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Athletic Shorts

1991
Open this book and face prom night with linebacker Angus Bethune, the fattest, nerdiest kid ever to be named Winter Ball King (even as a joke); Johnny, who's had enough of doing push-ups every time he tells a joke his father doesn't like; and Petey, who gets volunteered to wrestle the toughest, meanest, and most beautiful opponent around. Meet these and other quirky sometimes lovable, often bitingly sarcastic teenage athletes. Their deeply touching, sharply humorous stories are waiting to talk to you.

Am I blue?

coming out from the silence
1995
A collection of short stories about homosexuality by such authors as Bruce Coville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen.

Give yourself a fright

thirteen tales of the supernatural
1995
Presents a collection of tales about mischievous ghosts, ancient curses, monstrous spirits, and other fantastical and spine-tingling subjects.

13 scary ghost stories

2000
An international collection of spine-tingling stories.

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13 suspicious incidents
2016
Called upon to investigate thirteen suspicious incidents in Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young Lemony Snicket collects clues, questions witnesses, and cracks every case.

A Christmas carol, and other Victorian fairy tales

1984
A collection of stories depicting both those who lack Christmas spirit and those who display goodwill toward men.

Scary stories to read when it's dark

2000
A picture book collection of seven spooky short stories for children.

666

the number of the beast
2007
A collection of eighteen tales of evil, darkness, and beasts written by various authors, including Joyce Carol Oates, Robin Wasserman, and Melissa de la Cruz.

Tales from Earthsea

2012
Explores further the magical world of Earthsea through five tales of events which occur before or after the time of the original novels, as well as an essay on the people, languages, history and magic of the place.

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