Title:
A time of waiting : stories from around the world / retold by Claire West.
Author:
West, Clare.
Publication Information:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Call Number:
LEVEL 4
Abstract:
When did you last meet a polar bear, or go to a magician for help? These stories offer many different experiences. Some are strange, some are scary, some are sad, some are blackly funny. A few are shocking - when Lin Lin returns home for a funeral, she learns a dark and terrible family secret which may destroy her. Bookworms World Stories collect stories written in English from around the world. These stories are from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, and Trinidad.
ISBN:
9780194794602
9780194794596
Series:
Oxford bookworms library. World stories ; Stage 4
Oxford bookworms library.World stories ; Stage 4.
Physical Description:
viii, 88 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Contents:
India: A place to stay ; Swapna Kishore -- Malaysia: The silk fan ; Teoh Choon Ean -- South Africa: Meeting Susamatekkie ; Tod Collins -- Singapore: Clean sheets ; Sue Seah -- Canada: Or be killed ; Elise Moser -- Australia: Down south ; Peter James -- Trinidad: An old wife's tale ; Luke Jorsling -- Malaysia: Swamiji's ring ; Ridjal Noor -- Australia: The policy ; Sylvia McNickle -- Nigeria: Anywhere but here ; C.J. Onyia -- Canada: Recycling ; Eleanor Verbicky-Todd -- Singapore: Eclipse ; Lee Jing-Jing -- Nigeria: The one-armed thief ; Kachi A. Ozumba.
Uniform Title:
Short stories. Selections
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