A Twist in the Tale - Tales from the East Midlands

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C The main growth area has been the market for eight to fourteen-year-olds, and there is little doubt that the boom has been fuelled by the bespectacled apprentice, Harry Potter. So influential has J. K. Rowling’s series of books been that they have helped to make reading fashionable for pre-teens. ‘Harry made it OK to be seen on a bus reading a book,’ says Cooling. ‘To a child, that is important.’ The current buzz around the publication of the fourth Harry Potter beats anything in the world of adult literature. I couldn't believe that Carla had slept with another man, that she had lied about her love for me—and that I might be second or even third in her estimation. The narrator offers to drive her home, but soon invites her over to his place for a drink. One thing leads to another, as he pulls out an ornate chess set, and challenges her to a game, on the pretext that they were not able to play against each other at the tournament. He then proposes a wager- if she won, he would hand her ten pounds, but if he won, she would take off a piece of clothing, or an accessory.

The story begins by introducing an alluring woman, whose entrance into the room is marked by every one of its occupants. The narrator goes on to describe the event as a chess tournament, where the lady is a new participant, and he himself was the Chess Club's new captain.Carla's eyes flashed as she leaped forward and slapped me across the face with all the strength she could muster. A Perfect Murder is the story about a man who has committed the perfect murder. Not only does he stand by seeing another man being arrestted for the murder of his mistress, but he makes sure that another man is convicted of his crime by making sure he is called upon as a juror on the case. In later editions, titled "The Wine Taster" so as not to be confused with Archer's novel of the same name. A Chapter of Accidents is the story of a man who sets an elaborate trap to revenge a man he suspects of having an affair with his wife.

A teen girl in high school is being bullied only to realize that the bullying is really being done by a group of aliens and that she is the only human on the planet. I don't know if that's convenient," I said. "I'll call you on Monday when I know what my plans are." I put down the receiver. Clean Sweep Ignatius" follows the journey of a Nigerian Minister known for combating corruption. However, doubts emerge regarding the Minister's own integrity.The Wine Taster is the story of a intolerable man who has inherited wealth and state from his ancestors. He also inherits a wine cellar from his father but doesn't know much about wines...but that doesn't stop him from boasting about it.

A teenage girl starts to read an encyclopedia in which she discovers that all of her childhood memories are actually written in this book. All your life you have been told not to leave your house, as you will turn to stone if you do. But the real truth is that the witch that cursed you, is the one who will turn to stone if you leave. You might want to read our post on fairytale ideas for more inspiration. Fears that television and computers would kill children’s desire to read couldn’t have been more wrong.With sales roaring, a new generation of authors are publishing’s newest and unlikeliest literary stars Two friends fall out, and one ends up issuing a writ for libel. A large settlement is paid, but the only loser is someone else. Not the Real Thing" revolves around a British engineer's lifelong fascination with collecting medals.A group of teens get lost on a camping trip and find out they are actually in a dimension where they are ghost hunters, and they have to hunt their other selves (who are the ghosts).

On my journey to work I rehearsed exactly what I was going to say. I went over it again and again. I arrived on the twelfth floor a little before eight and left my door wide open so I would be aware of the slightest intrusion. I felt confident that I had a clear fifteen, even twenty minutes before anyone else could be expected to arrive. In a war between humans and aliens, you lose your best friend. However, he/she is really alive and working with the aliens. Just Good Friends is a first person narrative of a how a woman met her boyfriend...the twist in the tale is that we discover at the end that the narrator is actually a cat. A family goes on a camping trip and something goes terribly wrong. In the woods, they encounter an old cabin that they find out has been vacant for a long time. They go inside and find out that the cabin is where they grew up and they find out that their parents have been hiding a very dangerous secret from them all along. It's called the O'Henry twist - where the whole complexion of the story changes in the last paragraph, maybe in the last sentence. It was invented by O'Henry, and most probably the most well-known example is The Gift of the Magi. I don't think there would many readers here who is not familiar with that iconic story.

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A Less than three years ago, doom merchants were predicting that the growth in video games and the rise of the Internet would sound the death knell for children’s literature. But contrary to popular myth, children are reading more books than ever. A recent survey by Books Marketing found that children up to the age of 11 read on average for four hours a week, particularly girls.