short stories

Contains illustrated adaptations of four stories by nineteenth-century American horror writer Edgar Allan Poe, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Oblong Box," "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," and "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether.".

Presents five stories about Tom Kitten and his sisters, two kindly but imprudent shopkeepers, and Cousin Ribby.

A collection of eight semi-autobiographical stories about the authors' experiences with sports while growing up.

A collection of short fiction stories by Neil Gaiman in which the main characters encounter gifts of magic and wonder.

Contains a collection of twelve short stories by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lee Martin about the themes of family, community, neighbors, and human relationships.

Collects twenty short mystery stories by American authors, including Brock Adams, Brendan DuBois, Beth Ann Fennelly, and Ed Gorman.

A collection of fifteen diverse fantasy stories.

Hugh does not like walking home alone through the woods which the other children say is inhabited by a monster, but today he has no choice, and it is not only his shadow that follows him--and that is only one of five scary stories included in this collection.

The Clark children are Mia's first babysitting job, and everything is going fine until she sees a life-sized doll sitting in the hallway; a doll that was not there before, a doll that Mr. Clark knows nothing about, and whose eyes follow Mia--and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection.

A magic mirror reveals itself to diverse princesses when each needs it most, illuminating how their power comes not from titles or beauty, but from inner strength.