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Looking for a quick short story to enjoy between chapters or exploring a collection of short stories for kids? At Bookends, you will find plenty of second-hand gems that make reading easy to jump into and hard to put down. From a classic short story in English to fun bite sized tales for young readers, our shelves are full of little adventures waiting to be discovered. Use the filters at the top of the page to browse by author, language or genre and find the perfect story for your next reading moment.

  • Amelia Jane Stories - Enid Blyton;
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    Amelia Jane Stories

    Enid Blyton;

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  • سلسلة قصص هادفة للأطفال- [Hardcover] - نور توفقيق
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    سلسلة قصص هادفة للأطفال- [Hardcover]

    نور توفقيق

    By: نور توفقيق Language: Arabic Quality: Like New Genre: Children Books,...

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  • Sleepy Time Tales- [Hardcover] - Award Publications Limited;
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    Sleepy Time Tales- [Hardcover]

    Award Publications Limited;

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    The Kiss

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  • 138 Famous Grandma's Tales- [Hardcover] - Shanti Publications
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    138 Famous Grandma's Tales- [Hardcover]

    Shanti Publications

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  • زايد حبيب الأطفال : شعر - رهف المبارك
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    زايد حبيب الأطفال : شعر

    رهف المبارك

    By: رهف المبارك Language: Arabic Quality: Like New Genre: Poetry, Short ...

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  • Normal Rules Don't Apply - Kate Atkinson;
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    Normal Rules Don't Apply

    Kate Atkinson;

    By: Kate Atkinson; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Fantasy, ...

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  • The Grownup - Gillian Flynn
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    The Grownup

    Gillian Flynn

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  • The Barefoot Book of Princesses- [Hardcover] - Caitlin Matthews; Olwyn Whelan; Margaret Wolfson;
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    The Barefoot Book of Princesses- [Hardcover]

    Caitlin Matthews; Olwyn Whelan; Margaret Wolfson;

    By: Caitlin Matthews; Olwyn Whelan; Margaret Wolfson; Language: English Quality: Like New ...

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  • 151 Fairy Tales - Manoj Publications
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    151 Fairy Tales

    Manoj Publications

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  • Twist Cottage - Anthony Horowitz;
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    Twist Cottage

    Anthony Horowitz;

    By: Anthony Horowitz; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Short ...

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  • One Point Two Billion- [Hardcover] - Mahesh Rao;
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    One Point Two Billion- [Hardcover]

    Mahesh Rao;

    By: Mahesh Rao; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Short story,...

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  • Le bazar des mauvais rêves - Stephen King;
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    Le bazar des mauvais rêves

    Stephen King;

    By: Stephen King; Language: French Quality: Like New Genre: Fantasy, Ho...

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  • حكايات أخلاقية مميزة- (Hardcover) - محمد فرج قلب اللوز
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    حكايات أخلاقية مميزة- (Hardcover)

    محمد فرج قلب اللوز

    By: محمد فرج قلب اللوز Language: English / Arabic Quality: Like New Genr...

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  • Bad Dogs Have More Fun - John Grogan;
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    Bad Dogs Have More Fun

    John Grogan;

    By: John Grogan; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Animals, Au...

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  • The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher - Hilary Mantel;
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    The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher

    Hilary Mantel;

    By: Hilary Mantel; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Historica...

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  • My Treasury of Spooky Stories- (Hardcover) - Parragon Books
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    My Treasury of Spooky Stories- (Hardcover)

    Parragon Books

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  • Early Readers- (Hardcover) - Gill Davies;
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    Early Readers- (Hardcover)

    Gill Davies;

    By: Gill Davies; Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Children Books,...

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  • Fighting to Survive Airplane Crashes - Sean McCollum;
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    Fighting to Survive Airplane Crashes

    Sean McCollum;

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  • The Japanese Wife - Kanal Basu
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    The Japanese Wife

    Kanal Basu

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  • Dear Life - Alice Munro;
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    Dear Life

    Alice Munro;

    By: Alice Munro; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Short story...

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  • The Magical Newspaper and Other Stories- (Hardcover) - Aumkar Kishore Shah;
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    The Magical Newspaper and Other Stories- (Hardcover)

    Aumkar Kishore Shah;

    By: Aumkar Kishore Shah; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Sho...

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  • Funny Stories for 7 Year Olds - Helen Paiba;
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    Funny Stories for 7 Year Olds

    Helen Paiba;

    By: Helen Paiba; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Children Bo...

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  • Summer Adventure Stories - Enid Blyton;
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    Summer Adventure Stories

    Enid Blyton;

    By: Enid Blyton; Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Action and adve...

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  • The Coming of the Unicorn - Duncan Williamson;
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    The Coming of the Unicorn

    Duncan Williamson;

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  • Half-Minute Horrors - Hardcover - Susan Rich; Various;
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    Half-Minute Horrors - Hardcover

    Susan Rich; Various;

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  • A Few of the Girls - Maeve Binchy;
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    A Few of the Girls

    Maeve Binchy;

    By: Maeve Binchy; Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Romance, Short...

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  • The Miracle Worker- (Hardcover) - William Gibson;
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    The Miracle Worker- (Hardcover)

    William Gibson;

    By: William Gibson; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Educatio...

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  • نوادر وأخبار أغرب من الخيال الجزء الثاني -
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    نوادر وأخبار أغرب من الخيال الجزء الثاني

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  • جحا وحمار الوالي - Tarek Al Bakry
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    جحا وحمار الوالي

    Tarek Al Bakry

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  • يسقط على غيمه - عبيد بو ملحه
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    يسقط على غيمه

    عبيد بو ملحه

    By: عبيد بو ملحه Language: Arabic Quality: Like New Genre: Short story, ...

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  • نساء المنكر - Muqrin, Samar.;
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    نساء المنكر

    Muqrin, Samar.;

    By: Muqrin, Samar.; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Historic...

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  • اليهودي والفتاة العربية - عبد الوهاب آل مرعي
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    اليهودي والفتاة العربية

    عبد الوهاب آل مرعي

    By: عبد الوهاب آل مرعي Language: Arabic Quality: Like New Genre: Novel, ...

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  • Stories To Share (Hardcover) - Claire Freedman; A. H. Benjamin; Kathryn White; Angela McAllister; Elizabeth Baguley;
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    Stories To Share (Hardcover)

    Claire Freedman; A. H. Benjamin; Kathryn White; Angela McAllister; Elizabeth Baguley;

    By: Claire Freedman; A. H. Benjamin; Kathryn White; Angela McAllister; Elizabeth Baguley; Language: English ...

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  • صعيدية في أثينا - عائشة السعدي
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    صعيدية في أثينا

    عائشة السعدي

    By: عائشة السعدي Language: Arabic Quality: Like New Genre: History, Shor...

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  • Jessica Joins the Band - Jessica Smith;
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    Jessica Joins the Band

    Jessica Smith;

    By: Jessica Smith; Language: English Quality: New Genre: Children books...

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