When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly tak...

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journa...

At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to...

Despite their social differences Luise, called Pünktchen, a girl from rich parentage befriends Anton...

Luise, called Pünktchen, and Anton are closest of friends. Being the daughter of a wealthy surgeon, ...

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a m...

The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wan...

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before...

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up ...

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto ...

Hyo-jeong, a 69-year-old woman, is raped—but few people, including the police, are willing to believ...

A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts a...

Appearing in his own TV commercials, unscrupulous toy maker, Wally P. Nezzer has convinced all of Di...

In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerri...

Nadia is a 45 year old female professor at the University of Tunis. She is married and has a daughte...

Struggling to navigate a promising career, a new romance, and her family life, a photography student...

Two novels united by common characters and a never-settled problem: the clash between sincerity of c...

Frivolous girl falls in love with a young construction worker. He trusts her and decides to include ...

Alicia is a 42-year-old-woman whose grief has caused her estrangement from society. Her world is tur...