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Informationen zum Autor Donald R. Gallo , a former junior high school English teacher, lives in Solon, Ohio. Klappentext Lacey is afraid to death that standing up for the school "freak" will destroy her popularity. Gene, mocked one time too many, heads for class with a loaded rifle. High school can be a war zone of popularity and persecution, where no one really looks at the kids on the fringe. In this powerful and timely collection, some of today's most acclaimed authors bring to life eleven stories of outsiders facing the constant struggle of hate and acceptance. "Kids who are geeks, unathletic, poor, emotionally fragile, loners, or unattractive by current standards form the heart of this collection of exceptional stories by well-known YA authors such as Joan Bauer, Chris Crutcher, and M. E. Kerr. Inspired by the events at Columbine High School, the authors pondered what sorts of heartbreak could cause teens to react so powerfully and violently, and how being isolated and shut out of high school groups could tear down the fragile walls of self-esteem, making vulnerable individuals snap and cause massive destruction. The result is a compilation of short stories from the point of view of those tormented, and those who view others being bullied and how their perceptions change as they examine the situations. While all the stories are excellent, Jack Gantos's "Muzak for Prozac" is an exceptional example of the fragile balance that one teen struggles to maintain through the use of mood-stabilizing chemicals. A must-buy for all libraries."--SLJ Zusammenfassung Lacey is afraid to death that standing up for the school "freak" will destroy her popularity. Gene! mocked one time too many! heads for class with a loaded rifle. High school can be a war zone of popularity and persecution! where no one really looks at the kids on the fringe. In this powerful and timely collection! some of today's most acclaimed authors bring to life eleven stories of outsiders facing the constant struggle of hate and acceptance. "Kids who are geeks! unathletic! poor! emotionally fragile! loners! or unattractive by current standards form the heart of this collection of exceptional stories by well-known YA authors such as Joan Bauer! Chris Crutcher! and M. E. Kerr. Inspired by the events at Columbine High School! the authors pondered what sorts of heartbreak could cause teens to react so powerfully and violently! and how being isolated and shut out of high school groups could tear down the fragile walls of self-esteem! making vulnerable individuals snap and cause massive destruction. The result is a compilation of short stories from the point of view of those tormented! and those who view others being bullied and how their perceptions change as they examine the situations. While all the stories are excellent! Jack Gantos's "Muzak for Prozac" is an exceptional example of the fragile balance that one teen struggles to maintain through the use of mood-stabilizing chemicals. A must-buy for all libraries."--SLJ Inhaltsverzeichnis On the FringeAcknowledgments Introduction Greeks Bearing Gifts Ron Koertge Great Expectations M. E. Kerr Shortcut Nancy Werlin Through a Window Angela Johnson Muzak for Prozac Jack Gantos Standing on the Roof Naked Francess Lantz Mrs. Noonan Graham Salisbury WWJD Will Weaver Satyagraha Alden R. Carter A Letter from the Fringe Joan Bauer Guns for Geeks Chris Crutcher Resources About the Editor ...
Table des matières
On the FringeAcknowledgments
Introduction
Greeks Bearing GiftsRon Koertge
Great ExpectationsM. E. Kerr
ShortcutNancy Werlin
Through a WindowAngela Johnson
Muzak for ProzacJack Gantos
Standing on the Roof NakedFrancess Lantz
Mrs. NoonanGraham Salisbury
WWJDWill Weaver
SatyagrahaAlden R. Carter
A Letter from the FringeJoan Bauer
Guns for GeeksChris Crutcher
Resources
About the Editor
A propos de l'auteur
Donald R. Gallo, a former junior high school English teacher, lives in Solon, Ohio.
