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SC SHORT STORY COLLECTIONSBeagle, Peter S.SC We never talk about my brother / Peter S. Beagle. -- San Francisco :BEA Tachyon Publications, c2009.SUMMARY: “”The nine extra<strong>or</strong>dinary st<strong>or</strong>ies . . . are pr<strong>of</strong>ound expl<strong>or</strong>ations <strong>of</strong> love,death, transf<strong>or</strong>mation, and the choices that define just who and what we are…”Bradbury, Ray, 1920-.SCThe cat's pajamas : st<strong>or</strong>ies / Ray Bradbury. -- 1st Harper PerennialBRA ed. -- New Y<strong>or</strong>k : Harper Perennial, 2005, c2004.SUMMARY: “:In The Cat's Pajamas we are treated to a treasure trove <strong>of</strong> Bradburygems old and new -- eerie and strange, nostalgic and bittersweet, searching andspeculative -- all but two <strong>of</strong> which have never been published bef<strong>or</strong>e. “ (BooksInPrintOnline) “ . . . St<strong>or</strong>ies range from the lighthearted, romantic tug-<strong>of</strong>-war in the title'snamesake to m<strong>or</strong>e sinister, stomach-churning fare. Some <strong>of</strong> the characters aredecent, while others are dastardly; they are confused, young, withered, <strong>or</strong> wily. Eachpiece has a haunting, Twilight Zone quality. The auth<strong>or</strong>'s introduction gives readersinsight into his thought processes as he reaches into dark recesses, doles out socialjustice, and bandies about far-out plots like the President <strong>of</strong> the United States havingto win back the country in a card game with American Indians. Unpublished tales fromdecades ago and those written in the 21st century all carry Bradbury's unmistakableedginess.-Karen Sokol, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA Copyright 2005 ReedBusiness Inf<strong>or</strong>mation.”SCDOEDoes this book make me look fat? / edited by Marissa Walsh. -- NewY<strong>or</strong>k : Clarion Books, c2008. [St<strong>or</strong>ies about body image.]SUMMARY: Eight sh<strong>or</strong>t st<strong>or</strong>ies and six personal essays sound <strong>of</strong>f on body image,self-esteem, diets, eating dis<strong>or</strong>ders, and fashion magazines, in a volume that includescontributions by Carolyn Mackler, Daniel Pinkwater, and Megan McCafferty.Levithan, David.SCHow they met, and other st<strong>or</strong>ies / David Levithan. -- 1st ed. -- NewLEV Y<strong>or</strong>k : Alfred A. Knopf, c2008.SUMMARY: “ A collection <strong>of</strong> eighteen st<strong>or</strong>ies describing the surprises, sacrifices,doubts, pain, and joy <strong>of</strong> falling in love.”SCScary st<strong>or</strong>ies / illustrated by Barry Moser ; introduction by PeterSCA Glassman. -- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2006.CONTENTS: Kittens / Dean Koontz -- The Magic Shop / H.G. Wells -- Miriam /Truman Capote -- The tell-tale heart / Edgar Allan Poe -- Genesis and catastrophe /Roald Dahl -- The squaw / Bram Stoker -- Here there be tygers / Stephen King --"Man overboard" / Winston Churchill -- The lottery / Shirley Jackson -- The busconduct<strong>or</strong>/ E. F. Benson -- Thanksgiving / Joyce Carol Oates -- from The legend <strong>of</strong>Sleepy Hollow / Washington Irving -- The terrible old man / H. P. Lovecraft -- JohnCharrington's wedding / E. Nesbit -- The furnished room / O. Henry -- The manupstairs / Ray Bradbury -- The music on the hill / Saki -- The boarded window /Ambrose Bierce -- Fingers on the back <strong>of</strong> the neck / Margaret Mahy -- The cremation<strong>of</strong> Sam McGee / Robert Service.<strong>Page</strong> 42 <strong>of</strong> <strong>43</strong>3/<strong>10</strong>/<strong>2011</strong>
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