Download or read book Losing Wiffles Short Stories written by John Bredesen and published by Kennd Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-23 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity has reached the stars, terraforming new planets as we go. A virus wiped out our cats and dogs a few hundred years ago, and we faced going to the stars alone. That wouldn’t do. With our genetic expertise, we took the genes from the big animals on Earth and created smaller versions. We have elephants, giraffes, hyenas, moose, and others that are now the size of our former beloved cats and dogs. Because one very human truth will never change: People need pets. Each story tells a tale about humans and pets. No one saves the galaxy. No one cures a wasting disease. Some are eventful, some are slice-of-life, but all will give you a sense that, even though the animals have changed, humanity’s dependence on pets has not. Story Summaries: Losing Wiffles: Jenkins likes the pet giraffe his manager keeps at the hardware store. But one night, everything goes wrong. Eulogy For Sweetie: When a 75 year old pet elephant dies, it leaves a big hole. Herby: Vargas’ life changes when his pet bison, Herby, is attacked. Camel House: Starting a pet rescue business is hard and Tanicia needs help. But at what cost? Leader of the Pack: Tessa’s hyena pack is a great help on the farm, but today, danger will come from an unexpected source. Service Moose: Dudley is a service moose, a replacement for Mikkel’s beloved Buckets. When the crisis hits, will Dudley react as Mikkel needs? Dilemma: When a hard choice threatens Ziggy’s agility course career, Sarah has to choose what’s best for her pet zebra. Change In Direction: Hank was tired of his job. Transporting a hippo to another planet may be the last straw.
Download or read book The Best American Short Stories 2011 written by Geraldine Brooks and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents twenty of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.
Download or read book Not Exactly Rocket Scientists and Other Stories written by Gilbert E. Bud Schill, and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ROCKET SCIENTISTS WE WERE NOT… and Other Stories: “We were goofballs, and magnets for mischief. Pinheads, really. Boys who managed to screw up just about everything, everywhere: scouts, camp, school, dancing lessons, church, vacations, team sports, bowling, first dates, and summer jobs. You name it…” In these stories of misadventures from small town mid-20th century America, three lifelong buddies celebra
Download or read book The Meaning of Lunch written by Dan Leone and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. Short Stories. Winner of the 1998 Mammoth Books fiction award, THE MEANING OF LUNCH is Dan Leone's second book. His work has appeared in the Paris Review, The Antioch Review, The Quarterly, and New Stories from the South; he writes the Cheap Eats column and short fiction for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. "Dan Leone gives us every wonderful thing that can be said of Charm, Miracle, Tenderness, Passion, Whimsy, Passion, and Fright"--Diane Williams.
Download or read book The Bioscope written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Overturned written by Lamar Giles and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Especially murder. Nikki Tate is infamous, even by Las Vegas standards. Her dad is sitting on death row, convicted of killing his best friend in a gambling dispute turned ugly. And for five years, he's maintained his innocence. But Nikki wants no part of that. She's been working on Operation Escape Vegas: playing in illegal card games so she can save up enough money to get out come graduation day.Then her dad's murder conviction is overturned. The new evidence seems to come out of nowhere and Nikki's life becomes a mess when he's released from prison. Because the dad who comes home is not the dad she remembers. And he's desperately obsessed with finding out who framed him-and why.As her dad digs into the seedy underbelly of Vegas, the past threatens everything and Nikki is drawn into his deadly hunt for the truth. But in the city of sin, some sinners will do anything to keep their secrets, and Nikki soon finds herself playing for the biggest gamble ever-her life.
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Download or read book A Real Love Story written by Howard R. Milsted, Jr. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-10-31 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This a story about a successful young man after a heart breaking romance trying to find the one lasting true love. After several years he sees the girl of his dreams and finally meets her. Only to have a repeat of the first encounter and the suffering involved. The story takes place during the early sixties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey but includes the search for the facts about a civil war hero.
