Children's & Teens
epub |eng | 2000-01-02 | Author:Russell Banks [Banks, Russell]

Comfort Leon LaRoche, the bank teller, tried to tell this story once to his friend and neighbor, Captain Dewey Knox (U.S. Army, ret.). Leon was in his late twenties when ...
( Category: Short Stories September 29,2014 )
epub |eng | 2003-11-30 | Author:Louisa May Alcott [Alcott, Louisa May]

THE BARON'S GLOVES; OR, AMY'S ROMANCE "All is fair in love and war." I HOW THEY WERE FOUND "What a long sigh! Are you tired, Amy?" "Yes, and disappointed as ...
( Category: Growing Up & Facts of Life May 11,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2009-05-29 | Author:Kate Atkinson

“Fielding!” “Christ, Flavia, you’ll give someone a heart attack sneaking up like that.” Flavia looked at him with distaste. “Have you written that Jemima Bates review yet?” “Almost finished.” “You ...
( Category: Short Stories May 8,2014 )
mobi |eng | 2013-05-13 | Author:Vince Vawter

Mr. Spiro was smiling with his big arms folded across his chest. He looked at me for a while without saying anything and then stood. My bias against poetry has ...
mobi |eng | 2010-09-11 | Author:Dax, Rachel [Dax, Rachel]

CHAPTER 15 On Saturday afternoon, Leah lay in the bath having got up properly for the first time in a week. Since Jean’s visit, the nightmares had subsided and she’d ...
( Category: Action & Adventure May 3,2014 )
mobi |eng | 2000-01-02 | Author:Robert Jordan

Chapter 16 An Unexpected Encounter * * * The walk back to the city was better than two miles, across low hills that worked the ache out of Mat’s leg ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction April 11,2014 )
epub |eng | 1950-02-28 | Author:Enid Blyton [Blyton, Enid]

“Well, Janet and Pam and Colin and I will go,” said Peter. “And mind—everyone is to watch out for a blue pullover with a little red line running through it. ...
( Category: Shakespeare March 27,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-09-24 | Author:Enid Blyton [Blyton, Enid]

a policeman about - and where he is and everything, I would! Why don't you watch, Miss Wardle?' 'What? Watch every door and window?' said the companion. 'Nobody could do ...
( Category: Short Story Collections March 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Jessica Roberts [Roberts, Jessica]

******* On my way out of the office after a long evening of work, I got a lecture from Bob the Boss. “Git some sleep tonight,” he ordered. “I see ...
( Category: Children's & Teens March 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2010-06-02 | Author:Orson Scott Card [Card, Orson Scott]

Jane found the strength for one last voyage; she held the shuttle, with the six living forms inside it, held the perfect image of the physical forms long enough to ...
( Category: Hard Science Fiction March 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2005-01-01 | Author:Wendy Corsi Staub [Staub, Wendy Corsi]

“Rita? Are you asleep?” “Me? Sleep?” Rita says into the phone with a laugh. “I’m just sitting here watching TV. J.D. snores louder than a jackhammer. Who can get any ...
( Category: Psychological Thrillers March 27,2014 )
epub, azw3, mobi |eng | 2004-01-15 | Author:Sophie Kinsella [Kinsella, Sophie]

“I like computers,” says Jess. “Er . . . me too,” I backtrack hastily. “Absolutely!” Which is kind of true. I mean, I love eBay. As I lead Jess into ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2011-03-12 | Author:Sophie Kinsella

'I have American Express,' says Jack, feeling in his pocket. 'You can't pay a bus fare with American Express!' I say, rolling my eyes. 'Don't you know anything? And anyway.' ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )
epub |nld | 0101-01-01 | Author:M.A. Church [Church, M.A.]

* * * * Bryan had a hard time keeping his eyes in his head as Daroshi escorted him. Everywhere he looked there were creatures. Some had those tentacles things, ...
( Category: Growing Up & Facts of Life March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2003-08-15 | Author:Charles Dickens [Dickens, Charles]

He was pretty certain as he slipped out quietly into the street that he should find it shut and locked, for he knew the door well, and had so rarely ...
( Category: Anthologies March 26,2014 )