If you cant decide which new novel or nonfiction book to pick up, heres another idea. Didnt say anywhere in the description that this book is made up of short stories about america and written by american authors nothing wrong with that if that is what you want, but was looking for some good english writers short stories to use in secondary school english lessons, and these arent really written well enough to bridge the. Their brilliant careers is a playful set of stories, linked in many ways, which. When i have no idea what to read, i find a bunch of free short stories online, save them onto the pocket app, and read them as if ive compiled my own short story collection. Some authors whose works are included in this book are. It was a quick read with a couple of really good stories i especially enjoyed diane duanes. This is not a book, but a 20page short story that reads like something right out of the twilight zone. Sixteen short stories on a variety of topics by authors who specialize in writing young adult fiction. Several stories too fully embrace the gimmick, becoming tiny o.
Like a music playlist i create to match a mood, i create short story playlists to break a book slump, or to sample a bunch of different authors writing. Short stories by outstanding writers for young adults 9780440977575. His books include connections, join in, no easy answers, time. Lovers of octavia butler will find her spirit in this smoldering anthology of 16 short stories that center black female and gender nonconforming characters within fantasy and speculative fiction. Short story for children 16 moral stories the fox and. Sixteen short stories by outstanding writers for young adults. Here are sixteen representative stories for the eighties, written especiall. Read sixteen from the story book smart by jenesiscollins jenesis collins with 11,769 reads. Sixteen by twelve by john metcalf fantastic fiction.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The fantastic lives of sixteen extraordinary australian. Stories about that sweet and bitter birthday is a compilation of short stories inspired by all the angst, melodrama, and wonderment of being sixteen. When i was sixteen, i wrote a short story called the gift, which retells the myth of prometheus in an australian outback setting. It is funny to read these stories and see how writing for teens has changed. Edited by megan mccafferty, author of the runaway hit novels sloppy firsts and second helpings, sixteen. The book is a compilation of sixteen short stories surrounding sweet sixteens whether birthdays or events closely related to that treasured bday year like learning to drive or embarking on a first solo trip sans parents, including a countdown story of the last sixteen minutes jessica darling ever spent with her bff hope of megan. This high school anthology contains sixteen short stories chosen for their. She can be described as a dynamic character because she does change over the course of the short story. Rather than focus on a singular narrative, these unique options weave together the voices of several writers, or focus on multiple stories by an author you know and love. Follow all the topics you care about, and well deliver the best stories for you to your homepage and inbox. Here are sixteen representative stories for the eighties, written especially for.
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