Synopsis
""In adolescence we feel our losses as if for the first time, with a greater depth of pain and drama than we are aware of having experienced ever before,"" says James Howe in his introduction to this stunning collection of short stories in which some of today's most celebrated authors of fiction for young adults explore the many faces of loss - the common thread they share and the hope that is born through change.
"You're Not a Winner Unless Your Picture's in the Paper" - Avi
"Red Seven" - C.b. Christiansen
"Enchanted Night" - James Howe
"Atomic Blue Pieces" - Angela Johnson
"Summer of Love" - Annette Curtis Klause
"The Tin Butterfly" - Norma Fox Mazer
"Season's End" - Walter Dean Myers
"Shoofly Pie" - Naomi Shihab Nye
"The Fire Pond" - Michael J. rosen
"What Are You Good At?" - Roderick Townley
"Chair" - Virginia Euwer Wolff
"The Rialto" - Jacqueline Woodson and Chris Lynch
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About the Author
James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers, including the modern classic Bunnicula and its highly popular sequels. In 2001, Howe published The Misfits, the story of four outcast seventh-graders who try to end name-calling in their school. The Misfits is now widely read and studied in middle schools throughout the country, and was the inspiration for the national movement known as No Name-Calling Week (NoNameCallingWeek.org), an event observed by thousands of middle and elementary schools annually. There are three companion novels to The Misfits Totally Joe (2005), Addie on the Inside (2011), and Also Known as Elvis (2014). Howe's many other books for children from preschool through teens frequently deal with the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.
Synopsis
A collection of stories dealing with different kinds of loss experienced by young people reveals how youth respond and change after the death of a parent, the disappearance of a friend, and the end of a relationship.
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