Weber, Lori

Penny and her friends have always taunted an eccentric old gypsy whom they call the Queen of Sheba. When a teacher assigns a history project, Penny interviews her grandmother, who tells her about her youth and about the Queen of Sheba, whom she once knew. When Penny's grandmother has a heart attack and dies, the woman comes to pay her respects.

"Short stories about young women who, maturing towards adulthood, start viewing the world, and their parents, in a new light"--Provided by publisher.

Kat dreads the return of her sister, Hannah, from a home for troubled teens and turns to shoplifting, which escalates the closer Hannah gets to coming home.

Cheryl, tired of following her anthropologist father from town to town as he studies dying cultures, rebels against those who love her after a move to Newfoundland to study its defunct fishing industry, but, with the help of the boy next door, learns the importance of love, acceptance, and moving on.

Reveals the build up and aftermath of a bullying incident at a school by describing it in the voices of the three different girls involved.

Faced with problems at home, Jackie finds solace in her small tattoo.

Sandra is attempting to cope with an alcoholic father, finding a job, and getting on with her life; however, others around her continue to pressure her into trying to find her missing mother.

Teenage Penny explores her family's history and learns about loyalty and the fleeting nature of beauty.

Kat dreads the return of her sister, Hannah, from a home for troubled teens and turns to shoplifting, which escalates the closer Hannah gets to coming home.

Cheryl, tired of following her anthropologist father from town to town as he studies dying cultures, rebels against those who love her after a move to Newfoundland to study its defunct fishing industry, but, with the help of the boy next door, learns the importance of love, acceptance, and moving on.