Sixteen: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults (Mass Market Paperback)

by Donald R. Gallo (Author) "When Mr. Augustus Francher's heart burst, I told Crow we were going to the service at Bascind's Funeral Home because, afterward, at Mrs. Francher's house,..." (more)
Key Phrases: going stag, have your autograph, Aunt Dessie, New York, Craig the Cat (more...)

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Product Description
Sixteen representative stories for the eighties, written especially for this collection on the themes of friendships, turmoils, loves, decisions, and families. Includes a section on questions to use to think more deeply about the issues.

From the Publisher
Here are sixteen representative stories for the eighties, written especially for this collection by today's best-known writers for teenagers. Their impressions radiate through an emotional prism of hope and hate, love and death, despair and joy, in a diverse yet strikingly unified collection.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf; Reprint edition (July 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440977576
• ISBN-13: 978-0440977575
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,023 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for secondary Engligh teachers!, April 22, 1997

By A Customer

As a middle school English teacher, I am always interested in finding short stories that can be used as a part of curriculum while being interesting to teenagers. Sixteen is designed around "themes" which fits in nicely with today's teaching methods. Not only are they interesting and thought-provoking, the stories also make it easy to teach literary elements/techniques

9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Epitome of Depressing Eighties "Writing", February 16, 2003

By A Customer

This is going to be short, but sweet. This book was by far one of the most bothersome collections of short stories I have had the misfortune to come across. With authors such as Robert Lipsyte, Diane Duane, and Richard Peck, this is hardly what I would call a "selection of great work from great writers." For that matter, It isn't a collection of anything but chronologically trapped short stories featuring such characters as "Craig the Cat" the rock-star who dressed like a cat and held a bottle of spilling milk while posing atop a garbage can for magazine shoots. The biggest problem with this book is that the stories are oriented for pre-teens but to find any value or worthwhile messages in the book, you would have to be at least sixteen. Oh the sweet irony. As a young teenager, I feel that this book was a complete was of time. G'day.

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5.0 out of 5 stars great!, September 29, 2007

By	V. Brown (Ft. Myers, FL USA) - See all my reviews

WE got a better deal, better product, more quickly than expected. will order from here again!