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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2001
Gr 8-Up "Showering makes me sweaty, and eating makes me hungry. Seeing people makes me lonely." This simple statement typifies the grave sense of reality experienced by many of the characters in this collection of 10 short stories. The "old haunts" include young love gone wrong, an unexpected pregnancy, exploration of sexuality, father/son relationships, an evil twin, and a visitation from a dead cousin. Yes, the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2001
"Impressions." The single-word sentence that begins this short story collection effectively sums up the entire volume. In these ten stories, Lynch is less concerned with constructing plot-driven narratives than in creating impressionistic portraits of confused and misunderstood teenagers. A couple of the entries have turned up in other anthologies (including a somewhat rawer version of "The Cure for Curtis" in Michael Cart's recent Love and Sex), but most app...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
