Tony Roberts
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Esther was a mischievous and conniving little girl who craved attention. She was very good at making up stories for her friends to cover up her flaws. Esther had, among other things, a terrible fear of going to the dentist.
Before too long, her teeth began turning a turquoise green from the decay. She managed to convince her friends that green teeth were cool, and they could be cool too if they colored their teeth as well. She even had them call...
2) Cat's cradle
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From the Publisher: Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny.
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"Research professor Albert Dooley is stuck with past-due bills and one downy, dense lab duck. But an ordinary bird turns extraordinary when he is accidentally zapped with radiation and casually starts laying the proverbial 'golden eggs.' Cashing in on newfound riches becomes a side-splitting scramble as the secret gets out and friends, neighbors, and government T-Men mount an all-out quack attack to capture the rare bird"--Container.