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The father will use his position as chief test pilot to gain access to the vessel. Marcusson is preparing for a space voyage to Mars. He and his friend Conrad talk about whom he will meet. Conrad explains that people are the same everywhere. Marcusson takes comfort from this and also feels some fear over his upcoming trip. Read "Brothers Beyond the Void". Crangle is at home at 3: Three weeks ago he realized he had the power to mark all evil people in some way.

He would be the judge, and he had no moral qualms about using his ability. In a certain village, after a big storm, the people discover a hole in the ground. It's about a meter wide, but they can't figure out how deep it is. It seems to have no bottom. They think about what should be done with it. Read "He-y, Come On Ou-t". Robert Proctor is out driving with his mother.


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When another vehicle clips his front fender he struggles to maintain control. Read "Test" Simpler version. Jeff Peters recounts an incident he had while posing as a medicine man. After being shut down by the constable, he meets Andy, a man with a similar trade. They want to go in on something together. Jeff gets an emergency summons from the mayor; he is sick and the local doctor is out of town.

Ted Bilborough is on his way home from work when he finds out his wife won a lottery. His acquaintances tease him a bit and ask what he will do with the money. He thinks about that as well, and also wonders where his wife got the money for the ticket. Desiree had been adopted as a toddler. She is now an adult with a baby of her own.

She and her husband, Armand, are very happy. After a while, there are some whispers about the baby. Consuela, a former model, is married to her third husband, Victor, a rich American banker. They have flown to London for Victor to close a big deal and for Consuela to look for a birthday present for herself.

Consuela searches the usual high-end stores without success. She finds a new shop with an exquisite item, but the price is steep even for her husband. A new detective goes to the hospital to write up a report on a gunshot wound. The victim is sedated so she can't talk to him. His passport says his name is Jack Reacher. The detective returns after her shift to get his story. Read "The Dinner Party". Joly, a visitor in Venice, finishes reading when he is approached by an older man, Sanborn, who admires his book. He invites Joly for a drink where he is introduced to another man, Zuichini, a skilled bookbinder.

Joly is suspicious of his new acquaintances but accepts their hospitality. Read "The Bookbinder's Apprentice" scroll down. Sign in or sign up and post using a HubPages Network account. Comments are not for promoting your articles or other sites. Invisible Cities is a novel, so it doesn't fit on this page. Numbers in the Dark is a great story. Something is revealed at the end, but I don't consider it a twist ending.

I haven't read much Calvino but I've made a note to check out more of his stories.

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Not all the twists are sudden, but they will all be surprising in some way. The Interlopers Saki Two feuding family heads get trapped in the woods, giving them time to discuss their situation.

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The Open Window Saki A young girl tells a story of family tragedy to a visitor. Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen O. Henry An elderly gentleman has treated a local indigent man to a hearty Thanksgiving Day meal for the past nine years. The Lottery Shirley Jackson A small town prepares for its annual ritual—a lottery—that is supposed to ensure a good harvest. The Necklace Guy de Maupassant A woman borrows an expensive necklace from a friend, but she loses it and works to set things right.

The Last Leaf O. Henry A woman with pneumonia can see an ivy vine through her sickbed window. She begins receiving postcards that are signed from the gnome. A Retrieved Reformation O. Henry A reformed safecracker faces a problem that could reveal his culpability in several robberies. Read "Man From the South". The Lame Shall Enter First Flannery O'Connor A young son mourns the loss of his mother, while his unsympathetic father is preoccupied with helping other people.

Barney Will Stanton A scientist on a deserted island tries to increase the intelligence of Barney, a rat. A Continuity of Parks Julio Cortazar After a day of activity, a man reads a novel; he progressively becomes more immersed in the story. The Story of an Hour Kate Chopin A woman gets the news that her husband has been killed in a railroad accident. Read "The Story of an Hour". Clarke Earth receives a transmission from an approaching alien ship. A Horseman in the Sky Ambrose Bierce During the American Civil War, a Federal sentry falls asleep at his post, but wakes in time to see a Confederate scout whose report could be deadly.

