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Fiction - Short Story Genre

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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

God Bless the Child (2003)

To the sounds of the swing spiritual sung by Billy Holiday, a southern African American family moves north to Chicago.

Author(s): Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Mulliner Nights (2003)

A collection of short stories narrated by Mr. Mulliner. Wodehouse seems to have been thinking much on the comedic possibilities of the higher clergy at this time. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Ukridge (2003)

A collection of ten short stories about Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, that self absorbed promoter of the impossible. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Tintin in America (2004)

Tintin visits the USA and meet Al Capone before heading west where he encounters a tribe of Blackfeet. This is a facsimile of the original black and white version.

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

Alexander Botts Rides Again: More Mayhem on the Earthworm Tractor (2005)

A collection of stories about the adventures of Alexander Botts, super salesman of Earthworm tractors.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

King Ottokar’s Sceptre (2005)

In this Ruritanian adventure Tintin saves King Muskar XII from a coup and meets Bianca Castafiore for the first time. This is the facsimile of the first black and white edition. The cover image is from the true French first edition.

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

Mr. Mulliner Speaking (2005)

A collection of short stories narrated by Mr. Mulliner. Three feature Bobbie Wickham.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

The Will to Win (2005)

A collection of short stories by a master, many of which deal with high school sports.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): John Gincano

The Blue Lotus (2006)

Tintin battles drug smuggler and the Japanese occupiers of China in this adventure. This is a reprint of the original black and white version with the 1983 English translation.... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

Cigars of the Pharaoh (2006)

While traveling in Egypt Tintin and Snowy stumble on a tomb filled with dead Egyptologists and cigars. This is a reprint of the original 1934 black and white version.

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

The Heart of a Goof (2006)

Nine short stories about golf narrated by the Oldest Member.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

My Man Jeeves (2006)

A collection of short stories, four about Bertie Wooster and Jeeves. Some of the others were later re-written as Bertie and Jeeves stories. These all first appeared in The Strand, some were published in The Saturday Evening Post. Not published in Ame... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Very Good, Jeeves (2006)

Eleven short stories in which Jeeves exerts his powers to rescue the young master, Bertie Wooster, and his friends and relatives from various predicaments, chiefly matrimonial.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

The All-I’ll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll (2007)

A Depression-era Christmas teaches its eternal lessons.

Author(s): Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Inimitable Jeeves (2007)

A collection of short stories about Bertie Wooster and Jeeves.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Doctor Sally (2008)

Dr. Sally Smith doesn’t think Bill Bannister is serious enough, and besides what about Lottie Higgenbotham? With a little help from their friends, all comes right in the end. This is the novelization of Good Morning, Bill, a play written by Wod... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Dog Biscuit (2008)

Hungry Bridget stole a biscuit and ate … a dog biscuit. Will she really turn into a …?

Author(s): Helen Cooper
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

Friendly Tales (2008)

A collection of twenty stories and poems. Includes Pussy Willow, Seven Little Postmen, I Like Fish, The Burglar in the Dark and The Sailor Dog.... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Various

The Moon Over Star (2008)

From her family’s farm in Star township Mae dreams of setting foot on the moon like the Apollo 11 astronauts.

Author(s): Dianna Hutts Aston
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Nothing Serious (2008)

A series of short stories including among others Bingo Little, Ukridge, and Lord Emsworth. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

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