title: The Complete And Totally True Book Of Urban Legends
author:  Ann Fiery 
description: As it happens, that little dog that got nuked in the microwave was named Vince. That's one of the priceless details Ann Fiery has added to breathe new life into 25 old stories in <i>The Completely and Totally True Book of Urban Legends</i>. The tanning-booth disaster becomes a tragedy of suburban banality, the hydrogen beer fiasco levels a city, and subtle anti-American sentiments find expression in a simple toothbrush. Fiery's prose is sharp and engaging, her characterization lively, and her pacing brilliant. Artist Mark Ulriksen captures the essence of each tale with a creepy (if often quite funny) painting that leers from a facing page. The retelling of these legends in short-short story form forces the reader to think about how they hold our interest, why we love to hear and spread them, and why so many are about dogs. <i>--Rob Lightner</i>
zlib_text: The BookLogix Young Writers Collection
  
   _Attack at Cyberwold_
  
   _Messages from the Breathless_
  
   _Rapunzel: Retold_
  
   _Nothing But Your Memories_
  
   _Thieves of the Flame_
  
   _The Girl I Never Met_
  
   _The Silver Key_
  
   _The History Makers_
  
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  Alpharetta, GA
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, and events
  are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used in a
  fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or
  actual events is purely coincidental.
  
  Copyright © 2018 by Michaela Strauther
  
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  eISBN: 978-1-61005-888