was imaginative and playful. As Clutch always imagined himself as a mighty warrior penguin, he did not always pay attention to his teacher in the classroom. One day, this got him in very serious trouble when he was out playing. The question was, could Haiven arrive in time to save his friend?
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Neen, dubbed Little Elf because of her small stature, had worked all year on one of Santa's assembly lines, wrapping dolls for delivery on Christmas Eve, and she was proud of what she had accomplished. But something puzzled her. Why, she wondered, did Santa's elves work so long and so hard, without complaint, just to make the world's children happy on one day of the year? It didn't make any sense to her. What is so special about that day? She'd asked...
19) Wee Stories
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Now for the first time the entire collection of wee stories in one volume with some wee poems thrown in. Children's stories suitable for a wide range of ages. Including How the Herring Became a Kipper, Dunn's Magnificent Idea and The Skeleton Cat.Recommendations:E.L. Parfitt had the most "fabulous, stupendous magnificent idea" when she decided to create a series of 'Wee Stories'. Whether she wrote them in her pyjamas, or not, I'll never know. But...
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Step into a world where vegetables come to life and form an unlikely, yet heartwarming, community in the cool and comforting confines of a refrigerator.
Adventures in the Refrigerator: Tales of the Vegetable Community is a collection of enchanting stories that transport young readers into the whimsical and imaginative lives of these vibrant characters.
In this delightful book, young children will discover a series of captivating tales filled with...
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