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1.		Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence from HarperCollins Price: £3.99 Customer Review: Written over ten years ago, AM I BLUE? is still as important today as it was then. A short-story collection dealing with GLBT (gay/lesbian/ bisexual/transgender) issues by some of 1995's top authors, this book is a true gem for teens searching for their identity--or just looking for a good read.... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories from Laurel Leaf Customer Review: In ATHLETIC SHORTS, Chris Crutcher presents original short stories involving characters from his previous novels. In the book's forward, Crutcher explains, "In my travels around the country and in letters from readers, I am constantly asked what happens to certain characters in my books. So once in... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		8 + 1 from Laurel-Leaf Books Price: £5.39 Customer Review: This is a book that is always well-received by the pupils I teach. It explores relevant issues but doesn't talk at the reader. Instead, we are invited to experience the joys and sorrows of all the characters as they tell us their stories. It isn't as bleak as some of Cormier's others works but there... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		Connections: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults from Dell Publishing Company	Click here for more information

5.		Working Days - Short Stories About Teenagers at Work from W W Norton & Co Ltd Price: £6.27	Click here for more information

6.		A Couple of Kooks: And Other Stories about Love from Orchard Books (NY)	Click here for more information

7.		Doing Time: Notes from the Undergrad from Simon & Schuster Customer Review: As usual, Rob Thomas is dead-on with the voice of his YA characters. The stories are funny and focused around a common theme that is familiar to most high school students. My only complaint is that the book feels unfinished since Thomas doesn't use the end of the book to return to the character of... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		A Starfarer's Dozen: Stories of Things to Come from Harcourt Childrens Books (J)	Click here for more information

9.		Leaving Home: Stories from HarperCollins Publishers Customer Review: The book consists of several short stories about kids going away from home for the first time. Some of the stories are interesting. One is about a girl who was sent to Puerto Rico to live with her grandparents for the summer. Her experiences give insight to the Puerto Rican culture. An example is... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		A Way Out of No Way: Writing about Growing Up Black in America (Edge Books) from Henry Holt & Company Customer Review: I found this book to be very absorbing but definitely intended for the mature reader (17 and older.) If you plan to purchase it for a school library, be sure to read it in its entirety first. Several of the writings contain strong language and explicit sexual material.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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