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Butterflies by Roger Dean Kiser
A vivid memory of an incident from the life of an orphanage child.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Elvis Died at the Florida Barber College by Roger Dean Kiser
A young boy's attempt to model himself on Elvis highlights the realities of life in an orphange.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Hero by Sue Ragland
A brief memory from 1918.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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  3-4
The Whale Sound by Roger Dean Kiser
A boy helps out 'the deaf kid' who is being picked on by the orphanage bullies.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Bully by Roger Dean Kiser
A chance meeting brings back memories of a difficult childhood.
- Date Added: November 2001
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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  5-9
The Cellmate by Crystal Arbogast
A beautifully constructed tale based on the true story of a night spent in jail with the last man to be hanged in Whitesburg, Ky.
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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  15-19
Cheese by Sushma Joshi
A Nepalese boy dreams of cheese.
- Date Added: May 2005
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The One That Got Away by Denny Johnson
A journalist tracks down the man who escaped being the twelfth victim of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Contains adult material.
- Date Added: January 2001
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: 18
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The Three Fishermen by Tom Sheehan
An atmospheric recollection of a riverside encounter.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The End Of The World by Sushma Joshi
The reaction of one Nepalese family when a learned sadhu prophesizes the end of the world.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Bisto Kid by Jamie Cameron
A boy secretly looks after a kitten after saving it from being drowned.
- Date Added: January 2002
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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  10-14
True American Artform by Simon Kay
An account of a pivotal game of pool.
- Date Added: November 2003
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Knife by Denny Johnson
A journalist gets a lead on the O.J. murder weapon.
- Date Added: January 2002
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Sacrifice by Jamie Cameron
A boy takes revenge on his sister's favorite doll.
- Date Added: March 2001
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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