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Shelf Order for Holdings Code UHS Library Short Story (UHSSC) Shelf Order for Holdings Code UHS Library Short Story (UHSSC) Call Call Call Call Sorted Author Title Number Number Number Number Call Type Prefix Class Cutter Number X SC Abs SC Abs Absolute magnitude X SC Ada SC Ada Adams, Alice The stories of Alice Adams. X SC Afr SC Afr Larson, Charles R. African short stories; a collection of contemporary African writing, X SC Aft SC Aft Greenberg, Martin After the king : stories in honor of J.R.R. Tolkien Harry X SC Aft SC Aft After X SC Aik SC Aik Aiken, Joan, The far forests : tales of romance, fantasy, and suspense 1924-2004 X SC Alc SC Alc Alcott, Louisa May, Glimpses of Louisa; a centennial sampling of the best short stories. 1832-1888 X SC Ale SC Ale Alexie, Sherman, The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven 1966- X SC Ale SC Ale Alexie, Sherman, Ten little Indians : stories 1966- X SC Alf SC Alf Hitchcock, Alfred, Alfred Hitchcock presents: stories to be read with the lights on. 1899- X SC Alf SC Alf Hitchcock, Alfred, Alfred Hitchcock presents stories to be read with the door locked. 1899-1980 X SC Alp SC Alp Silverberg, Robert Alpha three X SC Ame SC Ame Clarke, John Henrik, American Negro short stories. 1915-1998 X SC Ame SC Ame Greene, Hugh, Sir. The American rivals of Sherlock Holmes X SC Ame SC Ame Skaggs, Calvin The American short story X SC Ame SC Ame America street : a multicultural anthology of stories X SC Ame SC Ame American dragons : twenty-five Asian American voices X SC Ame SC Ame American eyes : new Asian-American short stories for young adults X SC Ame SC Ame American gothic tales X SC Ame SC Ame American voices : best short fiction by contemporary authors : with comments by the authors X SC Ame SC Ame American West : twenty new stories from the Western Writers of America X SC AmI SC AmI Am I blue? : coming out from the silence X SC Ana SC Ana Analog. Analog's Golden anniversary anthology X SC Anc SC Anc Ancient enchantresses X SC And SC And Anderson, Robert, Ice age : stories 1964- X SC And SC And Anderson, Sherwood, Winesburg, Ohio 1876-1941 X SC Ant SC Ant Cerf, Bennett, An anthology of famous British stories, 1898-1971 X SC Ant SC Ant Harrison, Harry Nova 1; an anthology of original science fiction stories. May 27, 2015 - 1 - 8:02:28 AM Shelf Order for Holdings Code UHS Library Short Story (UHSSC) Call Call Call Call Sorted Author Title Number Number Number Number Call Type Prefix Class Cutter Number X SC Ant SC Ant Hoke, Helen, 1903- Thrillers, chillers, & killers : an anthology X SC Apo SC Apo Apollo, 1980- Concrete candy : stories X SC App SC App Appelt, Kathi, 1954- Kissing Tennessee and other stories from the Stardust Dance X SC Arc SC Arc Archer, Jeffrey, 1940- The collected short stories X SC Art SC Art Halpern, Daniel, The Art of the tale : an international anthology of short stories 1945- X SC Art SC Art Davy Jones' haunted locker : great ghost stories of the sea X SC Asi SC Asi Asimov, Isaac, 1920- The 13 crimes of science fiction X SC Asi SC Asi Asimov, Isaac, The best of Isaac Asimov. 1920-1992 X SC Asi SC Asi Asimov, Isaac, The Bicentennial man and other stories 1920-1992 X SC Asi SC Asi Asimov, Isaac, Buy Jupiter, and other stories 1920-1992 X SC Asi SC Asi Asimov, Isaac, Nightfall and other stories. 1920-1992 X SC Asi SC Asi Asimov, Isaac, Prisoners of the stars 1920-1992 X SC Asi SC Asi Asimov, Isaac, Tales of the Black Widowers. 1920-1992 X SC Atw SC Atw Atwood, Margaret Dancing girls and other stories Eleanor, 1939- X SC Aus SC Aus Austen, Jane. Love and Friendship. X SC Bab SC Bab Babel, I. (Isaak), Collected stories. 1894-1941 X SC Bag SC Bag Bagdasarian, Adam First French kiss and other traumas X SC Bam SC Bam Bambara, Toni Cade Gorilla, my love X SC Bam SC Bam Bambara, Toni Cade The sea birds are still alive : collected stories X SC Bar SC Bar Baraka, Imamu Amiri, Tales of the out & the gone 1934- X SC Bar SC Bar Barrett, Andrea Servants of the map : stories X SC Bar SC Bar Barrett, Andrea Ship fever X SC Bar SC Bar Barth, John, 1930- The book of ten nights and a night : eleven stories X SC Bas SC Bas Baseball crazy : ten short stories that cover all the bases X SC Bea SC Bea Beagle, Peter S. Giant bones X SC Bea SC Bea Beagle, Peter S. The line between X SC Bea SC Bea Beattie, Ann Follies : new