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Sleek and Skimming : Stories edited by Lisa Heggum
A collection of 22 stories by Canadian authors reflecting
upon the trials and tribulations of teenage life.
Don't
Cramp My Style : Stories About that Time of the Month
edited by Lisa Rowe Fraustino
Whether your cycle is regular or random, you prefer chocolate
or chips, you break out or stay zit-free, your period
is an indelible fact of life.... Finally, a book that
forgets "Aunt Flow" and "the curse"
and deals with that time of the month head-on. In twelve
stirring fictional narratives, celebrated authors including
Han Nolan and David Lubar explore with spirit and strength
everything from boyfriends buying tampons, to embarrassing
encounters in white, to heart-wrenching pregnancy scares.
This is a must-have collection for young women everywhere!
Every
Man for Himself : Ten Short Stories About Being a Guy
edited by Nancy E. Mercado
From Walter Dean Myers to Mo Willems to Terry Trueman,
some of today's most exciting writers offer teen readers
a great selection of honest and real stories about everyday
guys who get pummeled by some life lessons and still manage
to come out on top.
First
Crossing :Stories About Teen Immigrants edited by Donald
R. Gallo
Fleeing from political violence in Venezuela, Amina and
her family have settled in the United States. Sarah, adopted,
is desperate to know her Korean birth parents. Maya is
adapting just fine to life in the U.S. and wishes her
strict Kazakh parents would follow suit. Adrian's new
friends have some spooky -- and hilarious -- misconceptions
about his Romanian origins. Martine is fighting proud
of her Haitian roots, while Sopeap embraces her Cambodian
heritage more cautiously... Whether they've transitioned
from Mexico to the United States or from Ramallah to New
Mexico, the characters in this anthology have all ventured
far and have faced innumerable challenges. Hundreds of
teen immigrants arrive on U.S. soil every year, every
one of them unique. Here are ten unforgettable short stories
-- written by acclaimed, award-winning authors for young
adults -- that reflect this stunning diversity
Gothic!
: Ten Original Dark Tales edited by Deborah Noyes
A lovesick count and the ghost of his brutalized servant...
a serial killer who defies death... a house with a violent
mind of its own and another that holds within its peeling
walls a grotesque secret. Here are witches who feast on
faces, changeling rites of passage, a venerable vampire
contemplating his end, and a fanged brat who drains the
patience of a bumbling teenage boy. Here too is a flamboyant
young novelist in search of a subject more compelling
than his own eerie existence, and the daughter of a sorcerer
fighting to free her lover-and her will-from sinister
bonds. Enter the world of Gothic!, a celebration of the
literary form made famous by such writers as Mary Shelley
and Edgar Allan Poe
The
Human Fly and Other Stories by T.C. Boyle
His many and varied novels are part of the American literary
landscape-but one of the best ways to appreciate T.C.
Boyle is through his richly imagined short fiction. Boyle's
kaleidoscopic humor and wit, his keen, unforgiving take
on American life, and his all-too-human protagonists all
contribute to making his a unique voice. Here is a collection
of classic Boyle stories (including the O. Henry Award-winning
"The Love of My Life") that will speak directly
to teenagers-and those who remember their teenage selves.
Shelf
Life: Stories by the Book edited by Gary Paulsen.
Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen has long been an ardent
supporter of books, reading, and literacy programs. To
further the cause of ProLiteracy Worldwide, he asked prominent
authors to write an original story; the only restriction
was that each story was to include mention of a book.
The result is this collection, Shelf Life: Stories by
the Book. From Jennifer L. Holm's story of a girl on Mars
trying desperately to return to Earth to Gregory Maguire's
domestic intrigue; from Kathleen Karr's story of a thief
in turn-of-the-century Chicago to M. T. Anderson's mysterious
shipboard adventure; from A. LaFaye's tale of magical
wonderment to Marion Dane Bauer's story of doing good,
this volume provides a full range of reading for every
taste. Other authors featured here are Joan Bauer, Ellen
Conford, Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Ellen Wittlinger
Twice
Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork drawings
by Scott Hunt
Presents nine drawings by a single illustrator, each of
which has been translated into a story by two different
authors writing about what they imagine is going on in
the picture
What
a Song Can Do: 12 Riffs on the Power of Music edited by
Jennifer Armstrong
This compelling collection of stories explores the powerful
impact that music has in our lives--especially in the
lives of teens. Each story strikes a new note: Ron Koertge
introduces us to the boys in the band--the marching band;
Joseph Bruchac contributes a Native American boy with
no rhythm whatsoever; Jennifer Armstrong writes about
what was perhaps the first battle of the bands--during
the American Civl War; and David Levithan offers up a
love song that speaks powerfully to an unintended audience.
But while each story is different, they combine into a
harmonic song of praise--for the depths music can reach
in us, and the power it has to bind us together.
What
Are You Afraid Of? : Stories about Phobias edited by Donald
R. Gallo
A renowned anthologist calls on 11 top authors, including
Alex Flinn and David Lubar, to explore what happens when
fear takes on a mind of its own.
