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Gr 8-Up This collection of short stories challenges the myths and expectations surrounding the stronghold of physical beauty and leads readers to consider the genuine essences of loveliness and personal power. A balanced cast of new names in young adult literature and those readily recognized, such as Ron Koertge, Lauren Myracle, Chris Lynch, Ellen Wittlinger, Jacqueline Woodson, Norma Fox Mazer, and Tim Wynne-Jones, explore these themes in a diverse gathering of quirk...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Twelve writers—many well-known, some new—address the theme of beauty in this solid story collection for teens. In one way or another, each of the main characters considers how others see them—in romance, at school, at home, or through different cultural lenses—but each of their responses vary. Some of the stories are solidly grounded in the everyday, reporting from the front lines of high school social life: an average-looki...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this solid collection, twelve writers, including Norma Fox Mazer, Ron Koertge, Lauren Myracle, and Tim Wynne...Log In or Sign Up to Read More