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Author | : J Louis Messina |
Publisher | : Booktango |
Total Pages | : 101 |
Release | : 2016-09-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1468973975 |
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“Strange Tales from a Boy's Life,” Stories Published in Boys’ Life Magazine by award-winning author J Louis Messina range from the whimsical to the absurd: A boy must find a snack that helps his teacher think.... The mysterious box a boy receives from his grandfather will give him anything he wants—but only once.... A man-eating plant stalks a boy in his messy room.... A magic mask helps a shy boy succeed. Each peculiar tale has that aura of the unexpected that tantalize the mind. Winner of the Paul A. Witty Short Story Award by the International Reading Association, the Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award, and the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Short Story Merit Award. Proven stories that have been selected for standardized tests: “I personally chose your stories for their high interest level. You can imagine that it is important to us to find stories that students will be engaged in reading when they are being tested on comprehension.” – Ann Pizzoli, Measurement Inc.
Author | : Robert McCammon |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 723 |
Release | : 2011-10-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1453231560 |
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An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song. It’s 1964 in idyllic Zephyr, Alabama. People either work for the paper mill up the Tecumseh River, or for the local dairy. It’s a simple life, but it stirs the impressionable imagination of twelve-year-old aspiring writer Cory Mackenson. He’s certain he’s sensed spirits whispering in the churchyard. He’s heard of the weird bootleggers who lurk in the dark outside of town. He’s seen a flood leave Main Street crawling with snakes. Cory thrills to all of it as only a young boy can. Then one morning, while accompanying his father on his milk route, he sees a car careen off the road and slowly sink into fathomless Saxon’s Lake. His father dives into the icy water to rescue the driver, and finds a beaten corpse, naked and handcuffed to the steering wheel—a copper wire tightened around the stranger’s neck. In time, the townsfolk seem to forget all about the unsolved murder. But Cory and his father can’t. Their search for the truth is a journey into a world where innocence and evil collide. What lies before them is the stuff of fear and awe, magic and madness, fantasy and reality. As Cory wades into the deep end of Zephyr and all its mysteries, he’ll discover that while the pleasures of childish things fade away, growing up can be a strange and beautiful ride. “Strongly echoing the childhood-elegies of King and Bradbury, and every bit their equal,” Boy’s Life, a winner of both the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Awards, represents a brilliant blend of mystery and rich atmosphere, the finest work of one of today’s most accomplished writers (Kirkus Reviews).
Author | : Pu Songling |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2006-05-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0141928522 |
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The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) are exquisite and amusing miniatures that are regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. Here a Taoist monk conjures up a magical pear tree, a scholar recounts his previous incarnations, a woman out-foxes the fox-spirit that possesses her, a child bride gives birth to a thimble-sized baby, a ghostly city appears out of nowhere and a heartless daughter-in-law is turned into a pig. In his tales of humans coupling with shape-shifting spirits, bizarre phenomena, haunted buildings and enchanted objects, Pu Songling pushes back the boundaries of human experience and enlightens as he entertains.
Author | : Boston Public Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Children |
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Author | : John Ashworth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1863 |
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Author | : Pu Songling |
Publisher | : Jain Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2008-08-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0895810018 |
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The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales. This is the first of 6 volumes.
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Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1986-08 |
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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
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Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1955-11 |
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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
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Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1921-02 |
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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
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Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1983-05 |
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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.