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A Gathering of Flowers
Stories about Being Young in America
By Thomas, Joyce Carol
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06026-173-3
- Publisher
- New York : Harper & Row, c1990.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1990
An uneven collection of 11 short stories--ranging in quality from the trite (Gary Soto's "First Love") to the terrific (Thomas' "Young Reverend Zelma Lee Moses")--gathered as a bouquet to celebrate the ethnic diversity of the young American experience. Among the stories are two very funny ones: Gerald Vizenor's "Almost a Whole Trickster," a tall tale with roots in native American trickster tales, and Gerald Haslam's "Upstream." Maxine Hong Kingston's "Twisters and Shouters" is a sophisticat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
