De Vos, Gail

Discusses the value of storytelling as a teaching tool for use with teenage audiences, offers advice on choosing and telling stories, and includes brief plot summaries and bibliographic information on appropriate stories in a variety of genres, as well as a sampling of ready-to-tell tales.

Studies the nature of folktales, their place in contemporary North American culture, and the characteristics that make them appealing to adolescent readers, and profiles nine popular folktales.

Discusses the values of telling stories to young adults and provides a guide for appropriate tales to be used.