A collection of dark short fiction about neglected and troubled teenagers, named a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year.Trouble. From the first page of each of the edgy and unrelentingly intense stories in this debut collection, the teenaged...
Haunted by unfulfilled dreams and disappointments, and often acting out of mixed intentions and questionable motives, the boys turned young men of these stories are nevertheless portrayed with depth, tenderness, and humanity. Jodi Angel's gritty and ...
THE ESSENTIAL YEARLY GUIDE TO THE NEWEST VOICES IN SHORT FICTION"A book of gems, each one carrying its own particular clarity and cut, that teaches students of writing how limitless the short story form can be." -- Marieâ€"Helene Bertino, author of ...
In Biggest Little Girl, unloved and abused 14-year-old Joey has run away from home in smalltown California in search of anything better. She’s got a few dollars and a bus ticket north, but at a truck stop just 30 miles from home, she meets Jerry wi...