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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2011
Gr 9 Up—These 16 stories focus mostly on dangerous or awkward difficulties that can underpin a burgeoning relationship. Half of the selections are "flash fiction"—a punch to readers, delivered in less than 1000 words. (The author points out these are ideal for reading on small screens such as e-readers and smart phones.) Five are short plays that could be useful exercises for theater classes. Witty dialogue and ordinary situations gone awry abound. Impetus for reading through t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
The title story of this collection of sixteen is a beautifully crafted shocker. It lulls us with its shy, compassionate hero and its promise of young love and then, in one violent sentence, undermines all our assumptions. In less obvious ways Chambers shakes up our expectations in all the pieces—our expectations of the matter of adolescence and of the short fic...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
This collection of sixteen short stories shakes up readers' expectations, both of the matter of adolescence and of the short...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
