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"I sighed again, knowing I could never explain how a story
could be worth more than a dance with a prince."

-- From "Heart's Desire," in Cricket magazine (October '06)

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Books for Teens and Adults

Bones of Faerie (pre-order from Booksense or Amazon)
- Dark young adult fantasy
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Published by Random House
- On sale January 27, 2009

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Books for Kids

Secret of the Three Treasures (order a copy)
- Published by Holiday House
- Visit the Secret of the Three Treasures web site
to read an excerpt and view reviews

"Fine fare for recent Cam Jansen and Encyclopedia Brown graduates."
--Kirkus



Ghost Horse (Phantom Rider #1) (order a copy)
The Haunted Trail
(Phantom Rider #2) (order a copy)
Ghost Vision
(Phantom Rider #3) (order a copy)
- Published by Scholastic

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Books for Teens and Adults

Bones of Faerie (working title)
- Dark young adult fantasy to be published by Random House, Spring 2009.

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Short Stories for Kids

These stories were published in magazines, or as part of books that contain stories by more than one author.





Heart's Desire
- Published in Cricket magazine, October 2006

Tearing Down the Unicorns
- First appeared in A Glory of Unicorns, edited by Bruce Coville and published by Scholastic (order a copy)
- Reprinted in Cricket magazine, November/December 2004

Water's Edge
- Published in Half Human, edited by Bruce Coville and published by Scholastic
(order a copy)

- Received an honorable mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

Hanukkah Light
- Published in Ghosts and Golems, edited by Malka Penn and published by the Jewish Publication Society (order a copy)

Drawing the Moon
- Published in Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares, published by Scholastic
(order a copy)
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Received an honorable mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
- Recorded for Pseudopod (download a free recording) (While this scary story is appropriate for younger readers, note that other stories on the Pseudopod site might not be.)

Amanda's Room
- Published in Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares II, published by Scholastic

Frog Princes
- Published in ShapeShifters, edited by Bruce Coville and published by Avon
(order a copy)

- Rewritten version of a story that first appeared in Children's Playmate

Exchange Student
- Published in A Starfarer's Dozen, edited by Michael Stearns and published
by Harcourt Brace
- Reprinted in Girls' Life magazine

Alien Promises
- Published in Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens II, published by Scholastic
- Included on Tangent magazine's Suggested Reading List
- Recorded for Escape Pod.

Windwood Rose
- Appeared in Bruce Coville's Book of Magic, published by Scholastic

 
 


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Short Stories for Teens and Adults












What Fire Is
- Forthcoming in Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar (working title), to be published by DAW Books

Dragon Offerings
- Forthcoming in Tales from the Talisman, March 2009 issue

Lost or Forgotten
- Appeared in Cabinet des Fées 2 .

Stone Tower
- Appeared in Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales , edited by Deborah Noyes and published by Candlewick Press (order in hardcover) (order in paperback)
- Received an honorable mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

- Gothic! was on YALSA's list of Best Books for Young Adults. It has also received starred reviews from Kirkus , Horn Book , and Booklist

Sarah's Window
- Appeared in Realms of Fantasy magazine (April 1996)
- Reprinted in Tales of the Talisman (December 2006)

Song for Two Voices
- Appeared in Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar, edited by Mercedes Lackey and published by DAW Books (order a copy)

Practical Villainy
- Appeared in Say ... Have You Heard This One?, published by Fortress of Words
- Reviewed by Tangent Online
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Recorded for Escape Pod (download a free recording)

Advice (poem)
- Appeared in Mythic Delirium (Issue 8)

Whispers
- Published by Story House Coffees (these folks published short stories on the sides of coffee cans)

Winter Stories
- Published by Story House Coffees

One Wish
- Published by Story House Coffees

Raising Jenny
- Appeared in Not of Woman Born, edited by Constance Ash and published by NAL/Penguin (order a copy)
- Received an honorable mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction
- Reviewed by SFSite review

Steel Penny
- Appeared in Realms of Fantasy magazine (June 1998)
- Received an honorable mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction
- Reviewed by Tangent Online

Beyond the Flames
- Appeared in The Fortune Teller, edited by Lawrence Schimel and published by DAW Books

By the Oaks
- Appeared in Elf Fantastic, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and published by DAW Books

A Child's Adventures
- Appeared in Sword of Ice, edited by Mercedes Lackey and published by DAW Books (order a copy)

Why Is This Night Different?
- Appeared in Sisters in Fantasy 2, edited by Susan Shwartz and published by NAL

Exchange Student
- Published in A Starfarer's Dozen, edited by Michael Stearns and published
by Harcourt Brace
- Reprinted in Girls' Life magazine

Virginia Woods
- Appeared in Enchanted Forests, edited by Katharine Kerr and published by DAW Books
- Received an honorable mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
- Recorded for Pseudopod (download a free recording)

Bra Melting
- Appeared in Chicks in Chainmail, edited by Esther Friesner and published by Baen Books (order a copy)

Illusions
- Appeared in Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg; published by DAW Books (order a copy)
- Reprinted in French in Sherlock Holmes en orbite

Unicorn Season
- Appeared in Galaxy magazine

Learning Magic
- Appeared in Alternate Outlaws, edited by Mike Resnick and published by Tor Books

Free Will, Baby
- Appeared in Deals with the Devil, edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg; published by DAW Books
- Recorded for Escape Pod (download a free recording)

Out of Sight
- Appeared in By Any Other Fame, edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg; published byDAW Books

Wishbook Days
- Appeared in Christmas Ghosts, edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg; published byDAW Books
- Reprinted in Galaxy magazine

Three Wish Habit
- Appeared in Aladdin: Master of the Lamp, edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg; published by DAW Books
- Reprinted in Galaxy magazine
- Recorded for the Galaxy Audio Project (GAP)
- Recorded for Escape Pod (download a free recording)

Cherilly's Law
- Appeared in Leroni of Darkover, edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by DAW Books
- Reprinted in French in Les cent royaumes
- Reprinted in German in Die Tanzerin von Darkover


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Nonfiction


Iceland's Land and Lore
- Appeared in Realms of Fantasy, February 2008

Five Reasons Not to Self-Publish
- Appeared online in Reflection's Edge, June 2005 (read the article online)

For samples of my science writing, see the Cholla Bear Communications web site.