Reseña del libro "Emma's Story and Other Short Stories (en Inglés)"
1.In 1891 fifteen-year-old Emma Winkelmann and her two sisters, Dorothy and Mary are traveling to America from Hannover, Germany. While on the ship Trave, the girls practice their English and dream about the new country they are going to. Emma dreams about getting married and having a family. See if Emma gets everything she wished for.2.Sixteen-year-old Allison Masters is on Earth with her parents and brother. They live in central Illinois and are on a five-year fact-finding mission from Stanos 4 where they are to study the culture and collect plant life. Allison has decided to stay on Earth because her planet is more advanced and she likes the notion of everything Earth has to offer. Right before the spaceship is to return to Earth to gather up all of the families from all areas of the planet, Allison runs away. She ends up in Lincoln, Nebraska where she meets Pastor Robert Evers. The young girl starts having severe pains and has some kidney stones removed which are unusual. The government gets involved and Allison is on the run with the help of Pastor Bob. See if Allison can escape the government and have a normal life with Pastor Bob.3.Jim Banning has spent twenty years in the military and is out of the country when his sister, Pam is raped and murdered. Jim returns to get a job in the courtroom of an old family friend, Judge Taylor. His temper starts to rise when at his fathers funeral a church pickets with signs of hate. He finds out about the church and so starts his reign of terror. Jim starts finding pedophiles to kill until he starts to calm down when he starts eating lunch with the court reporter, Sue Wagner. Jim seems calmer until September 11, 2001 happens. See if Jim can keep calm or if his rage takes over.4.Because of a natural disaster an old man reminisces about his life and the life of the town, one that he has lived in his entire life.5.Jenny Douglas is a very shy girl who didn't have any friends in school because the other kids thought she was strange. You see, Jenny daydreams about every little detail of anything she might observe. Jenny's only friend is her doll named, Cathy. Jenny gets a state job where she learns how to get her work done and daydream. 6.Tim Horn thought he would be married to his high school sweetheart, Robin Sattler, by now. Robin wanted to go to college and work in her Daddy's firm. Tim gets on at the state and by sheer coincidence gets promoted to another job. There is one girl that looks familiar, Jenny Douglas. Jenny is terrified because Tim recognizes her. Jenny had a crush on Tim in high school. To Jenny's horror, Tim eats in the lunchroom with her. Tim tries to coax Jenny out of her shyness by talking to her every day. Another co-worker, Jesse Brown sets her sights out for Tim, but he refuses her invitation to go out for a beer at the bar his Mom owns. Jesse gets fired because of her harassment and about goes crazy when she sees Tim let Jenny off at home and gives her a peck on the cheek. You will want to know what happens to Tim, Jenny and Jesse as their lives collide in an exciting climax to the story.
