Short Takes

Brief Personal Narratives and Other Works by American Teen Writers

$14.95
$9.95 each for 20 or more

The New York Public Library selected this book for its respected list, Books for the Teen Age. Answers the classroom need for writings that can be easily read and discussed within one class period. Short works are also appropriate for E.S.L. students.

Features 39 stories and personal essays, including:

“Remember” by Kevin Kitching, Garfield Independent Learning Center, San Diego, CA.
“In every person’s life there is one person who can change everything.” A shared conversation on a bus brings two strangers together.

“Have I Told You Lately?” by Aaron Skolnik, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA. A story of lifelong love amazingly told in two brief pages. An excellent model of the short-short story, or “flash fiction.”

“I Am Kwakkoli” by Bisco Hill, Southern Hills Middle School, Boulder, CO.
In this nonfiction personal narrative, the author explores his Native-American roots in a tribal naming ceremony. Features comprehensive Index which categorizes stories by their usefulness as writing models.

Code: Available at Amazon
ISBN: 1-886427-00-3
Page Count: 128 pp.
Cover: sturdy softcover
Size: 5 1/4" x 8"
Weight: 5.8 oz

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