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  • Delicate Edible Birdsby Lauren Groff

    Hyperion 2009; US$ 17.95

    From Lauren Groff, author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling novel The Monsters of Templeton, comes Delicate Edible Birds, one of the most striking short fiction debuts in recent years. more...

  • Firebirds Soaringby Sharyn November; Nancy Farmer

    Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 19.99

    First Firebirds . Then Firebirds Rising . Now there is Firebirds Soaring , the third anthology of original stories by some of today?s finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. These authors, including Nancy Farmer ( The Sea of Trolls ), Ellen Klages ( The Green Glass Sea ), Margo Lanagan ( Black Juice ), and Jane Yolen ( The Devil?s Arithmetic... more...

  • Necklace of Raindropsby Joan Aiken; Kevin Hawkes

    Random House Children's Books 2009; US$ 5.50

    Here are eight gloriously imaginative stories for eight satisfying sessions of bedtime reading. There?s a flying apple pie, a cat that?s bigger than an elephant, a house that lays an egg, storybook animals that leap out of their books at night, and a wealth of other wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the very... more...

  • Bambert's Book of Missing Storiesby Reinhardt Jung

    Random House Children's Books 2009; US$ 5.50

    ONE DAY, MR. Bambert, a sweet but shy man, decides to send 11 stories out into the world. He attaches them to little hot-air balloons and lets them go on windy nights with a letter asking that whoever finds them send them back. Wherever the stories are returned from is where they will be set. The 11th story is blank?Bambert hopes it will write itself.... more...

  • Shining Onby Lois Lowry

    Random House Children's Books 2009; US$ 8.99

    In this thoughtful and engaging collection, 11 acclaimed authors explore the highs and lows of growing up and shining on in the face of obstacles. A parent's departure, a sister's illness, a cheerleader's breakup, a family's secrets . . . these stories sensitively capture the challenges?and triumphs?of finding the way to a bright tomorrow. Featuring... more...

  • World of Adventure Omniby Gary Paulsen

    Random House Children's Books 2009; US$ 5.99

    In three stories?Escape from Fire Mountain; Hook ?Em, Snotty!; and Danger on Midnight River?the characters meet danger at every turn in the great outdoors and learn to face their fears head on. From a forest fire to a raging river to a scary bull named Diablo, the action doesn?t stop. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...

  • Vacations from Hellby Libba Bray; Cassandra Clare; Claudia Gray; Maureen Johnson; Sarah Mlynowski

    HarperCollins 2009; US$ 7.99

    Life's a beach . . . and then you're undead? in this must-have collection, five of today's hottest writers?Libba Bray ( A Great and Terrible Beauty ), Cassandra Clare ( City of Bones ), Claudia Gray ( Evernight ), Maureen Johnson ( 13 Little Blue Envelopes ), and Sarah Mlynowski ( Bras & Broomsticks )?tell supernatural tales of vacations gone... more...

  • Nightmare Hourby R.L. Stine

    HarperCollins 2009; US$ 5.99

    "These are my scariest stories ever," says R.L. Stine, "because I wrote them at the Nightmare Hour." You know when that is...it's when the lights fade, the real world spins into shadow--and the cold, moonlit world of evil dreams takes over your mind. What horror awaits a boy who has to spend Halloween in the hospital? How do you outwit a ghost... more...

  • Ultimate Sportsby Donald R. Gallo

    Random House Children's Books 2009; US$ 6.99

    A knockout collection of 16 original stories featuring young adults playing basketball and football, running track and cross-country, and training for the triathlon. Challenges abound in water sports, racquetball and tennis, boxing and wrestling, and the "ultimate" sport of the future. From the Paperback edition. more...

  • The Stories Huey Tellsby Ann Cameron; Roberta Smith

    Random House Children's Books 2009; US$ 4.99

    It isn't easy being Julian's younger brother.  When Huey has bad dreams, Julian says it's no big deal.  When Huey orders trout in a restaurant and it comes to the table whole with an eye looking straight up at him, Julian reminds Huey he'd better eat it all.  And when Huey wants to study animal tracks with Julian and his friend Gloria, Julian tells... more...