Young Teen Short Stories

Criss-cross America - on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains - from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. Join fifteen of today's most talented writers of young adult literature on a thrill ride through history with American girls charting their own course. They are monsters and mediums, bodyguards and barkeeps, screenwriters and schoolteachers, heiresses and hobos.

Evoking Beyoncé’s Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler’s heirs have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that puts Black women and gender-nonconforming individuals at its center. A Phoenix First Must Burn will take you on a journey from folktales retold to futuristic societies and everything in between. Filled with stories of love and betrayal, strength and resistance, this collection contains an array of complex and true-to-life characters through which you cannot help but see yourself reflected.

Get ready to fall in love, experience heartbreak, and discover the true meaning of identity in this poignant collection of short stories about Jewish teens, including entries by David Levithan, Nova Ren Suma, and more!

At just 18 years old, Arthur is on the verge of being crushed under the weight of his great destiny. The mighty castle at Tintagel has fallen. King Uther Pendragon lies dead. The mad King Vortigern sits upon the throne with a dragon at his command. And Merlin, having turned traitor, stands at the new king's side. Now Arthur, with the help of the mysterious sword in the stone and his loyal mentors, Gawain and Percival, embarks on a daring mission to retake the crown.

Three very different, heartwarming stories about man's best friend. "Dollypogs" by David Thorn, "Brown Wolf" by Jack London and "His Dog" by Albert Payson Terhune. Dog lovers will love the variety of stories, each touching the heart in a different way.

Mysterious Tales of Loss and Woe (& Other Jovial Stories): Twelve short stories that blend the bizarre and profound, meeting grumpy trolls, elusive ghosts, and cunning spies along the way. Follow characters who navigate real (and not-so-real) life situations where they must choose right from wrong, good or bad, and love over hate. Lilac & the Troll: Meet Lilac, a girl of eight, or ten, or twelve years old—she's not sure. She lives happily in the woods until she meets a Troll who introduces her to new ideas about herself.

Discover the boundless potential of tomorrow's innovators in Ingenious Minds: Stories of Young Inventors. This captivating collection of empowering tales invites listeners to embark on a thrilling journey through the world of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Master storyteller David Almond presents a beautiful collection of short fiction interwoven with pieces that illuminate the inspiration behind the stories. May Malone is said to have a monster in her house, but what Norman finds there may just be the angel he needs. Joe Quinn's house is noisy with poltergeists, or could it be Davie's raging causing the disturbance?

As Kalina prepares for the next stage in her life with a visit to Yale University, a surprise meeting with someone from her past leads to a discovery that would change the vampire world forever.You thought you knew all about Life's Blood and what it can do. You thought you knew what Kalina was. Now in Blue Blood, all that will change as Kalina meets her maker. One of her vampire loves will die, another will be turned, and another will break her heart forever.

Buenos Espíritus es una colección de once cuentos, interconectados con la diáspora dominicana, de la autora debut Camille Gomera-Tavarez. Es un libro centrado en una familia, los Belén, a través de múltiples generaciones. Está ambientado en la pequeña ciudad ficticia de Hidalpa, y también en Santo Domingo, Paterson, San Juan y Washington Heights. Está narrado en un estilo absolutamente real y claramente mágico. Estos cuentos exploran el machismo, la salud mental, la familia y la identidad.

'Stories from the Seven' is 5 short stories that detail events from the author Bhishma Asare's life. These short stories are aimed at teenagers, where it gives them an insight through his message to the young readers the different decisions he would make, now looking back at these events as an adult.

This treatise of 6 wholesome teenage tales encapsulates the glorious tradition of Bengali juvenile storytelling, comprising fun-filled banter and caricatured adaptation of pseudo mythology—a perfect gift for the sprouting imaginative minds in the early teens. It is a definitive collectible from the indelible pen of Manoranjan Bhattacharya—the literary stalwart and scholar.

High Spirits is a collection of 11 interconnected short stories from the Dominican diaspora, from debut author Camille Gomera-Tavarez. It is a book centered on one extended family—the Beléns—across multiple generations. It is set in the fictional small town of Hidalpa—and Santo Domingo and Paterson and San Juan and Washington Heights too. It is told in a style both utterly real and distinctly magical—and its stories explore machismo, mental health, family, and identity.

A collection of short stories; some are true, some are fiction, but all are captivating. To say that the deep south is different is stating the absurdly obvious. In many ways it has not changed in the last 100 years or so. This is especially true of South Louisiana where I grew up, just a stones' throw from the Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and practically on the banks of the same river that Huck Finn rafted down. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Hershey Bars and Werewolves.

She thought she could just leave her trouble behind. She was wrong. Sersha is relieved to be able to leave Landsfall. Her people aren't safe as long as she stays, and her future lies with Kazmerev now. But when her cousin, Mally, makes a series of headstrong decisions, it plunges Sersha and her friends into trouble they can't easily escape. Getting free will push her ethics, her abilities, and her newfound friendship with her beloved phoenix. Will she have what it takes to keep her people safe?

Lila, Diego y Julián se dedican a investigar aquellos lugares propios de la infancia y el crecimiento, tales como la siesta, la fiebre, la adolescencia, la mentira, las escondidas, el azar.

This is a collection of Hindi-language pieces written by Sanjay Vyas. It talks about the ordinary things and events of our day-to-day life. What makes this book different is the way it has been written. Instead of talking about things in and around the mundane world in the usual boring way, it tells the tales of these. Each piece magnifies the ordinary to such an extent that it makes it look surreal.

Gary Paulsen was one of the kids who slipped through the cracks, until art and dogs saved him. So are Jake, Jojo, and Jamie, all 12-year-olds who, like Gary Paulsen, had to grow up too fast. Gary Paulsen’s three poignant novellas add up to an unforgettable book.

While most of us have had celebrity crushes in our youth, fifteen-year-old Roy Tilson is more fascinated by and perhaps a little obsessed with pop sensation Isaac Barnes, who happens to be from his hometown. One of the benefits of being an inquisitive Tumblr boy is that Roy has discovered a mysterious email alleging to be his heroes circling around the internet. What happens when Roy coincidentally receives a reply from the adored, gorgeous, curly-haired boy who plays the guitar?

Richard just wanted a girlfriend - not the apocalypse. Richard Peak's senior year is looking painfully ordinary - fighting for position on the soccer team, his parents' constant arguing, a glaring lack of a girlfriend. He can't wait to graduate and join a soccer team overseas, preferably as far from home as possible. Then the president is assassinated and his life changes forever. As an alarming chain of nationwide terrorist attacks trigger a civil war, Richard finds himself on a dangerous journey for survival.