The war between the water and the road / William Alexander -- Dee Dee / Kurtis Scaletta -- Kings and queens / John Coy -- Max swings for the fences / Anne Ursu -- The creature under the bush / Lynne Jonell -- The blue between us / Joyce Sidman -- Fishing / Anika Fajardo -- Strange island / Julie Schumacher -- Ozymandias / Kelly Barnhill -- Worry and wonder / Marcie Rendon -- Mourning dove / Joyce Sidman -- My icy Valentine / Kirstin Cronn-Mills -- Poetry themes from creative writing class / Joyce Sidman -- The silver box (an excerpt) / Margi Preus -- Pressure / Swati Avasthi -- Opposite land / Pete Hautman -- Chant for a winter dawn / Joyce Sidman -- Lone star / Shannon Gibney -- The ocean where the dreams go / Trà̂n Th Minh Phưc, Phuoc Thi Minh Tran -- Adrift / Mary Casanova -- We were boys together / Kao Kalia Yang.
Summary:
A collection of short stories featuring the diverse people and places of Minnesota, set in time periods from Prohibition to the present day.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.