Chambers, Aidan

Seventeen-year-old Nik's investigation of Christianity's impact on contemporary life, inspired by a film project in which he is slated to appear as Jesus Christ, results in a bizarre modern crucifixion.

Hal's summer affair with Barry Goldman ends tragically when Hal discovers he is much more committed to the relationship than his friend.

A collection of short stories by Aidan Chambers, depicting characters who discover moments of truth, and including "Cindy's Day Out," "Kangaroo," "God Debate," and others.

Taking a job as a toll-bridge collector to escape family pressures and discover who he is, seventeen-year-old Jan meets and befriends Adam and Tess and the three test their friendship as each faces a turning point in his and her life.

Alternates between two stories--comtemporarily, seventeen-year-old Jacob visits a daunting Amsterdam at the request of his English grandmother--and historically, nineteen-year-old Geertrui relates her experience of British soldiers's attempts to liberate Holland from its German occupation.

A classmate's challenge to prove that literature is related to real life spurs Ditto to leave home during spring vacation and chronicle his life-changing adventures.

Struggling through his dyslexia to try to fulfill his girlfriend Fiorella's request for a letter revealing his secret self, eighteen-year-old Karl asks Fiorella's favorite author for help, and he agrees only if Karl will submit to a series of interviews, which result in unexpected consequences for Karl, Fiorella, and the author.

Hal's summer affair with Barry Gorman ends tragically when Hal discovers he is much more committed to the relationship than his friend.

Taking a job as a toll-bridge collector to escape family pressures and discover who he is, seventeen-year-old Jan meets and befriends Adam and Tess and the three test their friendship as each faces a turning point in his and her life.

A collection of ten ghost stories by authors including Aidan Chambers, Joan Aiken, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton.