Kate Rudd
Author
Language
English
Description
"The games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny's characters range from mischievous to tender: In "Bridesmaid, Revisited," Marlee, suffering from a laundry and life crisis, wears a massive bridesmaid's dress to work. In "Twist and Shout," Erica's elderly father mistakes his four-thousand-dollar hearing aid for a cashew and eats it. In "Turn Back, Turn Back," a bedtime story coupled with a receipt for a Starbucks babyccino reveal a struggling actor's...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the wide world of paranormal pastimes, where striking out might strike you dead. Editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner announce this story collection of the most peculiar plays ever made. These fourteen authors have written spirited, in more ways than one, new tales of killer competitions that would make even the most die-hard players ask to be benched. These and eight more supernatural sporting stories are guaranteed to have you...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Wonder - August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school--until now. He's about to enter fifth grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid, then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?
The Julian chapter - The Julian chapter...