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  2. Nine Stories (Salinger) - Wikipedia

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    45800520. Nine Stories is a collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger published in April 1953. It includes two of his most famous short stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor". ( Nine Stories is the U.S. title; the book is published in many other countries as For Esmé - with ...

  3. The Lottery - Wikipedia

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    "The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. The lottery, its preparations, and its execution are all described in detail, though it is not ...

  4. Vanka (short story) - Wikipedia

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    Synopsis. A nine-year-old boy is in desperate need to convince his grandfather Konstantin Makarych, his only relative, to take him back to his home in the country. As an orphan, Vanka finds himself in a dire situation, having moved to Moscow three months prior where he now toils under the harsh conditions of shoemaker Alyachin's household ...

  5. The Rocket (short story) - Wikipedia

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    In the end, his wife realizes what a wonderful memory he has given their children, even though the rocket never left the ground, and agrees to share a short trip in the rocket with him in the future. Adaptations "The Rocket" was adapted as a radio drama by Ernest Kinoy in 1952 as a part of the NBC Presents: Short Story series.

  6. M Is for Magic - Wikipedia

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    272. M Is for Magic is a collection of child-friendly short fiction by Neil Gaiman . The stories and poems were selected from previously published works, [1] with the exception of "The Witch's Headstone", which is an excerpt from the later-published novel, The Graveyard Book. All the stories also appeared in Coraline and Other Stories (2007 ...

  7. List of children's classic books - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language.. Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children. In Europe, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press around 1440 made possi

  8. Category:Short stories by J. D. Salinger - Wikipedia

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    L. The Last and Best of the Peter Pans. Last Day of the Last Furlough. The Laughing Man (short story) The Long Debut of Lois Taggett.

  9. Category:Short stories by Hans Christian Andersen - Wikipedia

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    The Shadow (fairy tale) The Snow Queen. The Snowman (fairy tale) The Steadfast Tin Soldier. A Story about a Darning-needle. The Story of a Mother. The Swineherd.

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