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Still more two-minute mysteries

A collection of sixty-three short mysteries filled with tricky clues. The reader is invited to solve the case before reading the solution for each mystery.

Nighttime

too dark to see
Contains eight stories for young readers about a ghost train, a boy who is literally consumed by video games, a destroyed hotel that is still accepting guests, and other spooky happenings.

The eternal smile

three stories
A collection of three graphic stories featuring Duncan, a charming prince hoping to win the princess's hand; Gran'pa Greenbax, a greedy old frog who longs to find true happiness; and Janet, a busy working woman who thinks she has found true love with a Nigerian prince who contacts her through an email asking for her help in liberating his family.

Tales from outer suburbia

Contains fifteen illustrated short stories, some humorous and some haunting, set in the Australian suburbs.

My dad's a punk

12 stories about boys and their fathers
A collection of twelve short stories that explores the relationship between fathers and sons.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

and other stories of the supernatural
Presents Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror tale in which a respected doctor who lives a secret double life begins losing his identity to his violent, evil side. Also contains three of Stevenson's short stories.

Billy Budd and other tales

A collection of eight short stories by the author of "Moby Dick.".

The sea-wolf and selected stories

A collection of five stories by nineteenth-century author Jack London, including the title work in which a wealthy young man is rescued after a shipwreck by the brutal, ruthless captain of a tramp steamer.

18 best stories by Edgar Allan Poe

A collection of eighteen classic short stories by nineteenth-century American poet and author, Edgar Allen Poe, including "The Black Cat, " "The Tell-Tale Heart, " and "The Cask of Amontillado.".

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