Read "A Horseman in the Sky" This story is a combination of parts that are very clear and parts that require more careful attention to figure out what's going on. Taste Roald Dahl A dinner host and a wine expert make a bet. Charles Shirley Jackson A boy who just started kindergarten, Laurie, comes home everyday with stories of a classmate, Charles, who's disruptive, disobedient, and violent. The Gift of the Magi O. Henry A young couple with a low income try to find a way to get each other nice Christmas presents.

The Landlady Roald Dahl A young man stays at an eerily quiet but seemingly perfect bed and breakfast.


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The Mouse Saki While riding in a train carriage with a woman, a man feels a mouse in his clothes and struggles to solve the problem discreetly. Bella Fleace Gave a Party Evelyn Waugh A highborn but poor elderly woman comes into some money and throws a party, carefully choosing whom she will invite and whom she will snub. Read "A Rose for Emily".

Lamb to the Slaughter Roald Dahl A woman kills her husband with a piece of frozen lamb, and then plots to conceal her guilt. Buckley Pecos Tommy is an outlaw known for his gold-mounted guns. The Wife's Story Ursula K. Le Guin A wife tells the story of her husband. After Twenty Years O. Henry A policeman makes his rounds, checking that the shop doors are secured for the night, when he sees a man waiting in an entrance way.

Broken Routine Jeffrey Archer Septimus is a claims adjuster at an insurance company. To Serve Man Damon Knight Earth is visited by an alien race, the Kanamit, who look like a cross between pigs and people. Ruthless William de Mille Judson and Mabel Webb are preparing to leave their mountain cottage for the winter to return to the city.

The Woman at the Store Katherine Mansfield The female narrator, her brother Jo, and their acquaintance Jim are traveling in the heat, looking forward to stopping for refreshment at a place Jim knows. The Memento John Collier Eric is out walking in the country when he is called over by a neighbor, an old man.

Third from the Sun Richard Matheson With the impending threat of a major war, a family and their neighbors decide to sneak away to safety on a spaceship. Brothers Beyond the Void Paul W. Fairman Marcusson is preparing for a space voyage to Mars.

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Thomas Robert Proctor is out driving with his mother. There seems to be more than one published version of this story. Read "Test" Read "Test" Simpler version. Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet O. Henry Jeff Peters recounts an incident he had while posing as a medicine man.

The Lottery Marjorie Barnard Ted Bilborough is on his way home from work when he finds out his wife won a lottery. Everyone Talks Lee Child A new detective goes to the hospital to write up a report on a gunshot wound. The Dinner Party Mona Gardner A colonel and a young girl disagree on whether women can keep cool in a crisis. The Bookbinder's Apprentice Martin Edwards Joly, a visitor in Venice, finishes reading when he is approached by an older man, Sanborn, who admires his book.

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About enemies with two legs and friends with four, and pesky little sisters and cranky old men, and an unexpected lesson in kindness delivered with a slice of pizza. Illuminae by Amie Kaufan and Jay Kristoff. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. Now with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to evacuate with a hostile warship in hot pursuit.

But their problems are just getting started. Legend by Marie Lu. What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

But in truth, Michael is extremely special—he has electric powers. Michael thinks he is unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor has the same mysterious powers. A communications blackout with Earth hits, and all of Perses is on its own for three months. But they never prepared for an attack. Landers, as the attackers are called, obliterate the colony to steal the metal and raw ore.

Now in a race against time, Christopher, along with a small group of survivors, are forced into the maze of mining tunnels. But can they survive? Need by Joelle Charbonneau. The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan. They have always scared him in the past—the Rangers, with their dark cloaks and shadowy ways.

The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. Highly trained in the skills of battle and surveillance, they fight the battles before the battles reach the people. And as Will is about to learn, there is a large battle brewing. The exiled Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, is gathering his forces for an attack on the kingdom.

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This time, he will not be denied. Twelve-year-old Fern feels invisible. It seems as though everyone in her family has better things to do than pay attention to her: But then tragedy strikes- and Fern feels not only more alone than ever, but also responsible for the accident that has wrenched her family apart. All will not be well. Or at least all will never be the same. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. Stop all that quivering. Eragon by Christoper Paolini. Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy—until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed.

Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power.

