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10 best books like Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth (Michael Cart): Eight Seconds, Boy Girl Boy, 8 Plus 1, Kissing Tennessee: and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance, The Blue Lawn, Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories, Better Than Running at Night, The Starry Rift: Tales of New Tomorrows, Truth and Dare: 20 Tales of Heartbreak and Happiness, The Dear One

Eight Seconds
AuthorJean Ferris
ISBN0152023674
Each ride on the bucking bull is a lesson in pain. Each landing on the packed dirt is a jarring reminder of reality. Rodeo camp is a tough way to spend a summer, but John is having the time of his life. No clingy girlfriends, no nagging moms, no annoying sisters. Just him and the guys and the biggest bulls he's...
Boy Girl Boy
AuthorRon Koertge
ISBN0152058656
Larry, Teresa, and Elliot are so tight, there's no room in their circle for more than three: boy, girl, boy. And when they graduate, they plan to move to California to start their real lives--together.
    
But who are they fooling? Larry is gay and trying to come to terms with his sexuality....
8 Plus 1
AuthorRobert Cormier
Meet seventeen-year-old Mike, who visits his grandmother's bedside and learns a family secret.
A divorced father who discovers only love, not bribes, can keep his daughter "his" on Thursdays.
And Jerry, a young boy desperately looking for the missing Grover Cleveland card to complete his...
Kissing Tennessee: and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance
AuthorKathi Appelt
ISBN0152051279
Mason and Carrie Marie can't get up the courage to ask each other to dance. Russ's girlfriend has died, and now he's just trying to live without her. Peggy Lee has grown up with Tennessee--how can she ever think of him as more than a friend?

In these moving tales and others, Kathi Appelt captures...
The Blue Lawn
AuthorWilliam Taylor
ISBN1555834930
David is 15 and the star player of his school's rugby team. Sixteen-year-old Theo is an outsider, not altogether likable, and not particularly interested in making friends. Initial hostility turns to an unlikely friendship, masking a growing attraction neither boy understands. A powerful novel...
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories
AuthorChris Crutcher
ISBN0060507837

This short story collection serves as my introduction to Chris Crutcher as an author.

These stories are easy to read despite dealing with social situations and moral dilemmas: self-esteem, reaction to death and dying, prejudice and discrimination, or family relationships.

I...
Better Than Running at Night
AuthorHillary Frank
ISBN0618250735
Having left behind the melodrama of her solitary high school days—and the beheaded martyrs in her paintings—Ellie arrives at the New England College of Art and Design. Looking forward to the opportunity to recreate herself and her art, she begins her first day by dirty dancing with the Devil. Then...
The Starry Rift: Tales of New Tomorrows
AuthorJonathan Strahan
ISBN0670060593
"An original science fiction anthology"

Truly successful science fiction does two things: it gives credible glimpses into the future while entertaining the reader. With this in mind, noted anthologist Jonathan Strahan (who is also the reviews editor of Locus magazine) asked sixteen of...
Truth and Dare: 20 Tales of Heartbreak and Happiness
AuthorLiz Miles
ISBN0762441046
Truth & Dare is a collection of short stories confirming the truth we all know-- high school is painful--and written for those who dare to be different. These edgy short stories are told from the point of view of the quirky, cool, but not necessarily popular teens, who are dealing with all the pressures...
The Dear One
AuthorJacqueline Woodson
ISBN0142501905
Feni is furious when she finds out that her mother has agreed to take a fifteen-year-old pregnant girl into their home until her baby is born. What kind of girl would let herself get into so much trouble? How can Feni live under the same roof with someone like that? Her worst fears are confirmed when Rebecca...
No Such Thing as the Real World: Stories About Growing Up and Getting a Life
AuthorAn Na
ISBN0061470589
Graduation from high school?

A senior thesis?

A betrayal by someone you love?

A loss of innocence?

The death of a parent?

Losing the family you always wished you had?

Facing a harsh reality?

What's the line that separates childhood from...
Contents Under Pressure
AuthorLara Deloza
ISBN0440237874
A fresh, honest look at the difficult choices and unexpected joys in a girl’s life under pressure.

Lucy Doyle is about to explode. She’s sure her name might as well be Loser because she‘s never, ever been kissed. To make matters worse, nearly all of her friends have left her behind for boys....
The Parallel Universe of Liars
AuthorKathleen Jeffrie Johnson
ISBN0440238528
Robin’s neighbor Frankie is like walking sex. He’s 23, hot, charming, and used to getting what he wants. When Janice, Robin’s stepmom, first meets Frankie, they lock eyes with an almost audible sizzle. Not long after, Robin discovers they’re having an affair. She is shocked, angry, curious,...
Anything But Ordinary
AuthorValerie Hobbs
ISBN0374303746
From the moment their romance begins in eighth grade, Winifred and Bernie are individualists. They pride themselves on being different, and have each other for support through the tough years of high school. So when they consider college, they send off for the same catalogs, promising never to separate....
The Girlfriend Project
AuthorRobin Friedman
ISBN0802796249
The Girlfriend Project was a quick read for an afternoon. I recently scoured the teen section looking for appropriate, imaginative reading that wasn't science fiction. This one fit the bill.

Written from a teenage-boy point of view, the insights are not earth-shattering. Nerdy Dork turned...
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle
AuthorNancy Kilpatrick
ISBN0441007007
For centuries, they have watched over us. Leering from the arches and peaks of ancient cathedrals. Spreading their wings across hallowed doorways. Even decorating our homes in stony, silent elegance. Are they angels or demons? Sacred or profane? In the Shadow of the Gargoyle features fifteen original...
Every Man for Himself: Ten Short Stories About Being a Guy
AuthorNancy E. Mercado
ISBN0142408131
What does ?being a guy? actually mean? some of the most talented writers are about to show you. in this diverse and original collection of short stories, ten well-known writers, including Mo willems, walter Dean Myers, ron Koertge, rene salda?a, Jr., David levithan, and David lubar, share their stories...
POP!
AuthorAury Wallington
ISBN1595140921
Marit has decided: It's time to lose it. Being a virgin is getting in the way of holding on to a boyfriend. So who better to get it over with than her best guy friend, Jamie? They've known each other forever. It's pressure-free. But doing the deed changes everything. Jamie falls for Marit! Not only does he...
This Is Push: New Stories from the Edge
AuthorDavid Levithan
ISBN0439890284
An anthology of new writing from the authors published over the first five years of PUSH, timed for the fifth anniversary in February 2007.

contributing authors:
Patricia McCormick, Kevin Brooks, Chris Wooding, Markus Zusak, Brian James, Kristen Kemp,Eireann Corrigan, Christopher...
Doing It
AuthorMelvin Burgess
ISBN0805080791
Now in paperback, award-winning author Melvin Burgess's daringly honest and often hilarious account of contemporary teenage life, and the ups and downs that surround "doing it."

The controversial book on which the cult favorite ABC television series Life as We Know It (now available on...
Run, Jonah, Run
AuthorJonah Black
ISBN0064408000
"Jonah still doesn't know who I am, and it's driving me crazy."-- Northgirl999"Watch it, Jonah Black. You're a good diver, but you're not that good."-- Lamar Jameson"My son's diary is a testament to the fact that young people today need to be nicer to themselves. We all do."-- Dr. Judith Black, Radio...
One Hot Second: Stories About Desire
AuthorCathy Young
ISBN0440237831
Sex. It's on the minds of every teenager, whether they're having it, not having it, talking about it, or just thinking about it. In this powerful collection, 11 acclaimed writers for young people capture the various expressions of desire- from first crushes to first times, and all of the charged emotions...
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection
AuthorEllen Datlow
ISBN0312157010
This acclaimed series, winner of numerous World Fantasy Awards, continues its tradition of excellence with scores of short stories from such writers as Michael Bishop, Edward Bryant, Angela Carter, Terry Lamsley, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, A.R. Morlan, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanwick, Jane...
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