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Stories of Horror - a book review by Carrie
A Ghost Story Mark Twain In A Ghost Story, the man goes to bed, and then something begins to tug his blanket off of him. He gets into a tug-of-war battle and then after he wins, he tries telling himself that it was all a dream. He then meets a ghost aft
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by J. Canfield, M. Hansen, & K. Kirberger - a review by Nikki
Canfield, Jack, Mark Hansen, and Kimberly Kirberger. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough Times and Lessons Learned.   Deerfield Beach: Florida, 2001. This book was a collection of short stories and poems written by peo
Anything but Normal - a book review by Brenee’
Anything but Normal - Annotated Bibliography Anything but Normal is the story of Sophie Ramsay. Sophie is a senior in high school and represents the "good girl" identity. She is the newly appointed editor in chief of the school newspaper and remains on th
Gears of War: Aspho Fields by Karen Traviss - a book review by Lucas
Traviss, Karen. Gears of War: Aspho Fields. New York: Del Rey-Ballantine Book, 2008. Print. Gears of War: Aspho Fields follows Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago, long time friends and squad mates. The story takes place on a planet similar to Earth calle
The Androids Are Coming by Isaac Asimov - a book review by Jeremy
The Androids Are Coming, is a book composed of seven science fiction stories. The authors of this book are Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, Avram Davidson, Philip K. Dick, J.T.McIntosh, Clifford D. Simak, E.C. Tubb. These authors share the creativity in creat
Angel’s Choice by Lauren Logsted-Bartz - a book review Brandi
Logsted-Bartz, Lauren. "Angel's Choice." Chicago. 2006. 20 May 2010. This book is about a girl named Angel Hansen. She was a good girl that got good grades and had a lot of friends. One night she goes to a party and sees the guy she likes flirting with
Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul by Jack Canfield - a book review by Kelly
Canfield, Jack. Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Women. Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, 1996. Print. Throughout the book, there were many different types of short stories and not
No One Belongs Here More Than You: a Collection of Short Stories by July - a book review by Hunter
July, Miranda. "No One Belongs Here More Than You: a Collection of Short Stories." Scribner, 2007. New York, New York. "Something That Needs Nothing" was the most heartbreaking short story I have ever read. It is about two best friends. One is the narrat
Glass by Ellen Hopkins - a book review by Monica
Hopkins, Ellen. Glass. New York: Simon 8 Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2007. 679. Print. The fiction book Glass by Ellen Hopkins, is about a girl named Kristina who is hooked on the drug “Crankâ€(ice, meth, â€the monster“). Though out th
Great Ghost Stories by John Grafton - a book review by Sam
Grafton, John. Great Ghost Stories. New York: Dover Publications, INC. 1992. Print. John Grafton edited Great Ghost Stories as a way to take some classic ghost stories from England and America between 1864 and 1912. He edited these ghost stories