Geektastic : stories from the nerd herd
A collection of twenty-nine short stories about geeks.
Homes for Short Stories
Want to start and finish a story during your bus ride or lunch break or before you fall asleep each night? Short stories better the slow parts of the day. An anthology gathers short stories by many different authors and sticks them together in one book. This creates a powerhouse of perspectives. Voices from all over the world generate empathy in these anthologies:
- 29 celebrations of nerdom.
- 12 stories of identity.
- 12 snapshots of the teen experience.
- 10 realities of American Indians.
- 16 accounts of the impacts of guns.
- 36 explorations of friendships formed in Japan.
- 15 girlhood tales of America’s history.
Check-out one anthology, and become familiar with new authors, characters, places, sentence structures, etc!
How Beautiful the Ordinary : twelve stories of identity
Presents twelve stories by contemporary, award-winning young adult authors, some presented in graphic or letter format, which explore themes of gender identity, love, and sexuality.
I See Reality : twelve short stories about real life
Popular young-adult authors weave together questions of identity, loss, and redemption into poignant tales for today’s teens.
Moccasin Thunder : American Indian stories for today
Presents ten short stories about contemporary Native American teens by members of tribes of the United States and Canada, including Louise Erdrich and Joseph Bruchac.
Taking Aim : power and pain, teens and guns
This anthology of stories from acclaimed young adult authors examines the thought-provoking issues of gun violence, gun control, and gun ownership.
Tomo : friendship through fiction : an anthology of Japan teen stories
One year after the tsunami, this benefit fiction anthology helps teens learn about Japan and contribute to long-term relief efforts.
A Tyranny of Petticoats : 15 stories of belles, bank robbers & other badass girls
From an impressive sisterhood of YA writers comes an edge-of-your-seat anthology of historical fiction and fantasy featuring a diverse array of daring heroines.