Love Stories (1997) [Anthology]
by Vivien Alcock Daisy Ashford Maeve Binchy Betsy Byars Adèle Geras Paul Jennings Diana Wynne Jones Jan Mark Guy de Maupassant Geraldine McCaughrean Ann Pilling Ralph Prince James Reeves Barbara Robinson Cynthia Rylant Kate Walker Oscar Wilde Jacqueline Wilson Bonnie Zindel Paul Zindel
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Series: Story Library
Summary
(From the publisher):
Laughter, tears, and memories shared- that's love! The giddy excitement of a first kiss, the devastation of rejection...Experience all the fun and heartache of romance in this richly varied collection in which dreams come true, hearts are broken, and even the unpredictable can become hilarious.
Contents:
- The Missing Vital Organ by Betsy Byars
- The Green Behind the Glass by Adèle Geras
- Cinderella Girl by Vivien Alcock
- The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde
- Love Letters by Kate Walker
- The Girl Who Loved the Sun by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Worst Kids in the World (an extract) by Barbara Robinson
- The Fat Girl's Valentine by Ann Pilling
- A Railway Story by Guy de Maupassant
- Orpheus and Eurydice by James Reeves
- Billie by Ann Pilling
- Lucky Lips by Paul Jennings
- A Star for the Latecomer (an extract) by Paul Zindel and Bonnie Zindel
- The Plate: A Question of Values by Geraldine McCaughrean
- A Proposale by Daisy Ashford
- I Was Adored Once, Too by Jan Mark
- For Being Good by Cynthia Rylant
- The Water Woman and Her Lover by Ralph Prince
- The Favorite by Jacqueline Wilson
- Telling Stories by Maeve Binchy
Original title: Love Stories
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Children & Young Adult→ Romance
The following works are contained within this one: Nightingale and the Rose, the (1888) [Short Story] Author: Oscar Wilde
Girl Who Loved the Sun, the (1990) [Short Story] Author: Diana Wynne Jones
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