In adolescence we feel our losses as if for the first time, with a greater depth of pain and drama than we are aware of having experienced ever before, says James Howe in his introduction to this stunning collection of short stories in which some of today's most celebrated authors of fiction for young adults explore the many faces of loss - the common thread they share and the hope that is born through change. You're Not a Winner Unless Your Picture's in the Paper - Avi Red Seven - C.b. Christiansen Enchanted Night - James Howe Atomic Blue Pieces - Angela Johnson Summer of Love - Annette Curtis Klause The Tin Butterfly - Norma Fox Mazer Season's End - Walter Dean Myers Shoofly Pie - Naomi Shihab Nye The Fire Pond - Michael J. rosen What Are You Good At? - Roderick Townley Chair - Virginia Euwer Wolff The Rialto - Jacqueline Woodson and Chris Lynch.

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Title: The Color of Absence: 12 Stories about Loss and Hope
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0689828624
ISBN 13: 9780689828621
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Good

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A collection of twelve stories for young adults explores the topic of loss in various forms and the manner in which people learn to cope with it in order to move on in their lives.

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James Howe lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and is the author of over sixty books for young people. His first book, Bunnicula, published in 1979, was the recipient of numerous state and regional young readers' choice awards and was named by the Books for Kids Foundation as one of the Top 100 Children's Books of the 20th Century. In addition to Bunnicula and its five sequels, James Howe is most known for the Pinky and Rex beginning reader series, the Sebastian Barth mysteries, and his highly acclaimed young adult novel, The Watcher.

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