Alligator and Other Stories

Alligator and Other Stories
Author: Dima Alzayat
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-05-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1529029929

Shortlisted for the 2021 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlisted for a 2021 James Tait Black Award Shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection 2021 'Sardonic, monstrous, tender' Sunday Times 'Startling . . . profound' Daily Mail In Alligator and Other Stories, Dima Alzayat captures luminously how it feels to be ‘other’: as a Syrian, as an Arab, as an immigrant, as a woman. Each one of the nine stories collected here is a snapshot of those moments when unusual circumstances suddenly distinguish us from our neighbours, when our difference is thrown into relief. Here are ‘dangerous’ women transgressing, missing children in 1970s New York, a family who were once Syrian but have now lost their name, and a young woman about to discover the hollowness of the American dream. At its centre lies ‘Alligator’: a remarkable compilation of real and invented sources, which rescues from history the story of a Syrian American couple who were murdered at the hands of the state. Alzayat explores experiences that are startling and real, delivering an emotional punch that lingers long after reading.

Alligator Baby

Alligator Baby
Author: Robert Munsch
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1443113999

Kristen's mommy brings the new baby home - but it's an ALLIGATOR BABY! How is Kristen going to get her real baby brother back?

Zack's Alligator

Zack's Alligator
Author: Shirley Mozelle
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1995-01-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0064441865

When Bridget the alligator arrives in the mail, she's only the size of a key chain! But after Zack soaks her in water, she grows into a real live alligator. Bridget wrestles the garden hose and swings from the monkey bars. And what other alligator can do cartwheels? Children's Books of 1989 (Library of Congress)

Alligators in the Sewer and 222 Other Urban Legends

Alligators in the Sewer and 222 Other Urban Legends
Author: Thomas J. Craughwell
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1999-07
Genre: Humor
ISBN:

Collects both well-known stories and shady rumors, including "The Stolenidney," "Naked at His Own Surprise Party," and "The Scuba Diver in theorest Fire".

Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book)

Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book)
Author: Julie Falatko
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698154940

Snappsy the alligator is having a normal day when a pesky narrator steps in to spice up the story. Is Snappsy reading a book ... or is he making CRAFTY plans? Is Snappsy on his way to the grocery store ... or is he PROWLING the forest for defenseless birds and fuzzy bunnies? Is Snappsy innocently shopping for a party ... or is he OBSESSED with snack foods that start with the letter P? What's the truth? Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) is an irreverent look at storytelling, friendship, and creative differences, perfect for fans of Mo Willems.

But I Am an Alligator

But I Am an Alligator
Author: Lauren Child
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2008-01-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101646950

Lola has a favorite alligator costume that she wants to wear absolutely everywhere. Charlie tells her she can't wear it ALL the time, but Lola argues that she can. Much to Charlie's embarrassment, Lola wears her alligator costume to the supermarket and the park. She even plans to wear it for her school talk called "All about Me!" Can Charlie stop Lola from making a fool of herself in front of the whole school?

Alligator

Alligator
Author: Lisa Moore
Publisher: House of Anansi
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2006-06-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0887847552

Lisa Moore's Alligatorgives dramatic birth to a new kind of fiction: North Atlantic Gothic. The story moves with the swiftness of a gator in attack mode through the lives of a group of brilliantly rendered characters in contemporary St. John's, Newfoundland — a city whose spiritual location is somewhere in the heart of Flannery O'Connor country. Its denizens jostle each other in uneasy arabesques of desire, greed, lust, and ambition, juxtaposed with a yearning for purity, depth, and redemption. Meet Madeleine, the driven aging filmmaker whose mission is to complete a Bergmanesque magnum opus before she dies; Frank, a young man of innocence and determination whose life is a strange anthology of unpredictable dangers; Valentin, the sociopathic Russian refugee whose predatory tendencies threaten everyone he encounters; and Colleen, at seventeen a hard-edged female Holden Caulfield, drawn inexorably to the places where alligators thrive. In these pages humanity is a bizarre combination of the reptilian and the saintly. Listen to its heartbeat, and be moved — and delighted.

Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!

Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!
Author:
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2011-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780062004000

Amanda and her alligator have lots of fun playing together and surprising each other, but when Amanda's grandfather buys her a panda, Alligator must learn to make new friends.

See You Later, Alligator

See You Later, Alligator
Author: Sally Hopgood
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2016-09-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 151070485X

A departing tortoise has his bags packed and is almost ready to set out on an adventure, but he can’t leave until he says good-bye to each of his animal friends. The tortoise stops for every last timid mouse and bumblebee, shouting his rhyming good-byes, making you wonder if, perhaps, he’s stalling the start of his trip. His animal friends appear startled as he suddenly pops up on each page to say adieu—especially the perplexed rhinoceros the tortoise mistakes for a unicorn! With each farewell, the tortoise’s good-byes get sillier and more creative. When will the good-byes end and the adventure begin? See You Later, Alligator is a silly story with bright, engaging illustrations and expressive, rhyming text that children will want to read—and giggle through—again and again. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.