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3.57 of 5 stars
In a dozen riveting new works of short fiction, written especially for this collection, popular contemporary authors explore the emotion-driven wor... read full description

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Jun 03, 2009
Shawntrice added it
This book deals with Violence, Money, and Age. Violence= A guy name Pookie shot at 2 boys-hit a little girl and got arrested.
Money=Pookie took money from the 2 boys cousin.
Age=A guy in a suit always took the train with the bike meesanger and tried to bully him by telling him to turn his radio off and everytime he see's him he just stare's at him.
Oct 14, 2010
Js is currently reading it
i really like this book it is filled with alot of short stories.
Nov 07, 2008
Ryan rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This is a really great collection of YA short stories that don't fall into the pitfalls that can happen with some YA stories. My favorite is "War Game" but there are several good bits to pick from. It sounds like a weirdly morbid or incessantly street-lit-cool kind of topic to string an anthology together with, but these "stories about guns" are broadly defined and infused more with the real violence of life than the dramatic violence of shooting and killing. If that makes
Jan 01, 2012
Marianne rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Having trouble getting into this one. Think I"ll send it back to the library unread.
Dec 10, 2011
Ann rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Aug 11, 2011
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Jun 02, 2011
Ed rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Mar 07, 2011
Joanne marked it as to-read
Mar 06, 2011
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Sep 07, 2010
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May 25, 2010
Lorna rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 26, 2009
Mister Davis marked it as to-read
Dec 09, 2008
Proud Gaian rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Aug 22, 2008
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Jul 17, 2008
Daisy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jul 17, 2007
Jennifer marked it as to-read