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Appelt, Kathi. Kissing Tennessee and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance
Graduating eighth graders relate their stories of love and heartbreak that have brought them to Dogwood Junior High's magical Stardust Dance.

Armstrong, Jennifer, ed. Shattered: Stories of Children and War
Stories about how war has affected young people throughout history.

Asher, Sandy, ed. With All My Heart, with All My Mind: 13 Stories about Growing Up Jewish
Original short stories about Jews coming of age by thirteen well-known Jewish authors.

Avi. What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything? And Other Stories
Eve is haunted by her dead cats, Willie is not content to turn a blind eye to suffering, and Maria carries on lengthy conversations with a silent caller.

Block, Francesca Lia. The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold
Nine classic fairy tales set in modern, magical landscapes and retold with a twist.

Blume, Judy, ed. Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers
Stories with essays on censorship by authors whose works have been challenged.

Carlson, Lori M., ed. American Eyes: New Asian-American Short Stories for Young Adults
Young people try to balance their families' heritage and traditions with the modern world.

Cart, Michael, ed. Tomorrowland: 10 Stories about the Future
Ten stories about the future by such authors as Lois Lowry and Katherine Paterson.

Conford, Ellen. I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost
A collection of humorous stories reflecting the ups and downs of teenage love and life.

Coville, Bruce, ed. Half-Human
Stories about such creatures as mermaids and centaurs, who are part-human and part-animal or part-plant, and their struggles to understand their true identity.

Coville, Bruce. Odder than Ever
Nine short stories featuring a ghost, a goblin, a giant, and other unusual creatures.

Coville, Bruce. Oddly Enough
Nine short stories featuring an angel, unicorn, vampire, and other unusual creatures.

Dahl, Roald. The Umbrella Man and Other Stories
Thirteen stories for teenagers from Dahl's adult writings.

Daoust, Jerry. Waking Up Bees: Stories of Living Life's Questions
Ten short stories that present a Christian perspective on life.

Duncan, Lois, ed. On the Edge: Stories at the Brink
Twelve stories in which a young person is physically and/or emotionally on the edge.

Durant, Alan, ed. Sports Stories
A collection of sports stories by such authors as Ring Lardner, and Tessa Duder.

Ellis, Sarah. Back of Beyond: Stories of the Supernatural
A collection of twelve otherworldly stories which blend reality and unreality.

Gallo, Don, ed. Join In: Multiethnic Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults
Seventeen authors, at the invitation of the editor, wrote these stories especially for this collection featuring teenagers in America from various ethnic backgrounds.

Gallo, Don, ed. No Easy Answers: Short Stories about Teenagers Making Tough Choices
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, ed. On the Fringe
Short stories by Jack Gantos, M.E. Kerr, and others about high school life.

Gallo, Don, ed. Time Capsule: Short Stories about Teenagers throughout the Twentieth Century
Ten stories by such notable authors as Richard Peck, Chris Crutcher, and Chris Lynch, each of which presents the life of a teenager in a different decade of the twentieth century, accompanied by a brief description of the historical and cultural highlights of that decade.

Gallo, Don, ed. Ultimate Sports: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults
Sports stories featuring young men and women playing basketball and football, running track and cross-country, and training for the triathlon, as well as participating in water sports, racquetball, tennis, boxing, wrestling, and the ultimate sport of the future.

Heynen, Jim, ed. Fishing for Chickens: Short Stories about Rural Youth
Stories that take place in rural America, showing us that being a teenager in the country is very much the same as being a teenager in the city.

Howe, James, ed. The Color of Absence: 12 Stories about Loss and Hope
A collection of stories dealing with different kinds of loss experienced by young people.

Hughes, Monica, ed. What If . . .? Amazing Stories
Fantasy and science fiction stories.

Johnson, Angela. Gone from Home: Short Takes
A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems.

Krishnaswami, Uma. The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha
A collection of stories about the pantheon of Hindu gods, centering on the sometimes greedy, sometimes impulsive, but always generous, elephant-headed Ganesha.

Lewis, Wendy A. Graveyard Girl (Stories)
A series of short stories that take place in Canada.

Little, Denise, ed. Alien Pets
Science fiction stories about animal, alien, and robotic pets.

Lynch, Chris. All The Old Haunts
Short stories featuring teenagers.

Mazer, Anne, ed. A Walk in My World: International Short Stories about Youth
A collection of short stories from around the world including such authors as Valentin Rasputin, Yasunari Kawabata, and Toni Cade Bambara.

Mazer, Anne, ed. Working Days: Short Stories about Teenagers at Work
Fifteen stories relate the experiences of teenagers working for many different reasons in a variety of jobs.

McDaniel, Lurlene. How Do I Love Thee? Three Stories
A collection of three stories in which teenagers facing life-threatening illnesses find that love can make all things bearable.

McKinley, Robin and Peter Dickinson. Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits
Short stories about mermaids, water serpents, and other fantastical water creatures.

McLaren, Clemence. Aphrodite's Blessings: Love Stories from the Greek Myths
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.

Myers, Walter Dean. 145th Street: Stories
Ten stories portray life on a block in Harlem.

Offodile, Buchi. The Orphan Girl and Other Stories: West African Folk Tales
West African mythology stories, including "How the Crab Got Its Shell" from Burkina Faso and "The Mother in the Clouds" from Senegal.

Orgel, Doris. We Goddesses: Athena, Aphrodite, Hera
Three Greek goddesses, Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera, tell their own stories. Includes information about Greek society and religion.

Poe, Edgar Allan. The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories
Short stories by Poe, including The Tell-Tale Heart and Murders in the Rue Morgue.

Rochman, Hazel and Darlene Z. McCampbell. Leaving Home: Stories
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
A collection of short stories exploring the theme of friendship.

Singer, Marilyn, ed. I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion
Stories for teenagers exploring the topics of religion, belief, and spirituality by award-winning authors, including M.E. Kerr, Kyoko Mori, and Virginia Euwer Wolff.

Singer, Marilyn, ed. Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls
A collection of short stories by various authors, including Andrea Davis Pinkney, M.E. Kerr, and Anne Mazer, about adolescent girls coming of age.

Soto, Gary. Petty Crimes
Short stories about Mexican American youth growing up in California's Central Valley.

Thomas, Rob. Doing Time: Notes from the Undergrad
Each of these ten short stories focuses on a high school student's mandatory 200 hours of community service and the youth's response to the required project.

Thomsen, Brian and Martin H. Greenberg, eds. Alternate Gettysburgs
Stories explore the role and implications of the Battle of Gettysburg in American history as it presents an alternate history approach to the subject.

Turner, Megan Whalen. Instead of Three Wishes
Seven fantasy stories featuring leprechauns, ghosts, and the supernatural.

Vande Velde, Vivian. Being Dead: Stories
Seven supernatural stories, all having something to do with death.

Weiss, M. Jerry and Helen S., eds. From One Experience to Another: Award-Winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences through Fiction
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.

Weiss, M. Jerry and Helen S., eds. Lost and Found: Award-Winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences through Fiction
Tamora Pierce and Paul Zindel, as well as other authors, use fiction to tell readers a little bit about themselves.

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