Books with title The Weather Report and Other Stories

The rope hung from top to bottom of his dream.The rope hung softly, saying nothing, doing nothing. Then the rope began to swing very softly, very gently.. towards him.The need to face your fears; the comedy of family life; the pressure of others expectations... Intense experiences of childhood are vividly brought to life in these eight atmospheric tales.A gripping collection of short stories from award-winning author Philippa Pearce.

Her cursed tears.His ticking clock.And one a stolen child.When the Weeper cries, men die, and that is the way it's been for years. However, Maera knows better, and she's determined to venture deep into the Weeper's territory and reclaim what is hers.Ember's dreams of bringing her metal man, Julian, to life have never come true until one unexpected night. Now Julian must find a way to become human before his time runs out.Raselle's wish of returning home to her parents is nothing more than a child's dream. With her captor's spell heavy on her, she's nearly given up hope of ever leaving her tower. However, when a mysterious man appears, Raselle's world turns upside down and her dream doesn't seem so out of reach.

Her cursed tears.His ticking clock.And one a stolen child.When the Weeper cries, men die, and that is the way it's been for years. However, Maera knows better, and she's determined to venture deep into the Weeper's territory and reclaim what is hers.Ember's dreams of bringing her metal man, Julian, to life have never come true until one unexpected night. Now Julian must find a way to become human before his time runs out.Raselle's wish of returning home to her parents is nothing more than a child's dream. With her captor's spell heavy on her, she's nearly given up hope of ever leaving her tower. However, when a mysterious man appears, Raselle's world turns upside down and her dream doesn't seem so out of reach.

The Web Weaver: Benjamin wants nothing more than to be adopted, but the fire that burned him as a baby has left him grotesquely scarred, limiting his chances of ever being part of a family. It is rumored that a witch lives in the woods behind the orphanage, and a purple rose from her enchanted garden will bind two people forever. But there’s more than just the witch living in those woods; there are dark things that reach out to grab you, terrain that moves of its own accord, and spider webs that will never let you go. Will Benjamin manage to steal a rose or will he end up in the witch’s cauldron?The Web Weaver won an honorable mention in the Emerging Writer’s category for WV Writer’s Inc. in 2015.The Goji: The townsfolk of Shadow Ridge whisper of a black monster, a winged devil that perches over their ancestors’ tombs while casting shadows across the moon. An abandoned church from the late 1800s is the beast’s decaying habitat, complete with broken pews and a bell tower. Starting at midnight, the monster rings the bell every hour, on the hour, until dawn. The church bell is his siren’s song, luring anyone that hears it to their doom.The Goji was previously published in Siren’s Call Publications.Godmother Death: Philip was just an infant when Death became his godmother. As a gift, she presents him with a barrel of cider that bestows miracles to those who drink from it.But there’s a catch—it only works for certain people. When the barrel refuses to work for the only woman he’s ever loved, Philip must deal with the consequences of cheating Death.Godmother Death was previously published in Once Upon a Time: The New Fairy Tales.And many more!

I was sick of Gordon Barraclough. Sick of his bullying. And I was sick of him being a good footballer. 'Listen, Barraclough. My uncle is Bobby Charlton.' 'You're a liar.' I was. 'I'm not. Cross my heart and hope to die.' I spat on my hand. If I'd dropped down dead on the spot I wouldn't have been surprised. 'Funny and moving.... a rare gift.' Guardian

Brilliant, funny and disturbing stories of growing up in the Fifties, by the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Fib. The coach started to move off. I felt frightened. All these weeks, looking forward to it, and now I did'nt want to go. Please, Mum, let me go home. She was running alongside, waving her hanky and crying He'd nagged his mother for weeks to let him go on the school exchange, swapping his home in the backstreets of a northern town for a posh house in London. With a proper family. With a dad. But now it was all going wrong

This is Tauiliili's second publication for young readers written in Samoan and English and is based on legends and Samoan history. It starts as a legend about the friendship between two distinctly different animals; the land bound rat and the flying bat. The plot thickens as the next character, the octopus enters the story. Finally, the focus of the tale returns to the bat or pe'a and a little part of history is unveiled as the story comes to a close. Tauiliili skillfully weaves in the rich history of his ancestor Tonumaipea, Samoan Queen and powerful sorceress from which originates his name and title "Tauiliili". Tauiliili's love of Samoan lore and history is evident in this whimsical retelling of a popular South Pacific tale.