Showing results for "Tin" in Short Stories

In the wilds of a jungle planet, the Legion fights in brutal combat as Republic marines fly their SLICS from one tragedy to the next. H292, a repurposed warbot, shows the heart of a hero as he wades into the battle not to destroy—but to save.

Tina's brother is quitting basketball, but why, he loves the game? Tina suspects something is up, and she gets an earful one afternoon after school. Mario is being bullied. What can she do?

Every girl wants the most popular boy in school to notice her. But Tina was having a hard time getting Zach Taylor to pay any attention to her. Zach liked Jennifer, the cheerleader. What could Tina do to get his attention? And who was the geek who kept helping her all the time?

People used to talk. We don't much anymore. Not sure when it happened, but how is pretty obvious. Progress became a two-edged sword. People wanted more, better, faster. Stopped going on family road trips in fake wood-paneled station wagons and moved on to SUVs and muscle cars fueled by road rage warriors between monitored intersections.

This is a short story, the third in the Tina Stories series. When Tina finds her friend, Jennifer, on the bathroom floor at school, sick and crying, she wants to help her. Jennifer tells her she's pregnant with Zach's baby. Zach, however, wants nothing to do with the responsibility of a baby and feels trapped. How can Tina help her friend?

Sieben Kurzgeschichten über das Chaos, dem wir entfliehen möchten – und in das wir dann erst recht hineintappen. An Orten, die nach Sommer riechen, und in Momenten, die vertrauter sind als gedacht. Mit Entdeckungen, die aufrütteln, und flüchtigen Begegnungen mit überraschender Wirkung. Zwischen Fernweh und Alltag erzählen diese Geschichten von kleinen Fluchten aus dem Gewohnten – und von (inneren) Reisen, die mehr verändern, als man erwartet. Ein Hörbuch für ruhige Lesepausen – irgendwo zwischen Aufbruch und Ankommen.

Dieser Sammelband beinhaltet vier unterschiedliche Kurzgeschichten von Tina Hope. Aktuelles Zeitgeschehen, tierische Freunde, eine Puppe, die einem kleinen Mädchen und seiner Mutter Mut und Zuversicht schenkt und eine ganz besondere Geschichte, die zeigt, wie wir unsere innere Stärke und unseren Frieden finden können. Tiefgründige Stories, die dir ein Lächeln schenken, aber auch nachdenklich stimmen. Geschichten, die dir eine schöne Lesezeit bescheren und dich mit einem guten Gefühl zurücklassen.

The Tin Can House and Other Stories is a remarkable short story collection by renowned Virginia author Susan Pepper Robbins. Featuring some of her best short stories, the collection delivers powerful, gritty characters full of heart and spirit. Ranging from longer stories to one-page hitters, Robbins masters the pen and sprays ink economically.

Self-determined 15-year-old Becky lives a cozy, idyllic life with her grandma in a small northern town. Inspired by the numerous crime films she's watched on television, she's convinced that she could carry out a successful robbery and get away with it.