A collection of stories by a writer of westerns on non-western themes.

The ideal introduction to the genius of Ernest Hemingway, these stories are beautiful in their simplicity, startling in their originality, and unsurpassed in their craftsmanship, the stories in this volume highlight one of America's master storytellers at the top of his form.

When In Our Time was published in 1925, it was praised by Ford Madox Ford, John Dos Passos, and F. Scott Fitzgerald for its simple and precise use of language to convey a wide range of complex emotions, and it earned Hemingway a place beside Sherwood Anderson and Gertrude Stein among the most promising American writers of that period. In Our Time contains several early Hemingway classics, including the famous Nick Adams stories "Indian Camp," "The...

"The story of the man-cub Mowgli, who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his archenemy Shere Khan the tiger, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. Mowgli's adventures are juxtaposed with other animal stories set in the British Empire, ranging from the heroic battle of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" and the Himalayan pastoral "Purun...

Crisscross America--on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains--from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. Join fifteen of the most talented writers working in young adult literature today--an impressive sisterhood that includes Elizabeth Wein, Marie Lu, Marissa Meyer, and Kekla Magoon--on a thrill ride through history with American girls driving their own stories. They are monsters and...

"Three novellas featuring the cats of Erin Hunter's ... Warrior series ... Spottedleaf's Heart: Young apprentice Spottedpaw is determined to become a warrior ... until she realizes that to save her Clan, she must become its next medicine cat. Pinestar's Choice: Discover what drove Pinestar, once leader of ThunderClan, to abandon the warrior code, betray his Clan, and become a kittypet. Thunderstar's Echo: In the earliest days of ThunderClan, its first...

Collects six adventures of Strawberry Shortcake and her friends as they baby sit a mischievious berrykin, bake in the Berry Bitty Baking Contest, and go camping.

"For fans of Mary Poppins, heroine Miss Petitfour and her feline friends return for more flights of fancy in this cozy, charming collection of illustrated stories. Miss Petitfour enjoys having adventures that are "just the right size" for a "single, magical day." With her sixteen cats and the aid of a tablecloth as a makeshift balloon, Miss Petitfour soars -- which is to say, she rises high in the air and flies -- over her charmingly eccentric village,...

"Everything is an adventure for Blippi!  Whether he's driving an excavator, volunteering at a pet shelter, pretending he's a dinosaur, or taking a walk around his neighborhood, Blippi brings fun and excitement to everything he does.  Blippi 5-Minute Stories includes eight humorous stories that are perfect for bedtime, story time, or any time!" --