A teenage boy in an embroidery contest ... a 'welcome home' party for a gnome ... the perplexing problem of the philosopher's daughter ... a stuffed Elk playing Cupid ... the darker side of a strange haunting—just a hint of what you'll find in these nine mini-classics from a master storyteller. Anne Fine is acclaimed for her mordant wit and sharp observations in award-winning novels like Madame Doubtfire and The Tulip Touch. In Very Different, she demonstrates that her unique gifts are equally at home in the short story form.