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Now his choices could save—or destroy—the Empire. The Maze Runner by James Dashner. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. Everything is going to change. Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever.

And the message she delivers is terrifying. Two brothers will need all their wilderness skills to survive when they set off into the woods of Wyoming in search of their absent father. Jake and Taylor Wilder have been taking care of themselves for a long time. Their father abandoned the family years ago, and their mother is too busy working and running interference between the boys and her boyfriend, Bull, to spend a lot of time with them.

Thirteen-year-old Jake spends most of his time reading. Eleven-year-old Taylor likes to be outside playing with their dog, Cody, or joking around with the other kids in the neighborhood. But one night everything changes. The boys discover a dangerous secret that Bull is hiding. And the next day, they come home from school to find their mother unconscious in an ambulance. Knowing they are no longer safe and with nowhere else to go, the Wilder Boys head off in search of their father. They only have his old letters and journal to help them, but they have to make it.

To everyone who knows him, West Ashby has always been that guy: So she stayed quiet, keeping her sorrow and her fractured heart hidden away. Sylvie and Jules, Jules and Sylvie. Jules is devastated, but she refuses to believe what all the others believe, that—like their mother—her sister is gone forever. At the very same time, in the shadow world, a shadow fox is born—half of the spirit world, half of the animal world. She too is fast—faster than fast—and she senses danger.

And when Jules believes one last wish rock for Sylvie needs to be thrown into the river, the human and shadow worlds collide. If you want to know how to make extra money, search for: Thank you so much! I am curious how you built a culture that has kids reading and thinking at this level. It is definitely a year long adventure as well as one built upon the hard work of the teachers that come before me. I wrote extensively about how we do it both on this blog and in my book Passionate Readers.

These where a great books and a great prefrence to read. I pinned half of these to my Pinterest reading list and bookmarked your blog. Thank you for sharing. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account.

Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content May 13, May 15, Pernille Ripp. Girl gets boy back… …sort of. But from the start, everything goes wrong. When Amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her, she wakes up happy for a new day. Her birthday seems to be repeating itself. What is going on?! And how can she fix it? Only time, friendship, and a little luck will tell.

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. The monster in his backyard is different. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd— whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself— Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.

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Twins, Connor and Grace, never dreamed that there was any truth to the Vampirate shanty their father sang to them before he died, but that was before the two were shipwrecked and separated from each other. What will it take for them to find each other? This moving and beautifully crafted story teaches us that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us, and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose.

Wait Till Helen Comes: Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Now their parents have moved them all to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a cemetery in the backyard. Molly feels certain Heather is in some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather twists things around to get her into trouble. World War II is raging. Like the other boys in his school, Michael is a member of the Hitler Youth. But Michael has a secret.

He and his parents are spies. Michael despises everything the Nazis stand for. Including… his own life. Some choices change everything. Scarlett chose to run. And the consequences will be deadly. Stolen from her family as a young girl, Scarlett was lucky enough to eventually escape her captor. There are cute boys, new friends, and the chance to finally have a normal life.

Her first day on the job, Scarlett is shocked to discover that a girl from the park has gone missing. Old memories come rushing back. And now as she meets her new coworkers, one of the girls seems strangely familiar. When Scarlett chose to run all those years ago, what did she set into motion? And when push comes to shove, how far will she go to uncover the truth. Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. But now Brian has no time for anger, self-pity, or despair—it will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive.

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Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Clay is one of them. Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. Once upon a time, two best friends created a princess together. Libby drew the pictures, May wrote the tales, and their heroine, Princess X, slayed all the dragons and scaled all the mountains their imaginations could conjure. Once upon a few years later, Libby was in the car with her mom, driving across the Ballard Bridge on a rainy night.

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Mike Welles had everything under control. But that was before. To figure out who he is again. If only Mike will listen. For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. At least, not until Patch came along. With his easy smile and probing eyes, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth more unsettling than any feeling Patch evokes. For Nora stands amid an ancient battle between the immortal and those who have fallen—and choosing the wrong side will cost her life.

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    How did this happen? How did a young man like Mike Webster end up like this? Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial. He wants to fail. So he tries his best to do his worst — and fails at failing. The Iron Trial is just the beginning, for the biggest test is still to come.

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