Short Takes: Short Stories for Teens

Social roles are examined and challenged as Francesca Lia Block explores love through nine short stories.

Take a look at stereotypical jock culture as Chris Crutcher revisits characters from previous works in short story form.

Roald Dahl dishes out demented tales chock full of murder, deceit and madness in a disturbingly subtle style.

A collection of stories with the common thread of faeries, goblins, and other mythical creatures, often set in modern times.

A varied collection of fantasy and science fiction short stories ranging from tales of blood-thirsty New York City teens to the colonization of faraway planets.

Eleven well-known writers of young adult literature contribute short stories that explore the meaning of friendship.

Dark tales of murder, dreams, and the supernatural are delivered to the reader from the wonderfully twisted mind of Neil Gaiman.

Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, Patricia A. McKillip, and more of today's premiere writers of fantasy explore the Green Man myth from a variety of angles.

Rampaging elephants, ritualistic corporal punishment (by tar!) and anonymous group marriages are just some of the bizarre, shocking, and downright disturbing short stories found in Black Juice.

Three romantically charged Greek myths are retold with a feminist slant.

Through ten short stories Walter Dean Myers illustrates the strength of the Harlem community.

A collection of short stories by controbersial and often censored young adult authors including Julius Lester, Chris Lynch, and Walter Dean Myers.

An anthology of short, fictional stories based around the concept that literature can and does change lives.