Keenan, Sheila
Summary: Three fictional stories, told in graphic novel format, about soldiers in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War who were aided by combat dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers. This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today's leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WHECornwell, Bernard
Summary: "My name is Uhtred. I am the son of Uhtred, who was the son of Uhtred and his father was also called Uhtred ... The Last Kingdom is one of the most successful historical fiction series of our time. The novels tell the epic story of the birth of England and introduces one of the greatest ever fictional heroes: the iconic Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the Saxon-born, Norse-raised warrior and rebel. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Gabaldon, Diana
Summary: "A magnificent collection of short fiction--including two never-before-published novellas--featuring Jamie Fraser, Lord John Grey, Master Raymond, and many more, all extending the story of Outlander in thrilling new directions "The Custom of the Army" begins with Lord John Grey being shocked by an electric eel and ends at the Battle of Quebec. Then comes "The Space Between," where it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GABPerelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph)
Contents: Introduction: Perelman, the Pearl of Providence / by Adam Gopnik -- Sketches and Satires. Puppets of passion: a throbbing story of youth's hot revolt against the conventions -- Those charming people: the latest report on the Weinbloom reptile expedition -- Scenario -- Strictly from hunger -- The love decoy: a story of youth in college today-awake, fearless, unashamed -- Waiting for Santy: a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Itō, Junji
Summary: "A vengeful family hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the war never ended. A pair of girls look alike, but they're not twins. And a boy's nightmare threatens to spill out into the real world...A vengeful family hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ITOFlint, Eric
Summary: The inhabitants of Grantville, a modern-day West Virginia town hurtled back in time to Germany during the Thirty Years War, battle the tyrants of seventeenth-century Europe, in a second collection of alternate history tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FLIAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Summary: Presents 156 tales accompanied by the author's notes on the background of his stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Press 1983
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Here are ten original stories about the valiant Jedi and the evil Sith. Larger-than-life characters clash in epic lightsaber battles that will appeal to young readers and to the young Star Wars fan in all of us! Ten acclaimed authors imagine new tales for some of the most iconic Star Wars characters ever, from Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader, from Obi-Wan Kenobi to Darth Maul, and beyond"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Lucasfilm Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC STOOliver, Diane
Summary: "A bold and haunting debut story collection that follows various characters as they navigate the day-to-day perils of Jim Crow racism from Diane Oliver, a missing figure in the canon of twentieth-century African American literature. A remarkable talent far ahead of her time, Diane Oliver died in 1966 at the age of twenty-two, leaving behind these crisply told and often chilling tales that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC OLISchweblin, Samanta
Summary: "Schweblin's stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark take on huge implications; they leave your pulse racing and the line between the real and the strange blurring."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCHSchweblin, Samanta
Summary: "The seven houses in these seven stories are empty. Some are devoid of love or life or furniture, of people or the truth or of memories. But in Samanta Schweblin's tense, visionary tales, something always creeps back in: a ghost, a fight, trespassers, a list of things to do before you die, a child's first encounter with a dark choice or the fallibility of parents. This was the collection that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022