false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172623726m/199690.jpg 199690 4 Dating! Drama! Driving!<br><br>Remember what it was like to be sixteen? Whether it was the year your teeth were finally free of braces or the year you were discovered by the opposite sex, that magical, mystical age is something you will never forget. Edited by Megan McCafferty, author of the runaway hit novels <b>Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings</b>,<b> Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday</b> is a compilation of short stories inspired by all the angst, melodrama, and wonderment of being sixteen.<br><br>Sarah Dessen&#8217;s &#8220;Infinity&#8221; is about a girl confronting two major milestones: getting her driver&#8217;s license and losing her virginity. The Dead Girls in Jacqueline Woodson&#8217;s &#8220;Nebraska 99&#8221; have already decided to &#8220;do it&#8221; and must now cope with being teenage mothers. And Carolyn Mackler&#8217;s &#8220;Mona Lisa, Jesus, Chad, and Me&#8221; 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&#8212;or rather, doesn&#8217;t spend&#8212;with her best friend, Hope, who is leaving Pineville.<br><br>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, these hilarious, poignant, and touching tales are perfect for both those who have yet to reach that milestone and those who want to reminisce about their &#8220;sweetest&#8221; year. 193182 25 5 2004 Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday total:200|5:22|4:49|3:84|2:37|1:8| 200 640 384 26 199690 140005270X 9781400052707 199 26 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172623726m/199690.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199690.Sixteen_Stories_About_That_Sweet_and_Bitter_Birthday 3 0 false Tue Jul 28 23:23:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 23:27:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 199690 140005270X 9781400052707 199 26 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172623726m/199690.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199690.Sixteen_Stories_About_That_Sweet_and_Bitter_Birthday 5 0 false Wed Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jun 25 13:23:42 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 14:00:53 -0700 2008
The Plot: The book is a compilation of sixteen short stories surrounding sweet sixteens - whether birthdays or events closely related to that treasured bday year (like learning to drive or emba...more...]]> 199690 140005270X 9781400052707 199 26 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172623726m/199690.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199690.Sixteen_Stories_About_That_Sweet_and_Bitter_Birthday 5 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 09:32:30 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 09:38:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 199690 140005270X 9781400052707 199 26 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172623726m/199690.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199690.Sixteen_Stories_About_That_Sweet_and_Bitter_Birthday 1 0 false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:26:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:27:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 199690 140005270X 9781400052707 199 26 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172623726m/199690.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199690.Sixteen_Stories_About_That_Sweet_and_Bitter_Birthday 3 0 false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 19:45:56 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 12:50:28 -0800 2009
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