Groundbreaking young adult collection of stories dealing with gay and lesbian
themes. The stories cut across color and class lines and incorporate
everything from a contemporary feminist story about a girl coming out, to
a fantasy that takes place in a mythical Amazonian kingdom.
Stories dealing with different types of loss, including the death of a
parent or grandparent or pet; the departure or disappearance of a true and
trusted friend or sibling; the end of a relationship; or even the end of a
defining chapter in one's life.
Eleven family stories including a powerful tale of a girl who
inadvertently learns of her mother's abortion and a hilarious story about
who must reconcile his parents' post-high school expectations of him with
his own plans to travel.
The teenagers in these stories may be Asian, Chicano, Native American,
African American, Lebanese, or Palestinian, but their experiences are
universal.
These disturbing tales are about vulnerable, wild, rebellious, scared
young women, several of whom fall victim to older, predatory males who
know how to lure them with the thrill of danger and make them betray the
best in themselves.
Fifteen stories that show prejudice in its various incarnations,
including racism, sexism, homophobia, religious persecution, and
discrimination against the overweight and the disabled.
From stories that focus on learning to look beyond surface
appearances, to ones about being your own person, this collection features
heroines that face their problems head on.
Some stories are serious and subtly anti-gun, and others are hilarious,
in this collection of stories about the way guns are present in people's
lives.
Fifteen short stories about teenagers finding their way in the world
of work. Amy Tan, Sandra Cisneros, and Toni Morrison are among the authors
who describe their personal journeys.
