Secrets: Stories Selected by Marthe Jocelyn
Selected by Marthe Jocelyn
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 5, 2009
Price: $7.99
In all their permutations, these unforgettable stories explore one of the irresistible facets of human nature, the fact that everyone has a secret. Marthe Jocelyn has selected twelve stories
by several of the best authors in North America to explore the nature and the power of secrets. Sometimes secrets can be...
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Necklace of Raindrops
and Other Stories
Written by Joan Aiken
Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2009
Price: $4.99
Here are eight gloriously imaginative stories for eight satisfying sessions of bedtime reading. There’s a flying apple pie, a cat that’s bigger than an elephant, a house that lays an egg, storybook animals that leap out of their books at night, and a wealth of other wonderful characters and ideas, all...
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Bambert's Book of Missing Stories
Written by Reinhardt Jung
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2009
Price: $4.99
ONE DAY, MR. Bambert, a sweet but shy man, decides to send 11 stories out into the world. He attaches them to little hot-air balloons and lets them go on windy nights with a letter asking that whoever finds them send them back. Wherever the stories are returned from is where...
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War Is...
Soldiers, Survivors and Storytellers Talk about War
Edited by Marc Aronson and Patty Campbell
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $6.99
In a provocative anthology, two editors with opposing viewpoints present
an unflinching collection of works refl ecting on the nature of war.Marc Aronson thinks war is inevitable. Patty Campbell thinks war is cruel, deceptive, and wrong. But both agree on one thing: that teens need to hear the truthful voices of those...
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The Realm of Possibility
Written by David Levithan
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $8.99
Here’s what I know about the realm of possibility—
it is always expanding, it is never what you think
it is. Everything around us was once deemed
impossible. From the airplane overhead to
the phones in our pockets to the choir girl
putting her arm around the metalhead.
As hard as it...
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Tales of Terror from Edgar Allan Poe
Written by Edgar Allan Poe
Illustrated by Michael McCurdy
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $10.99
Six of Poe’s most macabre tales are presented in this powerfully illustrated edition that comes with an unabridged CD narration of four of the shorter tales. The classic tales included on the 75 minute CD and read by Edward Blake are “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Black Cat,” “The...
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The Ghosts of Kerfol
Written by Deborah Noyes
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $16.99
In an enthralling work of Gothic suspense, an Edith Wharton story inspires five connected tales set in the same haunted manor over the centuries.In her classic ghost story "Kerfol," Edith Wharton tells the tale of Anne de Barrigan, a young Frenchwoman convicted of murdering her husband, the jealous Yves de Cornault...
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Tales from the Waterhole
Candlewick Sparks
Written by Bob Graham
Illustrated by Bob Graham
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $4.99
"A warm ode to the unplanned days of summer. Friends of George and Martha or Frog and Toad will read these stories over and over." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)
Morris the crocodile and his best friend, Billy, a tortoise, like nothing better than messing around at the waterhole with their animal...
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Finding Our Way
Written by Rene Saldana, Jr.
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
THESE STORIES TAKE the reader to meet mochos; cholos; Mr. and Mrs. Special; Manny with his mysterious phone calls; Melly, who dreams of being the first girl to take the Dive; Andy and Ruthie, who find that being “boyfriend-girlfriend” takes on new meaning the night of the prom; and Chuy, who...
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Not Like I'm Jealous or Anything
The Jealousy Book
Edited by Marissa Walsh
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $8.99
We’ve all been there. We’ve all felt that pang. It’s hard to stop the “green-eyed monster” once it rears its ugly head. We asked 13 writers to share their visions of jealousy and this collection of short stories, essays, and one poem was their response.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Shattered
Stories of Children and War
Written by Jennifer Armstrong
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.99
As bullets ring and bombs are dropped, children watch—mostly from the sidelines, but occasionally in the direct line of fire. Unaware of the political issues or power struggles behind the battle, all they know are the human, emotional consequences of this thing called war. This collection examines all of war’s implications...
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What a Song Can Do
12 Riffs on the Power of Music
Written by Jennifer Armstrong
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
This compelling collection of stories explores the powerful impact that music has in our lives—especially in the lives of teens. Each story strikes a new note: Ron Koertge introduces us to the boys in the band—the marching band; Joseph Bruchac contributes a Native American boy with no rhythm whatsoever; Jennifer Armstrong...
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Young Warriors
Stories of Strength
Written by Tamora Pierce and Josepha Sherman
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $9.99
WHAT MAKES A warrior?
