Henry Chow and other stories
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An anthology of short contemporary fiction by emerging writers and established authors.
Flying Feet
Jinho wants respect for his skill at tae kwon do, but when he meets an unscrupulous mixed martial arts trainer, he turns his back on his sport's code of honor.
The Barrio Kings
Rosario Gomez struggles to stay out of the gang life that killed his brother while finishing his high school diploma and preparing for the birth of his first son. But when his old friend Juan gets out of jail, his past returns to haunt him.
Plastic
Trying to save his best friend from the horrors of plastic surgery, Jack ends up on the front line of a protest about unscrupulous surgeons.
The Middle of Everywhere
Noah spends a school term in George River, in Quebec's far north, trying to understand the Inuit culture, which he finds both threatening and puzzling.
Hannah's Touch
After being stung by a bee, sixteen-year-old Hannah discovers she has the power to heal.
Razor's Edge
Travis and his friends train and race horses at a harness-racing track. When someone starts hacking off the horses' tails, Travis must solve the mystery before he loses everything he has worked for.
Oil King Courage
When a pond-hockey tournament takes Gear and his best friend Reuben to communities across the Arctic, Gear helps his friend solve a family mystery and connect to his Inuit heritage.
In the Woods
After Cameron rescues a baby abandoned in the woods, he tries to discover whether his sister is the mother.
Impact
After the brutal murder of their son and brother, a family reads their victim impact statements in court.
Venom
Spencer is sure someone is doping the racehorses at the stable where he works, but no one will listen to him until he gets some proof.
Riley Park
The victim of a vicious assault, seventeen-year-old Corbin struggles to get his life back and deal with the loss of his best friend.
Absolute Pressure
Ian loves scuba-diving and working in his uncle's dive shop in Key West, Florida, at least until someone tries to kill him—twice.
First Time
While her best friend drifts away, fifteen-year-old Haley must fight off the unwelcome advances of her mother's new boyfriend.
Paralyzed
A football tackle gone wrong puts a boy in hospital and leaves star linebacker Reggie Scott feeling confused, guilty and alone.
Scum
Fifteen-year-old Megan's brother is dead, apparently a random victim of violence. As Megan digs deeper, she finds that Danny was "known to police" and that nobody wants to solve the crime.
Spiral
After breaking her back, fifteen-year-old Abby tries everything to take away her pain before finding the answer in a patient horse called Charlie and a faith in herself.
