The Color of Absence 12 Stories About Loss and Hope

"In adolescence we feel our losses as if for the first time, with a greater depth of pain and drama than we are aware of having experienced ever before,"says James Howe in his introduction to this stunning collection of short stories in which some of today's most celebrated authors of fiction for young adults explore the many faces of loss - the common thread they share and the hope that is born through change.You're Not a Winner Unless Your Picture's in the Paper AviRed Seven C.b. ChristiansenEnchanted Night James HoweAtomic Blue Pieces Angela JohnsonSummer of Love Annette Curtis KlauseThe Tin Butterfly Norma Fox MazerSeason's End Walter Dean MyersShoofly Pie Naomi Shihab NyeThe Fire Pond Michael J. rosenWhat Are You Good At? Roderick TownleyChair Virginia Euwer WolffThe Rialto Jacqueline Woodson and Chris Lynch

James Howe lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and is the author of over sixty books for young people