Little Douggie is curious about everything, and he has an endless amount of questions that he must find the answers to. Douggies Super Science Adventures is a collection of 15 short stories that describe Douggies attempt to explore and understand how this world works. Each short story introduces the reader to a new scientific standard by using real-life problems that Douggie has to solve, creating one adventure after another. Each story draws the reader into the mind of a young boy as he problem solves his way through some intriguing scientific questions. His energy and enthusiasm is sure to motivate readers of all ages to start their own adventures in science. The stories are fun to read and make science easy to understand. Since these stories are directly alligned with the Next Generation Science Standards, teachers can use each story to introduce a new standard, motivate their students, and help explain difficult scientific concepts. Everyone loves a good story, and teachers especially love stories with a point. These stories offer something for everyone.

Mystery fiction.

Entering the ring are some of America's greatest mystery writers challenging boxing, one of the world's oldest sports. Readers are provided front row seats as heavyweight authors provide knock-out combinations for your reading pleasure. While each story stands alone as a masterful mystery, the combination of such fine writing against the backdrop of the shadowy violent world of boxing leads to a greater appreciation of both crafts.

Includes J. C. Oates, M. Connelly, S. M. Kaminsky and more.

New Writing Scotland is a forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland. Every year it publishes some of the best from both emerging and established writers, and lists many of the leading literary lights of Scotland among its past (and present) contributors. This book is a collection of contemporary Scottish literature.