short stories

". . . Tola is sized just right to wriggle under the bed and rescue Grandmommy's prized possession when it goes missing. Her savvy and math skills save the day when Grandmommy gets sick . . . When the family can't afford new clothes, industrious Tola finds a way--with a little help from Grandmommy--to be just as fine as the three fine girls she so greatly admires"--OCLC.

This collection of six read-aloud stories, previously published individually, features the Minions and characters from the Despicable Me films.

"In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. Now his wife, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her beauty as a form of manipulation. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost . . ."--Amazon.com.

"The first mainstream superhero of African descent, the Black Panther has attracted readers of all races and colors who see in the King of Wakanda reflections of themselves. Storytellers from across the African Diaspora . . . have created for this collection original works inspired by the world of the Panther and its inhabitants. With guest stars including Storm, Monica Rambeau, Namor, and Jericho Drumm, these are stories of yesterday and today, of science and magic, of faith and love. These are the tales of a king and his country. These are the legends whispered in the jungle, myths of the unconquered men and women and the land they love. These are the Tales of Wakanda"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of short stories by twentieth-century American author Shirley Jackson, including her most famous work, "The Lottery.".

A collection of fifteen diverse fantasy stories.

A collection of forty-five dystopian fiction short stories, including selections from Richard Bowes, Robert Reed, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Janis Ian, and others.

An anthology of dystopian short stories, by such authors as Neil Gaiman, Cory Doctorow, Orson Scott Card, and Ursula K. Le Guin, amongst others.

"Find. Claim. Profit. In a post-Covenant War galaxy littered with scrap, it's the salvager's motto. And with a fast ship and a lust for adventure, Rion Forge has certainly made her mark on the trade. But when the discovery of a wrecked United Nations Space Command cruiser brings Rion's past back to haunt her, stirring fresh hope into a decades-old wound, she's hell-bent on finding answers: What really happened to her father, John Forge, and his ship, the Spirit of Fire?"--Back cover.

A collection of sixteen short stories based on the video game series Halo.