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An anthology selected and edited by Edward J. O’Brien and John Cournos with an introduction by John Cournos and Edward O'Brien.

This collection of 18 short stories written by Lucy Maud Montgomery, famous for her Anne of Green Gables series, are part of a wider collection within a prolific portfolio. Written several years before Anne was initially published, these stories exhibit a development of significant themes and narrative styles within Montgomery’s writing. Woven with thematic threads of belonging, isolation, family, class and reputation, this audiobook will delight listeners with its rich narratives.

When a tiny freckle on Lexie Collins’s cheek turns out to be a rare kind of melanoma that requires surgery, she is left with a big, ugly scar across one cheek. She had just earned a spot in the state finals for public speaking, but with the scar, her confidence has vanished. She doesn’t even recognise herself anymore.

A secret. A holiday. A summer like never before. Shae knows her parents are keeping something from her and is determined to find out what. But nothing can prepare her for what they are hiding. A coming-of-age story about 17-year-old Shae, who is learning that relationships, deception, secrets, and love can all blend together and change everything.

In Year Three, earrings are everything. Shiny gold stars, diamond studs, dangly rainbows, buzzy bees. Almost everyone’s got them. Everyone except Mavey, that is. Mavey’s twin sister Beth says it’s time to join the pierced ear club. Her best friend Woody says earrings are totally silly. And Mum? She just says it’s Mavey’s choice. But if she wants to fit in, Mavey must face the ultimate horror. A giant. Crunching. Piercing. Gun. Gulp.

Take a fantastical trip to a magical world and meet four tiny sprites with attitude! In between heavy metal practice sessions and cheeky pranks, Talia, Lily, Marri, and Dawn get caught up in some scary adventures. When Lily suddenly disappears, her sprite siblings fear the worst. Who can they trust? Winston the rainbow trout? Rocket the magpie? Who is friend, and who is foe? With a clever plan and a few tricks up their sleeves, the sprites bravely face up to the dangers and risk themselves to save each other. But are they too late?

Join Ariana at the Treasure Chest – come and find a special talent. Ariana is excited for the talent show at school. She can't wait to see her friends perform, especially Maya. But Maya doesn't believe she has a special talent. Can Ariana and the treasures from the thrift shop help her friend Maya discover her unique talent before show day?

Join Ariana at the Treasure Chest – come and find the secret ingredient. Ariana is excited for the food truck competition. Her friends Hunter and Jake are confident their family will win the big prize. All they need is a standout dish. Can they find what they need at the Treasure Chest?

Attention Campers! Seeking maximum adventure? Looking for maximum fun? You need CAMP MAX! Tania’s all set to go on camp! She’s planned which cabin she’ll be in, what snacks to take, she’s even arranged for her best friend, Emily, to come too. There’s one small problem though: Emily’s parents gave away the money that would have bought her ticket. Luckily the town talent show offers Camp Tickets as a prize – all they have to do is win one for Emily. But even as they rehearse to win, no one’s expecting Tania’s own ticket to go missing.

Join Ariana at the Treasure Chest – the best thrift shop in town! Ariana is excited to hear there is a new kid in town. She can’t wait to show him around the Treasure Chest. Can Ariana use the treasures from the thrift shop to help make a new friend and find her missing book? The Missing Book is the first book in Ariana Treasure early reader series.

It is WWI and Canada has entered the war. Young men enthusiastically join up while mothers and sweethearts stay behind and fill the jobs that once were only for men. Rilla, the youngest of Anne and Gilbert’s children, struggles to find how she can possibly contribute. At first frustrated by being the “baby sister,” she soon is challenged by opportunities that will change her beyond her wildest imaginings. This is a coming-of-age story with all the lovable aspects of the first Anne book, yet with a compelling sense of historical immediacy.

The Garden Party and Other Stories was published in 1922. A collection of fifteen short stories, it explores themes including life and death, gender and family roles, relationships and duty.

Mavey is excited to sing at the end-of-the-year concert. But the Year Two song has whistling in it, and Mavey can’t whistle. To make matters worse, Mavey’s twin sister Beth has a mighty whistle. Terrified her classmates will laugh at her, Mavey and her family devise a plan to get Mavey whistling. Will Mavey learn how to whistle in time for the big concert? Or will Mavey’s toot stay mute?

If you’re wondering whether there’s life on the other side of deconversion, or if you’re trying desperately to understand a loved one who is losing their faith—this book is for you. Edited by philosophy of religion scholar, Sarah Bacaller, with a foreword by Bart Campolo (the first humanist chaplain at the University of Southern California), this book offers gripping insights into the deepest aspects of the deconversion journey.

In a German Pension (1911) was Katherine Mansfield’s first published collection of short stories. Many of these works had been previously published in the British weekly magazine, The New Age, which also featured work by figures including G. K. Chesterton, H. G. Wells, and George Bernard Shaw. The word “pension" in the title refers to a European guest-house.

The Dove’s Nest and Other Stories is a collection of both finished and unfinished short stories written by Katherine Mansfield. The collection was published posthumously, not long after Mansfield’s death in 1923, by her husband, John Middleton Murry.

Living on a farm Millie has a lot going on. Life as a pre-teen brings big, mixed feelings, but with friends, family and the school chaplain, she just might make it through. Millie’s baby brother, Noah, was stillborn 4 years ago. She writes to him in heaven, confiding her anxieties when her parents announce they are going to have another baby. Millie is both excited and scared. What if this baby dies like Noah did? What if something happens to her mum?

Skippy Blackfeet lives behind the cemetery walls. He’s often hungry and lonely … but safe. When May finds Skippy Blackfeet and brings him home, their adventures begin. For starters, they need to win May’s dad over. Then there’s the fierce neighbourhood dog, birthday party bungles, tumultuous trips to town, fireworks and thunderstorms, and everything in between! But Skippy Blackfeet and May go together like milk and sardines, and together they can face any challenge. Three stories in one collection of a loving cat and his best friend May.

Humility gets a bad rap these days, especially when contrasted with philosophies of egoism and self-assertion. But can we see the world as it really is without losing ourselves for a moment to take up the perspective of another?

This essay is one in a series titled The Defendant, first published as a collection in 1901, after the individual essays were published in The Speaker. Here, a selection of these essays has been reissued by Voices of Today for a new generation.