Short Story Collections

 

Collections with Various Authors:

 

Destination Unexpected
Ten extraordinary authors contribute original stories about journeys of discovery, taking readers on a trip they'll never forget--and to destinations they never expected.

 

Dirty Laundry: Stories About Family Secrets
A collection of eleven short stories by various authors dealing with situations which a family or family member tries to keep secret because of an underlying problem.

 

Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales
Vampires, ghosts, witches, and haunted houses are featured in this compilation of frightening tales for young readers by various authors, including Joan Aiken, Neil Gaiman, Garth Nix and Celia Rees.

 

Half Human
A collection of stories about such creatures as mermaids and centaurs, who are part-human and part-animal or part-plant, and their struggles to understand their true identity.

 

Join In: Multiethnic Short Stories
Seventeen original short stories by award-winning writers about young adults from diverse ethnic backgrounds illustrate their concerns about friendship and prejudice, expectations and disappointments, connections and confrontations, and other similar issues.

 

Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth
Covering an array of topics and situations, a collection of stories about love and sex includes works by Joan Bauer, Angela Johnson, Chris Lynch, Garth Nix, and Laurie Halse Anderson.

 

My Dad’s a Punk: 12 Stories About Boys and Their Fathers
Thought-provoking, humorous, and wise, this collection of twelve original stories explores the relationships between fathers and sons, from a boy who longs for a different father, to a boy who has a digital father from the future.

 

No Easy Answers
A collection of sixteen short stories, by Louise Plummer, M.E. Kerr, Jack Gantos, and others, about teenagers in situations that test their character.

 

On the Fringe
From a star football player standing up for a tormented student to a ruthless bully who tests the faith of a religious girl, a collection of stories embodies the teen “outsider” experience.

 

Rush Hour Vol. 3, Face: A Journal of Contemporary Voices
Collects original stories, essays, art, and poems, and includes work by Jack Gantos, Chris Gall, Jacqueline Woodson, and Robert Lipsyte.

 

Shattered: Stories of Children and War
Stories explore the ways in which children are affected by war, from two Native American soldiers fighting in the Civil War, to an Afghan girl whose village is destroyed by the Soviets.

 

Sports Stories
From baseball and basketball to show-jumping and soccer, an action-packed collection of stories about sports includes contributions by Matt Christopher, Walter Dean Myers, Enid Bagnold, and others.

 

Time Capsule: Short Stories About Teenagers Throughout the Twentieth Century
Ten stories by such notable authors as Richard Peck, Chris Crutcher, and Chris Lynch, each of which presents the life of a teenager in a different decade of the twentieth century, accompanied by a brief description of the historical and cultural highlights of that decade.

 

Tomorrowland: Ten Stories About the Future
From humor to drama to fiction, a cutting-edge collection of stories from such authors as Rodman Philbrick, Lois Lowry, and Tor Seidler explores the future with such diverse themes as love, hate, the environment, disease, and the fate of the human race.

 

Whodunit? Detective Stories
Offers a collection of classic detective stories by such mystery writers as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie, and Ellery Queen.

 

Single Author Collections

 

Girl Goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block
Stories about nine remarkable young women include the tales of a girl with two mothers, a girl who keeps a strange blue-skinned creature in her closet, a rock star groupie, and a dancer who loves poetry and moonlight picnics.

 

The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block
Nine classic fairy tales set in modern, magical landscapes and retold with a twist.

 

The Human Fly and Other Stories by T.C. Boyle
The author, known for his trademark wit, unforgiving take on American life, and his all-too-human protagonists, presents a collection of classic stories about teenagers.

 

Love, Football and Other Contact Sports by Alden Carter
Jock to loner, academic snob to outcast, the author explores and shatters the stereotypes behind the relationships, friends, rumors, peer pressure, sports, bullies, and other assorted forms of mental anguish that come with high school.

 

Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
A collection of short stories featuring characters from earlier books by Chris Crutcher.

 

The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns by Brian Jacques
A collection of six short stories which feature a variety of monstrous creatures by the author of the Redwall series.

 

Black Juice by Margo Lanagan
Provides glimpses of the dark side of civilization and the beauty of the human spirit through ten short stories that explore significant moments in people's lives, events leading to them, and their consequences.

 

White Time by Margo Lanagan
Presents ten short stories, both dark and hopeful, that journey into the past, the future, and altered versions of the present.

 

How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan
A collection of eighteen stories describing the surprises, sacrifices, doubts, pain, and joy of falling in love.

 

In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Misadventures by David Lubar
A collection of humorous stories involves some monstrous students, a levitation trick gone wrong, and a boring neighborhood.

 

Figs and Fate: Stories About Growing Up in the Arab World Today by Elsa Marston
A collection of five stories portraying Arab life in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, and Iraq today.

 

145th Street by Walter Dean Myers
Set in present day Harlem, this collection of stories presents the tales of a diverse group of people as some struggle with their problems while others dream of their futures.

 

Out of Bounds by Beverly Naidoo
Seven stories, spanning the time period from 1948 to 2000, chronicle the experiences of young people from different races and ethnic groups as they try to cope with the restrictions placed on their lives by South Africa's apartheid laws.

 

Ghost Town by Joan Lowery Nixon
A collection of stories about eerie encounters in various ghost towns across the United States. Each story is accompanied by an afterword about the actual town on which the story is based.

 

Island Boyz by Graham Salisbury
The author's love of Hawaii shines through every story in this collection about testing the waters, testing limits, taking chances, and surviving youth.

 

Help Wanted by Gary Soto
Ten stories portray some of the struggles and hopes of young Mexican Americans.

 

Petty Crimes by Gary Soto
A collection of short stories about Mexican American youth growing up in California's Central Valley.

 

To check the status of a book or to place your name on the waiting list, please use the Library Catalog or call the library at 789-1555.

 

This list created for the South Kingstown Public Library by Brandi Kenyon.

Updated July 28, 2008.