Francesca Lia Block offers up a gloomy look at love lost, but the vast majority of the selections end on a hopeful, if not an altogether happy, note.
Standouts include Brandy Colbert's "Good Luck and Farewell," a realistic look at two Chicago teens who have lost family members, one to South Side violence, the other to depression, and Grossman's "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things," the story of two teens who live the same day repeatedly, which enables them to create the titular item. The stories are by turns bittersweet, unexpected, and unapologetically hopeful, and themes of endurance, bravery, and determination emerge as the teens navigate issues such as broken families, ending relationships, life after high school, and identity. Gr 10 Up-In this latest anthology and follow-up to 2014's My True Love Gave to Me, Perkins returns with an enthralling collection of steamy summer love stories penned by an all-star cast, which includes Lev Grossman, Veronica Roth, and Libba Bray.
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