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Small Avalanches and Other Stories
Small Avalanches and Other Stories
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
When The Sky Blue Ball comes soaring over the fence, a high-school girl is confronted with the haunting memory of childhood. A jealous teen lets her cousin go off alone with a dangerous Capricorn, aware of the terrifying possibilities. A vulnerable young girl cunningly outwits a menacing stranger and exults in her newfound power, s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060012175
ISBN-10: 006001217X
Publication Date: 3/1/2003
Pages: 400
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Publisher: HarperTempest
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Joyce Carol Oates is the master of the reality of fear. The way she captures the power of young girls is unreal. "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" is hands down one of the best short stories ever written, and the other 11 stories in here are little slices of Oates' brilliance. We all long for the power of the bad girls.
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