Teen Reads
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Quick Reads : Short Stories for Teens

13 : Thirteen Stories that Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen edited by James Howe
Collects thirteen stories about moments in a teen's life, such as a first kiss and obsessing over a pair of special sneakers.

Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marine Dane Bauer
A collection of short stories about homosexuality by such authors as Bruce Colville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen.

Cleavage : Breakaway Fiction for Real Girls edited by Deb Loughead & Jocelyn Shipley
Collects short stories focusing on teenage girls identifying and accepting their changing bodies, including stories involving training bras, weight problems, and body hair.

Face Relations : 11 Stories about Seeing Beyond Color edited by Marilyn Singer
Collection of eleven short stories that explore diversity and racism and the possibilities for resolution and hope.

Geektastic : Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castelucci
A collection of geek-inspired stories for young adults features contributions from such authors as Lisa Yee, Sara Zarr, and M.T. Anderson.

How Beautiful the Ordinary : Twelve Stories of Identity edited by Michael Cart
Presents twelve stories of contemporary, award-winning young adult authors, some presented in graphic or letter format, which explore themes of gender identity, love , and sexuality

Love is Hell by Melissa Marr ... [et al.]
Five stories of supernatural romance by authors such as Melissa Marr and Scott Westerfeld

My Dad’s a Punk : 12 Stories About Boys and their Fathers edited by Tony Bradman
This collection of twelve original stories explores the relationships between fathers and sons, from a boy who longs for a different father, to a boy who has a digital father from the future.

Mythspring : from the Lyrics and Legends of Canada edited by Julie E Czerneda and Genevieve Kierans
Collection of short stories inspired by the songs and legends of Canada.

On the Edge: Stories at the Brink edited by Lois Duncan
A collection of twelve stories by different writers and in different genres in each of which a young person is physically and/or emotionally on the edge.

On the Fringe edited by Donald R. Gallo
From a star football player standing up for a tormented student to a ruthless bully who tests the faith of a religious girl, this collection of stories embodies the teen "outsider" experience.

Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot ... [et al.]. --
In this exciting collection, bestselling authors Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, Stephenie Meyer, and Lauren Myracle take bad prom nights to a whole new level--a paranormally bad level.

Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
Introduces teenagers to the adult short stories of Roald Dahl.

Who am I Without Him? : Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives by Sharon Flake
A collection of short stories about teenage girls and the issues they must deal with in their relationships with boys.

Up All Night: A Short Story Collection by Peter Abrahams ... [et al.]
Presents five short stories of teens who stay up all night by authors such as Peter Abrahams and David Levithan.