Gallo, Donald R

A collection of ten stories in which characters face choices, risks, and challenges in their lives, by such authors as Constance C. Greene, Judie Angell, and Robert Lipsyte.

Discusses the life and work of Richard Peck, examining his essays, poetry, and novels for children, young adults, and adults.

Includes offerings from Joan Lowery Nixon, Vivien Alcock, Robert Westall, and Joan Aiken.

Stories of recent Mexican, Venezuelan, Kazakh, Chinese, Romanian, Palestinian, Swedish, Korean, Haitian, and Cambodian immigrants reveal what it is like to face prejudice, language barriers, and homesickness along with common teenage feelings and needs.

Seventeen authors, at the invitation of the editor, wrote these stories especially for this collection featuring teenagers in America from various ethnic backgrounds.

A collection of sixteen short stories, by Louise Plummer, M.E. Kerr, Jack Gantos, and others, about teenagers in situations that test their character.

Essays by the writers who create many of the novels, short stories, and poems that are taught in middle, junior, and senior high schools, presenting their opinions and practices for teaching and writing.

Eighty-seven well-known American and English authors describe their life and work.

Stories of recent Mexican, Venezuelan, Kazakh, Chinese, Romanian, Palestinian, Swedish, Korean, Haitian, and Cambodian immigrants reveal what it is like to face prejudice, language barriers, and homesickness along with common teenage feelings and needs.

Presents ten short stories by well-known authors featuring teenagers with phobias, including fear of gaining weight, fear of clowns, and fear of cats.