This gutsy collection of 15 original short stories compiled by bestselling author Tamora Pierce and anthologist-author Josepha Sherman answers this question with thought, heart, a lot of variety, and an occasional wink.
Contributors include some of today’s most-beloved fantasy and sciencefiction authors: Tamora Pierce, Holly Black, Pamela Service, Margaret...
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Red Spikes
Written by Margo Lanagan
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $7.99
Margo Lanagan's electrifying stories take place in worlds not quite our own, and yet each one illuminates what it is to be human. They are stories of yearning for more, and learning to live with what you have. Stories that show the imprint love leaves on us all.
If you think you...
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Red Spikes
Written by Margo Lanagan
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $16.99
Margo Lanagan's electrifying stories take place in worlds not quite our own, and yet each one illuminates what it is to be human. They are stories of yearning for more, and learning to live with what you have. Stories that show the imprint love leaves on us all.
If you think you...
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First Times
Stories Selected by Marthe Jocelyn
Edited by Marthe Jocelyn
Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $9.95
“First times” can be life-changing experiences. Marthe Jocelyn has selected fourteen unforgettable stories, written by several of the best authors in North America, which explore human nature and take the reader on a transforming journey. From innocent firsts, such as first blue jeans, first boyfriend, first job, first step into adulthood...
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Also available as an
eBook.
The Monster in the Backpack
Candlewick Sparks
Written by Lisa Moser
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $4.99
Having trouble with your backpack zipper? Maybe there’s a monster inside! A little girl slowly warms up to her unexpected guest in this funny story.When Annie unzips her backpack and finds a monster inside, it’s hard to say who is more shocked. "AAAAHHHH!" yells the monster. "EEEEEEKKKK!" yells Annie. Then the...
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Young Warriors
Stories of Strength
Written by Tamora Pierce and Josepha Sherman
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2006
Price: $9.99
WHAT MAKES A warrior?
This gutsy collection of 15 original short stories compiled by bestselling author Tamora Pierce and anthologist-author Josepha Sherman answers this question with thought, heart, a lot of variety, and an occasional wink.
Contributors include some of today’s most-beloved fantasy and sciencefiction authors: Tamora Pierce, Holly Black, Pamela Service, Margaret...
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Also available as an
eBook.
The Peterkin Papers
Written by Lucretia P. Hale
Format: Hardcover, 324 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: $18.95
Before Amelia Bedelia and the Stupids there were the Peterkins. The Peterkin Papers collects all of Lucretia Hale’s beloved tales of a thoroughly silly family.The Peterkin Papers record the antics of the most memorably and hopelessly bumbling of respectable American families. Confronted by the endless challenges of daily life, the Peterkins...
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The Monster in the Backpack
Candlewick Sparks
Written by Lisa Moser
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: July 25, 2006
Price: $14.99
Having trouble with your backpack zipper? Maybe there's a monster inside! Annie warms up to the exasperating but lovable creature she finds in her backpack in this humorous story complemented by energetic illustrations.When Annie unzips her new flowered backpack and finds a monster
inside, it's hard to say who is more...
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The Realm of Possibility
Written by David Levithan
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $8.99
Here’s what I know about the realm of possibility—
it is always expanding, it is never what you think
it is. Everything around us was once deemed
impossible. From the airplane overhead to
the phones in our pockets to the choir girl
putting her arm around the metalhead.
As hard as it...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Secrets: Stories Selected by Marthe Jocelyn
Selected by Marthe Jocelyn
Format: Trade Paperback, 184 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $8.95
In all their permutations, these unforgettable stories explore one of the irresistible facets of human nature, the fact that everyone has a secret. Marthe Jocelyn has selected twelve stories
by several of the best authors in North America to explore the nature and the power of secrets. Sometimes secrets can be...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Tales of Terror from Edgar Allan Poe
Written by Edgar Allan Poe
Illustrated by Michael McCurdy
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2005
Price: $15.95
Six of Poe’s most macabre tales are presented in this powerfully illustrated edition that comes with an unabridged CD narration of four of the shorter tales. The classic tales included on the 75 minute CD and read by Edward Blake are “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Black Cat,” “The...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Tales from the Waterhole
Written by Bob Graham
Illustrated by Bob Graham
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2004
Price: $16.99
The extraordinarily gifted illustrator and storyteller Bob Graham turns his distinctive attention to the animals of the African plains.Morris the crocodile and his best friend, Billy, a tortoise, like nothing better than messing around down at the waterhole. After all, that’s where their friends gather: zebras, hippos, giraffes, elephants, warthogs, and...
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