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Short Takes    

Cart, Michael. Tomorrowland.
A collection of ten stories about the future, by such authors as Lois Lowry, Katherine Paterson, and Jon Scieszka.

Davis, Jill. Open Your Eyes.
A collection of memoirs and stories about a variety of travel experiences that changed the lives of some of today's most popular writers.

Dickinson, Peter. The Lion Tamers Daughter.
Each of these stories touches on the idea of a twin, ghostly double of a live person, or a secret self.

Gallo, Donald. Destination Unexpected.
The characters in these stories experience things that change the way they look at the world, and at themselves. As distinct as they are compelling, these ten tales of intriguing teenage journeys are spun by ten outstanding authors.

Maguire, Gregory. Leaping Beauty.
A humorous collection of mixed-up fairy tales.

McKinley, Robin. The Door in the Hedge.
Two recreations of favorite tales are combined with two new and compelling original tales to create a brilliant collection of magical charms and enchantment.

Nixon, Joan Lowry. Ghost Town.
A collection of stories about eerie encounters in various ghost towns across the United States. Each story is accompanied by an afterword about the actual town on which the story is based.

Paulsen, Gary. Shelf Life.
Ten short stories in which the lives of young people in different circumstances are changed by their encounters with books.

Peck, Richard. Past Perfect, Present Tense.
A collection of short stories, including two previously unpublished ones, that deal with the way things could be.

Yolen, Jane. Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast.
Twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, the impossible is transformed into the familiar and real.

Singer, Marilyn. I Believe in Water.
An anthology of stories for teenagers exploring the topics of religion, belief, and spirituality by award-winning authors, including M.E. Kerr, Kyoko Mori, and Virginia Euwer Wolff.

 


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