On the Edge : Stories at the Brink

Rating:
Summary: Will keep you on the edge
Review: This is an anthology (third in a series edited by Lois Duncan) concentrating on kids who are each "on the edge" in one way or another and how they deal with their individual issues.

As is many anthology books, the stories are hit and miss but most of them kept my attentipn and many I thoroughly enjoyed. Personal favorates include "Pig Brains," by Alden Carter about a boy using unusual methods to get rid of a bully (funny and gross), and "Fine?" by Margaret Peterson Haddix, about a girl reasessing her life while waiting in the hospital for a diagnosis of her terminal illness (touching and brave).

Many of the authors are new to me, but after reading their contributions I find myself wanting to check out their other works. This is a good book if you are looking to delve into the psychology of young adults today and discover some of the everyday - and sometimes not so everyday - hardships their endure. Overall an interesting read.

Rating:
Summary: Will keep you on the edge
Review: This is an anthology (third in a series edited by Lois Duncan) concentrating on kids who are each "on the edge" in one way or another and how they deal with their individual issues.

As is many anthology books, the stories are hit and miss but most of them kept my attentipn and many I thoroughly enjoyed. Personal favorates include "Pig Brains," by Alden Carter about a boy using unusual methods to get rid of a bully (funny and gross), and "Fine?" by Margaret Peterson Haddix, about a girl reasessing her life while waiting in the hospital for a diagnosis of her terminal illness (touching and brave).

Many of the authors are new to me, but after reading their contributions I find myself wanting to check out their other works. This is a good book if you are looking to delve into the psychology of young adults today and discover some of the everyday - and sometimes not so everyday - hardships their endure. Overall an interesting read.