How Beautiful the Ordinary

Twelve Stories of Identity

Kids, Teen, Short Stories, Fiction - YA
Cover of the book How Beautiful the Ordinary by Michael Cart, David Levithan, Ron Koertge, Eric Shanower, William Sleater, Emma Donoghue, Francesca Lia Block, Julie Anne Peters, Jennifer Finney Boylan, HarperTeen
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Author: Michael Cart, David Levithan, Ron Koertge, Eric Shanower, William Sleater, Emma Donoghue, Francesca Lia Block, Julie Anne Peters, Jennifer Finney Boylan ISBN: 9780061949654
Publisher: HarperTeen Publication: October 6, 2009
Imprint: HarperTeen Language: English
Author: Michael Cart, David Levithan, Ron Koertge, Eric Shanower, William Sleater, Emma Donoghue, Francesca Lia Block, Julie Anne Peters, Jennifer Finney Boylan
ISBN: 9780061949654
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication: October 6, 2009
Imprint: HarperTeen
Language: English

A girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a soldier leads to the death of a stranger. The present takes a bittersweet journey into the past when a man revisits the summer school where he had "an accidental romance." And a forgotten mother writes a poignant letter to the teenage daughter she hasn't seen for fourteen years.

Poised between the past and the future are the stories of now. In nontraditional narratives, short stories, and brief graphics, tales of anticipation and regret, eagerness and confusion present distinctively modern views of love, sexuality, and gender identification. Together, they reflect the vibrant possibilities available for young people learning to love others—and themselves—in today's multifaceted and quickly changing world.

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A girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a soldier leads to the death of a stranger. The present takes a bittersweet journey into the past when a man revisits the summer school where he had "an accidental romance." And a forgotten mother writes a poignant letter to the teenage daughter she hasn't seen for fourteen years.

Poised between the past and the future are the stories of now. In nontraditional narratives, short stories, and brief graphics, tales of anticipation and regret, eagerness and confusion present distinctively modern views of love, sexuality, and gender identification. Together, they reflect the vibrant possibilities available for young people learning to love others—and themselves—in today's multifaceted and quickly changing world.

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