A selection of short plays which provides insights into the concerns, problems, and triumphs of young adults

Center Stage: One-Act Plays for Teenage Readers and Actors

Literature & Fiction

Gallo, Donald R.

Dramas & Plays

Harpercollins

The house lights dim. The curtain begins to rise... 
 ...on ten original one-act plays by some of today's best writers of young adult fiction; Some of the plays are funny, some serious; all offer special insights into the problems and triumphs of teenagers; 
<ul>
<li> In Alden R. Carter's Driver's Test, a boy sets a new record by flunking his driver's test even before leaving the lot; </li>
<li> In Walter Dean Myers's Cages, a group of teenagers is suddenly given the chance to decide their own destinies. </li>
<li> In Robin F. Brancato's War of the Words, two gangs slug it out, one group with lofty poetry, the other with slang--and the reader, actors, and audience get to supply the ending; </li>
</ul>
 So settle back in your seat, and let the words of Quida Sebestyen, Lensey Namioka, Susan Beth Pfeffer, and others move and entertain you, as the lights come up on Center Stage"A fine idea generates exceptional results in this collection of ten plays . . . [that] focus on teens' courage, convictions, resourcefulness, and compassion. Among the contributors are Alden Carter, Ouida Sebestyen, Walter Dean Myers and Robin Brancato. The plays will appeal to students [and] teachers can use them in numerous ways." —SLJ. 
 1991 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)

Center Stage

Teen & Young Adult

HarperTeen

The required classics in grades 7-12 are often too complex and removed from adolescent experience. This informative text uses thematic groupings built around recent young adult literature (YAL) as bridges to the classics. This second edition, which the authors have revised and greatly expanded, emphasizes the goal of helping teenagers become lifetime readers, as well as critical and confident readers. By pairing the required classics and young adult literature around common themes, the authors illustrate specific theme connections and include extensive lists of annotated YAL titles at the end of each classic title. The new edition features more than 1,000 titles, hundreds published in the last five years. Thirty-three recent YAL titles are included as theme connectors among the twelve most frequently taught classics.
 New to this second edition: 
Thirty-three recent titles are included as theme connectors among the twelve most frequently taught classics. 
Thematic units on War: It's Effects and Its Aftermath and The Great Depression, including the Dust Bowl have been expanded. Many new annotated YAL titles added to Archetypes. 
A step-by-step approach to writing an Author Paper using YAL 
Profiles of five outstanding school and public library programs that exemplify innovative student involvement. 
Twelve interdisciplinary categories include lengthy annotated lists of fiction and nonfiction for interdisciplinary approaches. 
Internet resources of book reviews, professional journals, authors, organizations, and Web sites devoted to YAL.

From Hinton to Hamlet: Building Bridges between Young Adult Literature and the Classics

Herz, Sarah K.

Greenwood

Nineteen short stories, dealing with teenage concerns, written especially for this collection by well-known authors of young adult novels such as Joan Aiken, M.E. Kerr, Richard Peck, and Colby Rodowsky. Also includes biographical sketches for each author. Nineteen original short stories by outstanding young adult authors encompass works by Richard Peck, M.E. Kerr, Walter Dean Myers, Jane Yolen, Todd Strassar, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Norma Fox Mazer, and other notable writers

VISIONS

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

A collection of seventeen short stories by such noted writers for young adults as Gordon Korman, Chris Crutcher, T. Ernesto Bethancourt, Richard Peck, and M.E. Kerr, spanning subjects that include penpals, the first day of high school, computers, and family life.Seventeen stories deal with a modern Cinderella, a pen pal, love, marriage, conflicts with parents, school, and friendships

Connections

Children's Books

Short Circuits

Prepare to be jolted . . . electrified . . . zapped. Here are thirteen hair-raising stories that are bound to stun and shock you. There is great suspense in Robert Westall's "Aunt Florrie" and Larry Bograd's "The Reincarnation of Sweet Lips." Horrifying happenings occur in Annette Curtis Klause's "The Hoppins" and Patricia Windsor's "Teeth." Ghosts abound in stories by Joan Aiken, Vivien Alcock, Elsa Marston, Jane McFann, Frances A. Miller, and Joan Lowery Nixon. For a dose of comic relief, readers will gulp with glee at Ellen Conford's "For Pete's Snake," Gary Blackwood's "Ethan Unbound," and Steven Otfinoski's "Salesman, Beware!" Read this shocking collection at your own risk. From the Paperback edition.

This anthology features stories about individuals who find themselves in situations that test their strength of character. They are called upon to make moral choices, face the consequences of their actions, and consider what it means to "do the right thing. " From computer blackmail, peer pressure, and gang violence to drug use, unwanted pregnancy, guilt and atonement, these characters face decisions that may affect the rest of their lives. There are many tough choices; there are no easy answers.

No Easy Answers

Visions: 19 Short Stories

Imagine... Nineteen superb stories by today's best-known authors of young adult novels, coming together to create a window of the mind, a vision illuminating the joys and sorrows of young people. These nineteen splendid stories range from tales of tender romance and the delights of mystery and fantasy to the struggles of death, divorce, and growing up. Here are recollections from the past, stories of today, and visions of the future.

Laurel-Leaf

Connections : a combination of seventeen short stories by today's most popular writers for young adults, portraying encounters and clashes among teenagers, as well as some surprises and insights into the world of young adults. These original stories blend and interact to reveal a splendid array of talent.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Prepare to be jolted . . . electrified . . .  zapped. Here are thirteen hair-raising stories that  are bound to stun and shock  you.There is great suspense in Robert Westall's  "Aunt Florrie" and Larry Bograd's "The  Reincarnation of Sweet Lips." Horrifying  happenings occur in Annette Curtis Klause's "The  Hoppins" and Patricia Windsor's  "Teeth."Ghosts abound in stories by Joan  Aiken, Vivien Alcock, Elsa Marston, Jane McFann,  Frances A. Miller, and Joan Lowery Nixon. For a dose  of comic relief, readers will gulp with glee at  Ellen Conford's "For Pete's Snake," Gary  Blackwood's "Ethan Unbound," and Steven  Otfinoski's "Salesman, Beware!" Read this  shocking collection at your own risk.

Genre Fiction

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Center Stage: One-Act Plays for Teenage Readers and Actors

Center Stage

From Hinton to Hamlet: Building Bridges between Young Adult Literature and the Classics

VISIONS

Connections

Short Circuits

No Easy Answers

Visions: 19 Short Stories

Connections

Short Circuits