short stories

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To build a fire and other stories

Includes twenty-five stories including the Klondike stories, and other stories spanning American author Jack London's career.

Altogether, one at a time

A collection of four short stories by E. L. Konigsburg that feature adolescents struggling to cope with difficult situations and learning how to do what is right.

Shattered

stories of children and war
Presents twelve short stories about the experiences of young children and teenagers in war, showing a variety of perspectives, and provides factual notes on each conflict dramatized.

Sherlock Holmes

the complete novels and stories
Presents Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's early novel "A Study in Scarlet, " which introduced the character of Sherlock Holmes; and includes the novel "The Sign of Four, " as well as thirty-six short stories.

Adaptations

from short story to big screen : 35 great stories that have inspired great films
Contains a collection of thirty-five short stories that were adapted to film, arranged by genre, and includes an examination of the process of turning a short piece of fiction into a screenplay. Features stories by Harvey Pekar, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, and Jean Shepherd.

Owly

A collection of graphic short stories that feature the adventures of Owly and his friends as they help each other and learn how to be nice.

Top teen stories

A compilation of short stories and extracts from novels about turning points in life, by twenty-six authors including Judy Blume, William Saroyan, L.M. Montgomery, and Roald Dahl.

Curses, Inc.

and other stories
A collection of short stories about magic spells, enchantments, and curses.

Nevermore

a graphic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories
Presents graphic novel adaptations of nine short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, including his classics "The Raven", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and "The Pit and the Pendulum".

The horrors

terrifying tales
A collection of fifteen short stories of ghostly encounters and werewolves by a number of known and unknown authors.

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