Connections - Hardcover

Gallo, Donald R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385298153 ISBN 13: 9780385298155

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1989

Synopsis

A collection of seventeen short stories by such noted writers for young adults as Gordon Korman, Chris Crutcher, T. Ernesto Bethancourt, Richard Peck, and M.E. Kerr, spanning subjects that include penpals, the first day of high school, computers, and family life.Seventeen stories deal with a modern Cinderella, a pen pal, love, marriage, conflicts with parents, school, and friendships

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Reviews

Grade 7-12-- As in his previous anthologies, Sixteen (1984) and Visions (1987, both Delacorte), Gallo has selected original short stories from 17 popular YA authors, this time featuring light-hearted, romantic themes. The collection includes works by such popular authors as Gordon Korman, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Richard Peck, and M. E. Kerr, and runs the gamut from humorous to serious; youthful to mature. Sue Ellen Bridgers' "Life's a Beach" concerns two teenage girls on vacation. One is a late bloomer who realizes that life is not a race and gains the self-confidence she needs to face the future. "A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune" by Chris Crutcher introduces a memorable, well-adjusted boy whose gay parents pursue alternative lifestyles. A haunting, supernatural mystery set in medieval Japan, "The Inn of Lost Time" by Lensey Namioka, reveals an elaborate hoax. Ouida Sebestyen's moving "After the Wedding" is the mature story of a modern couple who move in together seeking love, but then part. This superb collection should have instant appeal to most teens, and the boy-meets-girl theme should attract reluctant readers. --Karlan Sick, New York Public Library
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Edition details

• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385298153
• ISBN 13: 9780385298155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 226