Sixteen

For the loyal teen fans of Megan McCafferty's novels, Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings, and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants books.An incredible anthology of 16 short-stories by award winning & critically acclaimed young-adult authors, inspired by all the angst, melodrama, and wonderment of being sixteen. These hilarious, poignant, and touching tales capture all the emotions and milestones of this age ranging from first love to establishing one's own identity. A perfect read for anyone about to reach this pivotal age, or those who want reminisce about their "sweetest" year.Sarah Dessen's "Infinity" is about a girl confronting two major milestones- getting her driver's license and losing her virginity. The Dead Girls in Jacqueline Woodson's "Nebraska 99" have already decided to "do it" and must now cope with being teenage mothers. And Carolyn Mackler's "Mona Lisa, Jesus, Chad, and Me" explores whether friendship can survive when partying and prayer clash. Also included is a new Jessica Darling story by Megan McCafferty about the last fifteen minutes Jessica spends-or rather, doesn't spend-with her best friend, Hope, who is leaving Pineville.Featuring stories by Steve Almond, M. T. Anderson, Julianna Baggott, Cat Bauer, Emma Forrest, Tanuja Desai Hidier, David Levithan, Sarah Mlynowski, Sonya Sones, Zoe Trope, Ned Vizzini, and Joseph Weisberg.

MEGAN McCAFFERTY is the author of Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings. She lives with her husband and young son in New Jersey, and is currently at work on her third Jessica Darling novel. eline Woodsonis the 2014 National Book Award winner for herNew York Timesbestselling memoirBrown Girl Dreaming, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award and the NAACP Image Award, and was named a Newbery Honor Book and a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book.She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.Sarah Dessenisthe #1New York Timesbestselling author ofover a dozennovels for teens, whichhave received numerous awards and rave reviews, and have soldmillions ofcopies worldwide. She is the recipient of the 2017 Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association. Sarah lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her husband, Jay, and their daughter, Sasha Clementine. Visit her online at sarahdessen.com.David Levithana bestselling young adult fiction author and recipient of the Lambda Literary Award in 2003 forBoy Meets Boy, and again in 2006for his workThe Full Spectrum. He also won theMargaret A. Edwards AwardforThe Realm of Possibility,Boy Meets Boy,Love Is the Higher Law,How They Met and Other Stories,Wide Awake, andNick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.David Levithan is a children's book editor in New York City. He lives in Hoboken, NJ.Sarah Mlynowskiis the author of the Magic in Manhattan and Whatever After series, as well asGimme a Call, Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have), Milkrun,and more. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Sarah was born in Montreal but lives and writes in New York City.

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