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| A | Arbogast | C | Cameron | J | Johnson | Joshi | K | Kay | Kiser | R | Ragland | S | Sheehan |
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  A
  Arbogast, Crystal
The Cellmate
A beautifully constructed tale based on the true story of a night spent in jail with the last man to be hanged in Whitesburg, Ky.
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  C
  Cameron, Jamie
Sacrifice
A boy takes revenge on his sister's favorite doll.
- Date Added: March 2001
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Bisto Kid
A boy secretly looks after a kitten after saving it from being drowned.
- Date Added: January 2002
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  J
  Johnson, Denny
The Knife
A journalist gets a lead on the O.J. murder weapon.
- Date Added: January 2002
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The One That Got Away
A journalist tracks down the man who escaped being the twelfth victim of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Contains adult material.
- Date Added: January 2001
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: 18
- Rating:5 stars
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  Joshi, Sushma
Cheese
A Nepalese boy dreams of cheese.
- Date Added: May 2005
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The End Of The World
The reaction of one Nepalese family when a learned sadhu prophesizes the end of the world.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  K
  Kay, Simon
True American Artform
An account of a pivotal game of pool.
- Date Added: November 2003
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  Kiser, Roger Dean
Butterflies
A vivid memory of an incident from the life of an orphanage child.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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Elvis Died at the Florida Barber College
A young boy's attempt to model himself on Elvis highlights the realities of life in an orphange.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Bully
A chance meeting brings back memories of a difficult childhood.
- Date Added: November 2001
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Whale Sound
A boy helps out 'the deaf kid' who is being picked on by the orphanage bullies.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  R
  Ragland, Sue
The Hero
A brief memory from 1918.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  S
  Sheehan, Tom
The Three Fishermen
An atmospheric recollection of a riverside encounter.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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