Posts Tagged ‘Short Stories’

The Kissing Game: Short Stories, by Aidan Chambers

August 27, 2011

Summary: A collection of sixteen (16) short stories.

Amulet

Welcome to Bordertown, by Holly Black and Ellen Kushner

July 2, 2011

Summary:  Stories and poems set in the urban land of Bordertown, a city on the edge of the faerie and human world, populated by human and elfin runaways.

Random House

You Don’t Even Know Me, by Sharon Flake

July 28, 2010

Summary: Tow-Kaye just learned that the love of his life is pregnant–and though he knows what the right thing to do is, he’s scared to death to do it. Jeffrey hates having a mom who dresses like a teenager, but when another sexy mom moves in next door–well, that’s a different kind of problem. In these and twenty-two other short stories and poems, readers plumb the inner lives of African American teenage boys.  Jump at the Sun

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The Poison Eaters and Other Stories, by Holly Black

July 27, 2010

Summary: A girl wagers her soul in a sour-gummy-frog-eating contest with the devil. Love and a homemade coat rescue a boy from his fairyland jailers. A newly bitten teenage vampire uses the Internet to show the world just how uncool the “cold” life is. In this collection of stories, the supernatural intersects with everyday life in surprising and dangerous ways. Big Mouth House

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Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

March 8, 2009

tales-from-outer-suburbiaSummary:  Fifteen illustrated short stories, some humorous and some haunting, set in the Australian suburbs.

89 pages, Arthur A. Levine Books

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