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Short Story

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.

  • The Call of the Wild / Brown Wolf - Jack London
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    The Call of the Wild / Brown Wolf

    Jack London

    By: Jack London Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Classics, Short s...

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  • En moins bien - Arnaud Le Guilcher
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    En moins bien

    Arnaud Le Guilcher

    By: Arnaud Le Guilcher Language: French Quality: Good Genre: Short story...

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  • Under the Jaguar Sun - Italo Calvino , William Weaver
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    Under the Jaguar Sun

    Italo Calvino , William Weaver

    By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver Language: English Quality: Like New ...

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  • The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script - Frank Darabont , Stephen King
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    The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script

    Frank Darabont , Stephen King

    By: Frank Darabont , Stephen King Language: English Quality: Like New G...

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  • La Barbe-bleue - Charles Perrault
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    La Barbe-bleue

    Charles Perrault

    By: Charles Perrault Language: French Quality: Like New Genre: Classics,...

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  • Cinq nouvelles réalistes - Guy de Maupassant;
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    Cinq nouvelles réalistes

    Guy de Maupassant;

    By: Guy de Maupassant; Language: French Quality: Like New Genre: Classi...

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  • Uncle Montagues Tales Of Terror - Chris Priestley
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    Uncle Montagues Tales Of Terror

    Chris Priestley

    By: Chris Priestley Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Fantasy, Horr...

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  • Men Without Women - Haruki Murakami;
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    Men Without Women

    Haruki Murakami;

    By: Haruki Murakami; Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Novel, Shor...

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  • Tolstoy Selected Stories - Leo Tolstoy
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    Tolstoy Selected Stories

    Leo Tolstoy

    By: Leo Tolstoy Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Classics, Novel,...

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  • Cleaning the Gold - Karin Slaughter , Lee Child
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    Cleaning the Gold

    Karin Slaughter , Lee Child

    By: Karin Slaughter , Lee Child Language: English Quality: Like New Gen...

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  • Adventures of Rusty - Ruskin Bond;
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    Adventures of Rusty

    Ruskin Bond;

    By: Ruskin Bond; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Children bo...

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  • Jinnistan: Scary stories to tell over chai - Ayesha Muzaffar
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    Jinnistan: Scary stories to tell over chai

    Ayesha Muzaffar

    By: Ayesha Muzaffar Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Horror, S...

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  • The Complete Henry Bech- [Hardcover] - John Updike
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    The Complete Henry Bech- [Hardcover]

    John Updike

    By: John Updike Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Classics, Com...

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  • I, Robot - Isaac Asimov;
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    I, Robot

    Isaac Asimov;

    By: Isaac Asimov; Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Fantasy, Scien...

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  • A 6th Bowl Of Chicken Soup For The Soul: More Stories To Open The Heart And Rekindle The Spirit - Jack Canfield
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    A 6th Bowl Of Chicken Soup For The Soul: More Stories To Open The Heart And Rekindle The Spirit

    Jack Canfield

    By: Jack Canfield Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Self help, Shor...

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  • I'd Die for You and Other Lost Stories - Hardcover - F. Scott Fitzgerald;Anne Margaret Daniel;
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    I'd Die for You and Other Lost Stories - Hardcover

    F. Scott Fitzgerald;Anne Margaret Daniel;

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  • Fat Cat on a Mat and Other Tales- [Hardcover] - Phil Roxbee Cox
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    Fat Cat on a Mat and Other Tales- [Hardcover]

    Phil Roxbee Cox

    By: Phil Roxbee Cox Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Children ...

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  • The Fox and the Ghost King- [Hardcover] - Michael Morpurgo
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    The Fox and the Ghost King- [Hardcover]

    Michael Morpurgo

    By: Michael Morpurgo Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Animals,...

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  • How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories - Holly Black; Rovina Cai;
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    How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

    Holly Black; Rovina Cai;

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  • هنا وهناك - عبدالله علم
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    هنا وهناك

    عبدالله علم

    By: عبدالله علم Language: Arabic Quality: Like New Genre: Short story, ...

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  • صداقة بطعم الشوكولاته - عبير النحاس
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    صداقة بطعم الشوكولاته

    عبير النحاس

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  • Welcome to Alien School - Caryl Hart;
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    Welcome to Alien School

    Caryl Hart;

    By: Caryl Hart; Language: English Quality: Like New Genre: Children Boo...

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  • Teen Angst? Naaah . . . - Ned Vizzini
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    Teen Angst? Naaah . . .

    Ned Vizzini

    By: Ned Vizzini Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Comedy & Humo...

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  • قصص الانبياء- [Hardcover] - نادي ابراهيم‎;
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    قصص الانبياء- [Hardcover]

    نادي ابراهيم‎;

    By: نادي ابراهيم‎; Language: Arabic Quality: Like New Genre: Children Bo...

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