<![CDATA[No Such Thing as the Real World]]>

false <![CDATA[No Such Thing as the Real World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255651620m/5508956.jpg 5508956 2 Graduation from high school? A senior thesis? A betrayal by someone you love? A loss of innocence? The death of a parent? Losing the family you always wished you had? Facing a harsh reality? What's the line that separates childhood from the "real world"? And what happens when it's nothing you imagined it would be? Do you want to be a published author? The editors at HarperCollins invite you to submit a short story about a character who has to face the "real world" for the first time. The story must involve a single, life-changing event. First prize is the opportunity to be published alongside your favorite authors in the paperback edition of the No Such Thing as the Real World collection. All stories must be between 5,000 and 10,000 words long, and all contributing authors must be between fourteen and nineteen years old. 5614888 1 5 2009 No Such Thing as the Real World total:23|5:0|4:7|3:8|2:4|1:4| 23 64 70 9 1 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 20:36:55 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 20:47:57 -0700 2009
Now listen, lately, I understand that some people may enjoy the dark and depressing, but I am a firm believer in 'Th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 20 16:01:48 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 16:04:40 -0700 2009
This is a collection of stories all about the jump that one takes from being a child into the real world. While the line is thin, each has their own unique story about the crossing and these authors share the tales of six different individuals.
...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 12:22:46 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 12:23:24 -0700 2009 I wanted to like this. I really did. I mean M.T. Anderson, An Na, K.L. Going, Beth Kephart, Chris Lynch and Jacqueline Woodson? That is some heavy talent in the teen fiction world. But these stories...most of them just fell completely flat for me.

That said, there were a few bright points. Chri...

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btw, the second mini-story in this has strong, frequent language. i got sick of it and skipped that story.]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jun 28 09:00:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 09:00:11 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 15:45:01 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 18:58:07 -0700 2009 An Na's infuriated me. That's all.]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 01 13:12:56 -0800 2009 Fri May 08 18:23:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 12:38:15 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 12:38:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 17:44:08 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 17:44:08 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 14:09:08 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 14:09:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 06:21:59 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 06:23:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 13 20:54:02 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 20:54:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 16:39:40 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 16:39:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 07 15:03:40 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 15:03:40 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 14:29:32 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 14:29:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 14 13:55:45 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 13:55:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 08:52:01 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 08:52:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 08:36:42 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 08:36:42 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5508956