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Small Avalanches and Other Stories

by Joyce Carol Oates

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

When the sky blue ball comes soaring over the fence, a high-school girl is confronted with the haunting memory of her childhood. A jealous teen lets her cousin go off alone with a dangerous capricorn, aware of the terrifying possibilities. A vulnerable young girl cunningly outwits a menacing stranger and exults in her newfound power, surviving the first of many small avalanches.

Intense and unnerving, uplifting and triumphant, the twelve stories in this riveting collection explore the fateful consequences of the choices we make in our everyday lives.

Ages 10+

Review:

"According to PW, 'A dozen mesmerizing short stories features females on the brink of adulthood from different eras and locales, who find themselves in painful, even desperate, situations — many of them sexual.' Ages 12-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

The "New York Times" bestselling author visits the dark, enigmatic psyche of the teenage years in these 12 riveting tales. This collection features both well-know favorites and fresh new stories.

Synopsis:

“ Captures all the intensity and emotion of adolescence.”

About the Author

Joyce Carol Oates is the author of the forthcoming novel The Gravedigger's Daughter. She is a recipient of the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. She is also the recipient of the 2005 Prix Femina for The Falls. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, and she has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780060012199
Author:
Oates, Joyce Carol
Publisher:
HarperTeen
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Adolescence
Subject:
Short stories
Subject:
Youth
Subject:
Children's Baby - Fiction - General
Subject:
Children s All Ages - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Issues - Adolescence
Copyright:
Publication Date:
20040301
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
7.14x5.02x.93 in. .53 lbs.
Age Level:
from 14

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