Contains ten stories by leading children's book authors, each of which features the phrase "I told you so, " including selections from Johanna Hurwitz, Barbara Ann Porte, David A. Adler, and others.
Contains nine short stories set in Brooklyn and the South Bronx that feature the vulnerability of black men and boys who frequently deal with race, gender, and class issues while coping with relationships between friends, lovers, and family.
Contains a collection of short stories by a number of different authors about being sixteen and addresses issues from getting a driver's license to dealing with teen pregnancy.