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Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
280 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A trio of suspenseful love stories includes "White Out," in which Hope Bradshaw offers shelter to a stranger in the middle of a deadly blizzard only to discover that a wanted criminal is on the loose in the area.
Author
Publisher
Pocket Bks
Pub. Date
[1992 c1976]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
237p
Language
English
Description
Two novellas and one short story, based on the author's own experiences, center on a young man's discovery of life and art, and of their proximities, in the woods of western Montana
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 482 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve short stories feature suspenseful tales about a loyal housekeeper who tries to find out who killed her boss and a washed-up Hollywood actor who takes a huge risk.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
188 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and weaves them into one funny, poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 252 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From a chorus of bestselling historical fiction writers, a breathtaking book inspired by the day tens of thousands of women marched for the right to vote on October, 23, 1915. Includes an introduction by Kristin Hannah and stories by Lisa Wingate, M. J. Rose, Steve Berry, Paula McLain, Katherine J. Chen, Christina Baker Kline, Jamie Ford, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Megan Chance, Alyson Richman, Chris Bohjalian, and Fiona Davis"--
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"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...
34) Tell tale
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of short tales features a series of protagonists reflecting the author's experiences with the people he has met and the cultures he has visited throughout the past decade.
36) Inside straight
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 20
Physical Desc
384 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A new generation of aces comes of age as twenty-one of them compete against each other in a series of tasks and stunts on the blockbuster TV reality show "American Hero," and John Fortune, son of the show's creator, discovers his destiny.
38) I, Richard
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
244 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of five stories of human weakness and psychological suspense includes one tale that features a cameo appearance by a young Inspector Thomas Lynley.
39) Fahrenheit 451
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In a society in which books are outlawed, Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom.