Point of Departure : 19 Stories of Youth and Discovery

Adolescence is a very trying, frequently  anguished period of life, with seemingly endless  variations in the ways it can be difficult. Out of the  diversity of their experience, eighteen distinguished  authors have written sensitive and honest stories  of adolescence, articulating the world teenagers  know and the future they anticipate. In clear,  compelling language, the stories in this collection  probe the mystery, love, pain and affirmation of  adolescent experience.