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Angel, Ann. Such a Pretty Face. 267 p.
Armstrong, Jennifer. Shattered Stories of Children and
War. 155 p.
Presents twelve short stories about the
experiences of young children and teenagers in war, showing
a variety of perspectives, and provides factual notes on
each conflict dramatized.
Armstrong, Jennifer. What a Song Can Do: 12 Riffs On The
Power of Music. 193 p.
Twelve stories describe the power of music in
young people's lives, from forming a community of
individuals in a high school band to helping a young man
connect to his Indian heritage through ancient songs.
Block, Francesca Lia. Girl Goddess # 9. 181 p.
Nine stories for young adult readers about girls
of every age, shape, and size, who are learning that the
world is not a simple place and that there is more than one
way to live.
Brooks, Bruce. All That Remains. 168 p.
Contains three stories about young people who
are doing their best to handle the loss of a loved one.
Brooks, Martha. Paradise Café and Other Stories. 124
p.
Fourteen short stories dealing with various
aspects of love
Brooks, Martha. Traveling On Into the Light. 146 p.
A collection of short stories which focus on the
difficult journeys teens take on their way to adulthood.
Butler, Robert Olen. Tabloid Dreams. 203 p.
Collection of short stories by the Pulitzer
Prize winner, exploring issues of cultural exile, loss,
aspiration, and the search for the self.
Carlson, Lori M.
American Eyes: New Asian-American Short Stories for Young
Adults.
142 p.
These ten
stories reflect the conflict Asian-Americans face in
balancing an ancient heritage and an unknown future.
Carlson, Lori M.
Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today.
152 p.
Presents ten short
stories about contemporary Native American teens by members
of tribes of the United States and Canada, including Louise
Erdrich and Joseph Bruchac.
Chan, Gillian. Glory
Days. 118 p.
Collection
of five stories featuring Rachel, Art, Rudy, Luisa, and
Michael, students at Elmwood High School relating their
tales of the ups and downs of adolescence.
Clarke, Judith. Wolf
on the Fold. 169 p.
A collection
of six short stories by Judith Clarke which span seventy
years and involve defining moments in each character's life.
Cofer, Judith Ortiz.
An Island Like You. 165 p.
Twelve
stories about young people caught between their Puerto Rican
heritage and their American surroundings.
Coville, Bruce.
Half-Human. 207 p.
A collection
of stories about such creatues as mermaids and centaurs, who
are part-human and part-animal, and their struggles to
understand their true identities.
Coville, Bruce.
Oddly Enough. 118 p.
A collection
of nine short stories featuring an angel, unicorn, vampire,
werewolf, and other unusual creatures.
Crapser, William.
Remains: Stories of Vietnam. 175 p.
Crutcher, Chris.
Athletic Shorts. 161 p.
A collection
of short stories featuring characters from earlier books by
Chris Crutcher.
Dahl, Roald. Skin.
212 p.
Introduces
teenagers to the adult short stories of Roald Dahl.
Duncan, Lois.
Trapped: Cages of Mind and Body. 227 p.
This collection of short pieces
by critically acclaimed young adult writers explores the
plethora of ways in which human beings can feel like trapped
animals.
Flake, Sharon G. Who
Am I Without Him? 168 p.
Presents ten
short stories about teenage girls struggling with issues of
self-worth.
Fraustino, Lisa Rowe.
Dirty Laundry: Stories About Family Secrets. 177 p.
A collection
of eleven short stories by various authors dealing with
situations which a family or family member tries to keep
secret because of an underlying problem.
Gallo, Don. No Easy
Answers: Short Stories About Teenagers Making Tough Choices.
323 p.
A collection
of sixteen short stories, by Louise Plummer, M.E. Kerr, Jack
Gantos, and others, about teenagers in situations that test
their character.
Gallo, Don. On the
Fringe. 224 p.
A collection
of eleven stories by various authors that explore the
experiences of social outsiders in high school.
Gallo, Don. Short
Circuits. 206 p.
Thirteen hairraising stories
thast are bound to stun and shock you. With humor & romance
and plenty of unexplained and unusual events.
Gifaldi, David.
Rearranging and Other Stories. 148 p.
A collection
of nine stories by the author about young people struggling
with personal issues.