stories X SC Bel SC Bel Bellow, Saul Collected stories X SC BeM SC BeM Be mine May 27, 2015 - 2 - 8:02:28 AM Shelf Order for Holdings Code UHS Library Short Story (UHSSC) Call Call Call Call Sorted Author Title Number Number Number Number Call Type Prefix Class Cutter Number X SC Ben SC Ben Bender, Aimee Willful creatures : stories X SC Ben SC Ben Benet, Stephen The last circle, stories and poems. Vincent, 1898-1943 X SC Ben SC Ben Benet, Stephen Twenty-five short stories, Vincent, 1898-1943 X SC Ber SC Ber Berg, Elizabeth Ordinary life : stories X SC Bes SC Bes Bercovici, Konrad, Best short stories of the world 1882- X SC Bes SC Bes Ferman, Edward L. The best from fantasy and science fiction : a special 25th anniversary anthology X SC Bes SC Bes Hughes, Langston, The best short stories by Negro writers; an anthology from 1899 to 1902-1967 the present. X SC Bes SC Bes Maclean, A. D. (Alan Best for winter : a selection from twenty-five years of Winter's tales Duart) X SC Bes SC Bes Seltzer, Thomas Best Russian short stories, X SC Bes SC Bes The best American short stories. X SC Bes SC Bes The best American short stories. X SC Bes SC Bes The Best American short stories ... and the yearbook of the American short story. X SC Bes SC Bes The best American short stories of the century X SC Bes SC Bes The best American sports writing, 1996 X SC Bes SC Bes Best new American voices 2000 X SC Bes SC Bes Best Short Stories of the Modern Age. X SC Bey SC Bey Silverberg, Robert Beyond control: seven stories of science fiction. X SC Bie SC Bie Bierce, Ambrose, The stories and fables of Ambrose Bierce 1842-1914? X SC Big SC Big Big city cool : short stories about urban youth X SC Bla SC Bla Black, Holly The poison eaters and other stories X SC Bla SC Bla Blacklock, Dyan Call it love X SC Bla SC Bla Black swan, white raven X SC Blo SC Blo Block, Francesca Lia Girl Goddess #9 : nine stories X SC Blo SC Blo Blood thirst : 100 years of vampire fiction X SC Boc SC Boc Boccaccio, Giovanni, The Decameron 1313-1375 X SC Boc SC Boc Boccaccio, Giovanni, The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio 1313-1375 X SC Bol SC Bol Boles, Paul Darcy, A million guitars, and other stories. 1916- X SC Bol SC Bol Boll, Heinrich, 18 stories 1917-1985 May 27, 2015 - 3 - 8:02:28 AM Shelf Order for Holdings Code UHS Library Short Story (UHSSC) Call Call Call Call Sorted Author Title Number Number Number Number Call Type Prefix Class Cutter Number X SC Bon SC Bon Bontemps, Arna The Old South; "A summer tragedy" and other stories of the thirties. Wendell, 1902-1973 X SC Bor SC Bor Borges, Jorge Luis, The Aleph and other stories, 1933-1969 : together with 1899-1986 commentaries and an autobiographical essay X SC Bor SC Bor Borges, Jorge Luis, Collected fictions 1899-1986 X SC Bow SC Bow Bowen, Elizabeth, The collected stories of Elizabeth Bowen 1899-1973 X SC Boy SC Boy Boyle, Kay, Nothing ever breaks except the heart. 1902-1992 X SC Boy SC Boy Boyle, T. After the plague : stories Coraghessan X SC Boy SC Boy Boyle, T. The Human Fly and other stories Coraghessan X SC Bra SC Bra Bradbury, Ray, The illustrated man. 1920-2012 X SC Bra SC Bra Bradbury, Ray, The machineries of joy: short stories 1920-2012 X SC Bra SC Bra Bradbury, Ray, R is for rocket. 1920-2012 X SC Bra SC Bra Bradbury, Ray, The stories of Ray Bradbury 1920-2012 X SC Bra SC Bra Bradbury, Ray, Twice twenty-two : The golden apples of the sun and A medicine for 1920-2012 melancholy X SC Bra SC Bra Braverman, Kate Small craft warnings : stories X SC Bre SC Bre Breaking up is hard to do : stories about falling out of love by four incredible authors X SC Bro SC Bro Adoff, Arnold Brothers and sisters; modern stories by Black Americans. X SC Bro SC Bro Brooks, Bruce. All that remains X SC Bro SC Bro Brooks, Martha, Paradise Cafe and other stories 1944- X SC Bro SC Bro Brooks, Martha, Traveling on into the light : and other stories 1944- X SC Buc SC Buc Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl The good deed, and other stories of Asia, past and present Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 X SC Buc SC Buc Buck, Pearl S., Fourteen stories. (Sydenstricker), 1892- X SC Bur SC Bur Burrell, John Angus An anthology of famous American stories X SC BUS SC BUS Buscaglia, Leo F., Seven stories of Christmas love 1924-1998.
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