Short Stories

Great Stories of Suspense & Adventure

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Copies: 5

In Great Stories of Suspense & Adventure, six spine-tingling experiences await you.

Great Stories of Suspense & Adventure

Tales for Very Picky Eaters

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A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.

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AD500L
Tales for Very Picky Eaters

Cloaked in Red (Unabridged)

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Humorous to horrifying versions of "Little Red Riding Hood" offer fantasy fiction with a unique contemporary voice.

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920L
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02:57
Cloaked in Red (Unabridged)

The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Diaries (Unabridged)

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Young Demigods,

Your Destiny Awaits!

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630L
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05:33
The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Diaries (Unabridged)

A Boy Called Slow (Unabridged)

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His father had earned the name Returns Again to Strike the Enemy, his uncle Four Horns - good, strong names. But the boy, born many winters ago to the Hunkpapa band of the Lakota Sioux, was called Slow.

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AD690L
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00:12
A Boy Called Slow (Unabridged)

Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys' Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys (Unabridged)

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This fast-paced, high-energy collection of short works features today's most popular writers and illustrators writing about what it means to be a guy. Contributors include Chris Crutcher, Stephen King, Matt Groening, Daniel Pinkwater, Neil Gaiman, and many more.

Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys' Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys (Unabridged)

The Lottery and Seven Other Stories (Unabridged)

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It's just townspeople picking numbers for the annual lottery...why, then, is there an ominous feeling to "The Lottery"? Find out, and listen to 7 other unique stories. The collection reveals Jackson's remarkable range, from hilarious to horrible, dealing with modern issues of alienation, empowerment, racism, and economic class.

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03:14
The Lottery and Seven Other Stories (Unabridged)

The Martian Chronicles (Unabridged)

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Ray Bradbury is a storyteller without peer, a poet of the possible, and, indisputably, one of America's most beloved authors. In a much-celebrated literary career that has spanned six decades, he has produced an astonishing body of work: unforgettable novels, essays, theatrical works, screenplays and teleplays, and numerous superb short-story collections.

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740L
Length: 
09:05
The Martian Chronicles (Unabridged)

The Julian Stories (Unabridged)

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Julian just can't resist a taste of the wonderful lemon pudding his father has made. But as he and his little brother, Huey, taste just a little bit more, the pudding is suddenly all gone!

This is a collection of six funny and lively tales.

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00:43
The Julian Stories (Unabridged)

Interpreter of Maladies (Unabridged)

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With accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.

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1050L
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06:16
Interpreter of Maladies (Unabridged)

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