Athletic
Shorts: Six Short Stories
Author:
Chris Crutcher
Summary:
A collection of short stories featuring characters from earlier books by
Chris Crutcher.
Every
Man for Himself: Ten Short Stories About Being a Guy
Author:
edited by Nancy E. Mercado
Summary:
An anthology of ten original short stories about such things as family
problems, sexuality, and courage, written by well-known authors of
children's books.
Gothic!:
Ten Original Dark Tales
Author:
edited by Deborah Noyes ; Gary Kelley, illustrator
Summary:
Drawing on dark fantasy and the fairy tale as well as horror and wild
humor, ten acclaimed authors pay homage to the gothic tale in wide-ranging
stories of the supernatural and surreal.
Love,
Football, and Other Contact Sports
Author:
Alden R. Carter
Summary:
A collection of stories about high school students from one end of the
social spectrum to the other.
No
Missing Parts: and Other Stories About Real Princesses
Author:
Anne Laurel Carter
Summary:
Ten stories about women who became leaders, who defy social conventions,
and who learn to fall in love without giving up part of oneself.
Places
I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers
Author:
Judy Blume
Summary:
A collection of short stories accompanied by short essays on censorship by
twelve authors whose works have been challenged in the past.
Prom
Nights From Hell: Paranormal Prom Stories by Five Extraordinary Authors
Author:
Meg Cabot ... [et al.]
Summary:
Presents five stories about proms where unexpected events take a turn for
the worse, offering up everything from fledgling superheroes to grim
reapers to a creepy update on the classic three-wishes-gone-bad tale.
The
Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold
Author:
Francesca Lia Block
Summary:
Nine fairy tales are turned "inside out".
Smoke
and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
Author:
Neil Gaiman
Summary:
The author offers a collection of tales, several of them new, of strange
inventions, miraculous encounters, and bizarre discoveries.
The
Starry Rift: Tales of New Tomorrows
Author:
edited by Jonathan Strahan
Summary:
Truly successful science fiction does two things: it gives credible
glimpses into the future while entertaining the reader. With this in mind,
anthologist Jonathan Strahan asked sixteen of today's most inventive,
compelling writers to look past the horizon of the present day and to the
future of science fiction.
Tomorrowland:
Ten Stories About the Future
Author:
Compiled by Michael Cart
Summary:
A collection of ten stories about the future, by such authors as Lois
Lowry, Katherine Paterson, and Jon Scieszka.
Up
All Night: A Short Story Collection
Author:
Peter Abrahams ... [et al.] ; with an introduction by Laura Geringer
Summary:
Presents five short stories about teens who stay up all night, written by
award-winning authors.
What
They Found: Love on 145th Street
Author:
Walter Dean Myers
Summary:
Fifteen interrelated stories explore different aspects of love, such as a
dying father's determination to help start a family business--a beauty
salon--and the relationship of two teens who plan to remain celibate until
they marry.
Who
Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in their Lives
Author:
Sharon G. Flake
Summary:
A collection of short stories about teenage girls and the issues they must
deal with in their relationships with boys.