Donald R. Gallo (former Connecticut English teacher) has edited quite a lot of theme-based short stories by YA authors. Here at Middletown Library Service Center
we have these to loan:
Destination Unexpected: Short Stories (Candlewick, 2003)
Includes: Something old, something new / by Joyce Sweeney -- Brutal interlude / by Ron Koertge -- Bread on the water / by David Lubar -- My people / by Margaret
Peterson Haddix -- Bad blood / by Will Weaver -- Keep smiling / by Alex Flinn -- August lights / by Kimberly Willis Holt -- Mosquito / by Graham Salisbury -- The kiss in the carry-on bag / by Richard Peck -- Tourist trapped / by Ellen Wittlinger
First Crossing: Stories About Teen Immigrants (Candlewick, 2004)
Includes: First crossing / Pam Muņoz Ryan -- Second culture kids / Dian Curtis Regan -- My favorite chaperone / Jean Davies Okimoto -- They don't mean it! /
Lensey Namioka -- Pulling up stakes / David Lubar -- Lines of scrimmage / Elsa Marston -- The Swede / Alden R. Carter -- The rose of Sharon / Marie G. Lee -- Make Maddie mad / Rita Williams-Garcia -- The green armchair / Minfong Ho
Owning It: Stories About Teens With Disabilities (Candlewick, 2008)
Includes: Here's to good friends / David Lubar -- Tic and Shout / Gail Giles -- Triclops / Julie Anne Peters -- Under control / Chris Crutcher -- Way too cool
/ Brenda Woods -- Good hands / Ron Koertge -- See you / Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson -- Fatboy and Skinnybones / Rene Saldana, Jr. -- Brainiac / Alex Flinn -- Let's hear it for Fire Team Bravo / Robert Lipsyte
Sixteen: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults (Delacorte, 1984)
Includes: Friendships: I hungry Hannah Cassandra Glen... / Norma Fox Mazer -- May I have your autograph? / Marjorie Sharmat -- Midnight snack / Diane Duane
-- Turmoils: Pigeon humor / Susan Beth Pfeffer -- Priscilla and the wimps / Richard Peck -- Welcome / Ouida Sebestyen -- Future tense / Robert Lipsyte -- Loves: Turmoil in a blue and beige bedroom / Judie Angell -- Furlough-1944 / Harry Mazer -- Do you want
my opinion? / M. E. Kerr -- Decisions: Fourth of July / Robin F. Brancato -- Three people and two seats / Kevin Major -- Ordinary woman / Bette Greene -- Families: Gift-giving / Joan Aiken -- She / Rosa Guy -- In the heat / Robert Cormier
Let me know if you would like to borrow any of these!
Linda
Linda Williams | Children's Services Consultant, Division of Library Development |
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From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces@mylist.net]
On Behalf Of KRISTINE P. EMOND
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 9:32 AM
To: CASL-l@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] YA short story fiction
I have a teacher in search of YA short stories written by contemporary YA authors either online or in an anthology that would hold the interest of today's teens/reluctant readers
and be a quick read - she's looking for two-three pages. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Kristine Emond
Library/Media Specialist
East Hartford High School
East Hartford, CT 06118
860-622-5258
"You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world." - Tim Gunn