false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173557145m/303581.jpg 303581 5 When the sky blue ball comes soaring over the fence, a high-school girl is confronted with the haunting memory of her childhood. A jealous teen lets her cousin go off alone with a dangerous capricorn, aware of the terrifying possibilities. A vulnerable young girl cunningly outwits a menacing stranger and exults in her newfound power, surviving the first of many small avalanches. Intense and unnerving, uplifting and triumphant, the twelve stories in this riveting collection explore the fateful consequences of the choices we make in our everyday lives. 1382397 2003 Small Avalanches and Other Stories total:87|5:18|4:34|3:29|2:6|1:0| 87 325 120 8 3 0 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 16:58:08 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 15:13:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 12 14:19:49 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 09:32:01 -0700 2008 Beasts rather violently, which was probably the point. I cannot argue that her writing is visceral, evocative, and brilliant. It is. The writing itself is amazing. Some of the stories in this book struck me ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Nov 22 15:18:03 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 15:20:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 09 08:38:12 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 19:50:34 -0700 2009 They have a way of luring the most hidden parts of the reader out into his/her conscience.

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