Books published by publisher Astoria

Do your kids think they have a mean teacher? It’s time they got their revenge!Sam’s piano instructor is the worst.He looks like a corpse, and he smells like a morgue. But even worse, Mr. Rothstein morphs into an abusive monster the moment Sam’s parents leave the room.Sam would do anything to get rid of the old man. Unfortunately, his parents just spent a bundle on a new piano which means Sam won’t be saying goodbye to Rothstein any time soon.Lucky for Sam the piano is no ordinary instrument.More than a hundred years old, the antique piano has secrets to share, including one that will ensure Sam never has to see Rothstein again…Scary stories for kids ages 9-12… and their families!Short but rarely sweet, Nightcrawler Tales are written with the reluctant reader in mind. Perfect for kids who say they hate to read, each book is beautifully illustrated and paced quickly enough that your child will be done before they know it. But don’t fret: each book packs a shocking end that’s sure to leave them begging for more. In fact, if they’re brave enough to continue, don’t be surprised if they want to collect them all!

Another scary story book for kids ages 9-12!A boring shopping trip leads to a fascinating discovery when Ben finds aone-of-a-kind toy hiding in his town's local antique shop.An avid collector, Ben is sure he's found the prized piece for his growing collection.But Ben is wrong.The toy wasn't hiding in that shop.It was waiting.And now it won't be long before Ben realizes he's put his entire family at risk.After all...Some dolls are creepy for a reason.About the NIGHTCRAWLER TALESWritten with reluctant readers in mind, each of these little horrors isbeautifully illustrated and paced quickly enough that your child will be done before they know it. But don't fret: each book packs a shockingend that's sure to leave them begging for more. In fact, if they'rebrave enough to continue, don't be surprised if your child wants to collect them all!Pick up all three books in this series today!Perfect for fans of:Goosebumps by R.L. StineScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzCoraline by Neil GaimanGhost Stories by Roald DahlGrimm's Fairy Tales by The Brothers GrimmIn a Dark, Dark Room by Alvin SchwartzShelve under:AR booksscary stories for kidshorror for kidscampfire talesmiddle school booksepic booksbooks for kids ages 9-12scary stories to tell in the darkghost storiesmonster booksspooky storieschapter booksshort stories4th grade - 7th grade reading booksintermediate readersgift idea for boysgift idea for girls

Acclaimed poet Nilofar Shidmehr’s debut story collection is an unflinching look at the lives of women in post-revolutionary Iran and the contemporary diaspora in Canada. The stories begin in 1978, the year before the Iranian Revolution. In a neighbourhood in Tehran, a group of affluent girls play a Cinderella game with unexpected consequences. In the mid 1980s, women help their husbands and brothers survive war and political upheaval. In the early 1990s in Vancouver, Canada, a single-mother refugee is harassed by the men she meets on a telephone dating platform. And in 2003, a Canadian woman working for an international aid organization is dispatched to her hometown of Bam to assist in the wake of a devastating earthquake. At once powerful and profound, Divided Loyalties depicts the rich lives of Iranian women and girls in post-revolutionary Iran and the contemporary diaspora in Canada; the enduring complexity of the expectations forced upon them; and the resilience of a community experiencing the turmoil of war, revolution, and migration.

Acclaimed poet Nilofar Shidmehr’s debut story collection is an unflinching look at the lives of women in post-revolutionary Iran and the contemporary diaspora in Canada. The stories begin in 1978, the year before the Iranian Revolution. In a neighbourhood in Tehran, a group of affluent girls play a Cinderella game with unexpected consequences. In the mid 1980s, women help their husbands and brothers survive war and political upheaval. In the early 1990s in Vancouver, Canada, a single-mother refugee is harassed by the men she meets on a telephone dating platform. And in 2003, a Canadian woman working for an international aid organization is dispatched to her hometown of Bam to assist in the wake of a devastating earthquake. At once powerful and profound, Divided Loyalties depicts the rich lives of Iranian women and girls in post-revolutionary Iran and the contemporary diaspora in Canada; the enduring complexity of the expectations forced upon them; and the resilience of a community experiencing the turmoil of war, revolution, and migration.

Intensely imaginative and darkly emotional, the weird and wonderful stories in Double Dutch deftly alternate between fantasy and reality, transporting readers into strange worlds that are at once both familiar and uncanny — where animals are more human, and people more mysterious, than they first appear.Shape-shifters, doppelgangers, and spirits inhabit the extraordinary worlds depicted in Trunkey’s stories: a single mother believes her toddler is the reincarnation of a terrorist; Ronald Reagan’s body double falls in love with the first lady; a man grieves for his wife after a bear takes over her body. The collection also includes moving tales grounded in painful and touching reality: a young deaf girl visits Niagara Falls before she goes blind; an elephant named Topsy is killed on Coney Island by Thomas Edison in 1903; and a woman learns the truth about her son’s disappearance while searching with her husband in the Canadian Rockies.This enchanting and, at times, heartbreaking debut collection of stories hails the arrival of an exceptional new literary talent.