Gover, Paula K.
White Boys and River Girls. 225 p.
Collection
of nine stories exploring women who demonstrate strength and
courage in times of trouble.
Horowitz, Anthony.
More Horowitz Horror. 205 p.
Howe, James. The
Color of Absence: 12 Stories About Loss and Hope. 230
p.
Presents
twelve short stories that examine how young people deal with
different types of loss.
Konigsburg, E. L.
Throwing Shadows. 151 p.
Five short
stories in which young people gain a sense of self.
McCafferty, Megan.
Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday.
307 p.
Contains a collection of short stories by a
number of different authors about being sixteen and
addresses issues from getting a driver's license to dealing
with teen pregnancy.
McLaren, Clemence.
Aphrodite’s Blessings: Love Stories from Greek Myths.
193 p.
Atalanta,
Andromeda, and Psyche, three female characters in Greek
mythology, tell the stories of their marriages. Includes
information on love and marriage in ancient Greece.
Macy, Sue. Girls Got
Game: Sport Stories and Poems. 152 p.
A collection
of short stories and poems written by and about young women
in sports.
Marshall III, Joseph M.
The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living. 229
p.
A collection
of short stories and poems written by and about young women
in sports.
Muse, Daphne.
Prejudice: Stories About Hate, Ignorance, Revelation and
Transformation 206 p.
An anthology
of short stories featuring young people of different
backgrounds who experience prejudice.
Myers, Walter Dean and
Christopher. A Time to Love. 123 p.
A retelling
of six stories from the Old Testament, which explore the
complexity of love from the perspective of Ruth, Delilah,
Reuben, Isaac, Gamiel, and Zillah.
Peck, Richard. Past
Perfect, Present Tense. 177 p.
A collection
of short stories, including two previously unpublished ones,
that deal with the way things could be.
Perrotta, Tom. Bad
Haircut: Stories of the Seventies. 197 p.
These short
stories follow Buddy's boyhood and adolescent adventures
trying to understand race relations, sex, and family
dynamics.
Pierce, Tamora and
Josepha Sherman. Young Warriors: Stories of Strength.
312 p.
Fifteen original short
stories by various authors relate the exploits of teenage
warriors who defeat their enemies with cunning and skill as
they strive to fulfill their destinies.
Potok, Chaim. Zebra
and Other Stories. 146 p.
A collection
of stories about six different young people who each
experience a life-changing event.
Prom Nights From Hell.
304 p.
Rice, David. Crazy
Loco. 135 p.
A collection
of nine stories about Mexican American kids growing up in
the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas.
Rochman, Hazel and
Darlene Z. McCampbell. Leaving Home. 227 p.
An
international anthology that reflects the thoughts and
feelings of young people as they make their own ways into
the world.
Rochman, Hazel and
Darlene Z. McCampbell. Who Do You Think You Are?:
Stories of Friends
and Enemies.
163 p.
A collection of short
stories exploring the theme of friendship.
Salisbury, Graham.
Island Boyz. 260 p.
Presents ten
short stories by award-winning Hawaiian-born young adult
author Graham Salisbury.
Second Sight: Stories
for a New Millenium.
119 p.
A collection
of short stories by such authors as Madeleine L'Engle,
Richard Peck, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Nancy Springer.
Silvey, Anita. Help
Wanted: Short Stories About Young People Working. 169
p.
Young people
from all walks of life talk about their first experiences in
the job world.
Soto, Gary. Help
Wanted. 213 p.
Sports Shorts.
127 p.
A collection of eight
semi-autobiographical stories about the authors' experiences
with sports while growing up.
Stinson, Kathy. 101
Ways to Dance. 137 p.
Weiss, M. Jerry and
Helen S. Big City Cool: Stories About Urban Youth.
178 p.
Contains
fourteen short fiction stories in which the authors explore
the problems and pleasures of growing up in urban America.
Weiss, M. Jerry and
Helen S. From One Experience to Another. 220 p.
A collection
of fifteen short stories in which writers including Avi, Jay
Bennett, Gordon Korman, Joan Lowery Nixon, and Suzanne
Fisher Staples draw upon their own childhood experiences.
Yolen, Jane. Xanadu
2. 278 p.
Twenty-six
fantasy stories. |
