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Boy Meets Boy

by David Levithan  (2005-05-10)
average customer review:  4.5 out of 5 stars  (78)

High school sophomore Paul says, "There isn’t really a gay scene or a straight scene in our town. They got all mixed up a while back, which I think is for the best." And, as he observes at the end of the story, "It's a wonderful world."

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Posted: Friday, April 30, 2010 at 2:35 pm by Sylvhania
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Somewhere in Heaven

by Christopher Andersen  (2008-07-08)
average customer review:  4.7 out of 5 stars  (31)

The remarkable love story of Dana and Christopher Reeve. That fate could have dealt such a cruel hand to this golden couple seemed unfathomable. That they could endure it all with grace, courage, and humor defied belief.

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Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 5:48 pm by Sylvhania
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Snuff

by Chuck Palahniuk  (2009-04-07)
average customer review:  3.0 out of 5 stars  (169)

Cassie Wright, an aging porn queen, intends to put an exclamation point on her career by having sex with 600 men in one day on film. The story begins with Mr. 600—the pornosaur who introduced Cassie to the business—as he describes the other 599 actors awaiting their moment on screen. The perspective then shifts to Mr. 72...

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Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 5:24 pm by Sylvhania
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Great Classic Stories 2

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average customer review:  3.5 out of 5 stars  (2)

The 20 diverse stories collected here show why the short story continues to be one of the most popular of literary genres. Included are works by masters of the field, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Saki, and O. Henry.

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Posted: Monday, April 26, 2010 at 8:33 pm by Sylvhania
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Tropic of Cancer

by Henry Miller  ()
average customer review:  4.0 out of 5 stars  (193)

Millers once controversial story that ended up altering United States censorship laws tells of a young writer and his pals in Paris during the Great Depression. Part memoir, part fictional tale, Millers prose is a complex mix that demands the readers utmost attention.

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Posted: Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 3:47 pm by Sylvhania
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Always Wear Joy: My Mother Bold and Beautiful

by Susan Fales-Hill  ()
average customer review:  4.4 out of 5 stars  (29)

Josephine Premice, a beautiful and talented performer who never achieved the fame of contemporaries Diahann Carroll and Lena Horne, was equally dazzling as a wife and mother. Fales-Hill recalls the eclectic and effervescent family life spawned by her glamorous Haitian-born mother and a seafaring WASP father.

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Posted: Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 5:42 am by Sylvhania
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