11 & up)Īre we not men? We are-well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006).Ī zombie apocalypse is one thing. Each of these stories offers well-developed characters, both male and female, within an interesting plot, and their brevity makes them an apt choice for reluctant teen readers. For Girl Who Hears Stones, it’s a white pebble her grandmother presents to her before heroically offering herself up to certain death to protect the rest of her tribe, in a retelling of an episode of Cree history from Saskatchewan. William clings to his lucky rock, reminded of his own childhood brush with death as he watches his father’s life slip away Rodney, a very independent teen with Down Syndrome, carries his ID card on his way to boogie-boarding with surfer pals where he is truly “One of the Boys” Taylor (who first appeared in Wild Orchid, 2005) maintains a determined hold on hope as she navigates the minefield a job interview presents to a teen with Asperger’s Syndrome. An entertaining collection of 12 varied short stories unified by a common theme: The protagonists are all hanging on to something.
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