Download or read book Short Story Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Crime Doggs Stories written by Brad Meyer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They call themselves The Crime Doggs. Troy is the fiery leader, bent on revenge after being cruelly denied membership in a neighboring club; Darrin is his best friend, reigning in Troy's most overreaching goals and schemes while recording all of their deeds in his notebook; Rick is the unpredictable hothead whose erratic behavior constantly threatens to divide the group; and Calvin is the tireless laborer who accepts the most tedious tasks in the hopes of becoming a full member. These fifteen stories tell the history of The Crime Doggs from the club's creation and follow the evolution of the group as their initial desire for revenge subsides and their interests begin to shift from war to love.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Anthony Razzano and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-09-21 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary story of faith and healing in the face of tragedy In Against All Odds, NFL agent, Certified Public Accountant, husband, and father Anthony Razzano delivers an inspiring tale of resilience and perseverance in the face of almost unimaginable hardship. Caught in a catastrophic fire when he was only twelve years old, the author defied the odds—and the grim prognoses offered by his doctors—to become the starting outside linebacker for the New Castle Red Hurricanes under legendary coach Lindy Lauro. You’ll read about how the young Razzano endured months of grueling rehabilitation, 43 surgeries, 134 blood transfusions, and years of physical therapy only to emerge even stronger on the other side. The book offers: The transformational narrative of the author’s almost unbelievable story of tragedy and endurance A beacon of hope to the millions of children, parents, and athletes moving through their own journeys Fuel for your own faith and spirit as you encounter and withstand life’s ordinary and extraordinary challenges A singular and awe-inspiring exploration of one boy’s successful attempt to persevere through nearly unbearable burdens, Against All Odds is an inspirational and transformative story you won’t be able to put down.
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Download or read book Even Broken Can Be Beautiful written by Sarah Rieke and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No human language possesses adequate words to describe what it feels like to watch as life slowly leaves your newborn baby. I have never felt so palpably and sickeningly helpless in my entire life. I was strong like wet tissue paper is strong. The moment felt like a horrible dream . . . except this bad dream was my reality.” How can a good God let babies die? Does He really have my best in mind? Will He ever heal my broken heart? The Bible tells us that God is good and that everything He does is good. But what about when the pain of this life bristles against that definition of God’s undeniable goodness? It is in those times when the deepest questions of our souls emerge. After learning that her unborn daughter would not be able to survive outside of the womb, author Sarah Rieke was pressed face-to-face with these difficult questions. Three years later, following the fatal diagnosis for her unborn son, Sarah was once again forced to reconcile God’s goodness against the brokenness of the world. Even Broken Can Be Beautiful is the story of the author’s own personal journey to find purpose in the most difficult, confusing, heart-breaking moments of life. It is the story of learning to lean hard on the God who can bring good from even the most despairing situations, an honest story of deep pain redeemed by the beauty of the cross of Christ. In this book, you, too, will uncover the sacred truth that because of Christ, even our most deeply broken places can be made beautiful.
Download or read book Cincinnati Public Library written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soldiers Space and Stories of Life written by Chris Gibbons and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of Philadelphia writer Chris Gibbons often convey the harrowing experiences of America's war veterans, the thrilling wonders of space exploration, and his poignant memories of growing up during the turbulent decades of the 1960's and 1970's. In this collection of 78 of his published essays across a broad range of topics, be prepared to traverse the battlefields of America's wars, rocket across the Solar System, and travel back in time to experience the heartache, joy, and triumph often encountered on the journey of life.
Download or read book Plain and Ugly Janes written by Charlotte M. Wright and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If beauty is truth, is ugliness falsehood and deception? If all art need concern itself with is beauty, what need have we to explore in our literature the nature and consequences of ugliness?" In Plain and Ugly Janes, Charlotte Wright defines and explores the ramifications of a new character type in twentieth-century American literature, the "ugly woman," whose roots can be traced to the Old Maid/Spinster character of the nineteenth century. During the 1970s, stories began to appear in which the ugly woman is a figure of power-heroic not in the traditional old maid's way of quiet, passive acc
Download or read book Heat written by Mike Lupica and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 Bestseller! Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the family’s escape from Cuba, Michael’s only family is his seventeen-yearold brother Carlos. If Social Services hears of their situation, they will be separated in the foster-care system—or worse, sent back to Cuba. Together, the boys carry on alone, dodging bills and anyone who asks too many questions. But then someone wonders how a twelve-year-old boy could possibly throw with as much power as Michael Arroyo throws. With no way to prove his age, no birth certificate, and no parent to fight for his cause, Michael’s secret world is blown wide open, and he discovers that family can come from the most unexpected sources. Perfect for any Little Leaguer with dreams of making it big--as well as for fans of Mike Lupica's other New York Times bestsellers Travel Team, The Big Field, The Underdogs, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Game Changers series, this cheer-worthy baseball story shows that when the game knocks you down, champions stand tall.
