The Oxford Book Of American Short Stories (2ND ed.) edited by Joyce Carol Oates little britches and others--Canton ponders the wondrous

and others--Canton ponders the wondrous magic of nature and the threats its faces

Hooray for Heminges and Condell -- Part 3

primitive and terrible

The brilliant follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning and New York Times bestselling picture book They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel

The Oxford Book Of American Short Stories (2ND ed.) edited by Joyce Carol Oates little britches and others--Canton ponders the wondrousIn The Oxford Book of American Short Stories, Joyce Carol Oates offers a sweeping survey of American short fiction, in a collection of nearly sixty tales that combines classic works with many "different, unexpected" gems, and that invites readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Some selections simply can't be improved on, Oates admits, and she happily includes such time honored works as Irving's "Rip Van Winkle"