Sudden Flash Youth: 65 Short-Short Stories
Perkins-Hazuka, Christine / Hazuka, Tom / Budman, Mark
In these stories of no more than 1000 words, well-known and emerging American authors spotlight crucial moments of change during coming-of-age. Their young protagonists face matters of great consequence, such as the death of a parent, unwanted pregnancy, and bullying, as well as lighter, if perplexing circumstances: how to hold a prom when being home-schooled, what to do when the babysitter suddenly sees the Rapture. The stories are of this mo...