Short For Teens

Life is chaos. Death is the only cure. You're never so vulnerable as when you surrender your body to a hospital. You trust the doctors to know what is best, but these stories show what happens when they have other plans. What if a maternity doctor pretends your child died during birth just so he can steal it? Or a simple operation is used as an excuse to harvest parts? Discover the truth of the asylum in the woods, take the pills which induce mind-bending phobias, and try to escape when you've been institutionalized against your will. A CURE FOR CHAOS is an anthology of horror ...

I woke up dead. No, not “late for school” dead — actual, shambling, slightly decomposed zombie dead. Suddenly, surviving high school isn’t just about passing tests or dodging drama; it’s about hiding my missing limbs, keeping my crush from catching whiff (literally), and avoiding a government agent with a serious bone to pick. Welcome to Sunnyridge High, where lunch trays fly, friendships get... complicated, and the undead kid is trying not to lose his head —or his heart. If you like: snarky undead heroes, slow-burn romance, teen angst, and apocalypse humor — you’ll love ...

Jem Carstairs and Tessa Gray are finally united after waiting over a century to be together, but they become aware a dark threat is looming over a child of the Shadow Market: a lost Herondale, from a line of Herondales who have used the Market to hide from their fellow Nephilim. Now is the time for the lost Herondale to be discovered. Jem and Tessa have to find him before his enemies can.

When Emma's diary is stolen from her locker, her world is shaken. A quiet and timid girl, will she find the strength to fight back? This is flash-fiction story of approximately 1200 words.

In My Father's Shadow is a collection of young adult short stories that provide a powerful kaleidoscope of growing up, courage, emotion, relationships, and fantasy. The stories are told through the eyes of a young man who yearns for companionship, to break free from his past, and who wholeheartedly believes in the possibility that he may someday live the dreams born of his vivid, wild, and sometimes chaotic imagination. "I loved this author's style. The short stories evoke a beautiful sense of place and a feeling of wistfulness." --- S.C. Langgle, bestselling author of Alice in Everville

A month had slipped by. Where had the time gone? Hildie's world had stopped and she wasn't sure what she had even accomplished in the last 30 days. She was barely able to cook, keep house, and stay on top of the wash. Ben was unbelievably understanding and reassured her he loved her and knew she was doing her best under the circumstances. Hester had been sentenced to three years in jail as long as they didn't find Joy had been killed. Hildie couldn't even think about that possibility and continued to pray that somehow her sweet little angel would be returned to her. Darla, Hester's child, ...

Relit features sixteen original stories by award-winning Latinx YA authors that revamp classics, myths, and fairytales to center the multilayered Latinx experience through fantasy, science fiction, and a dash of magic. Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid’s heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them.

My Confession: “I’m a straight college professor that’s been having intimate encounters with one of my students. He is also my best friend’s son. My name is Professor Davis and I’m a straight, masculine, alpha man who’s tall, muscular, and built like a dark chocolate Greek god. I’m engaged to a beautiful woman and have never cheated. But when my fiancé found me pleasuring myself while watching her best friends onlyfans channel, she punished me with no relations for three weeks. My intimacy drive is high, but I was doing a great job at staying faithful until my 6-foot tall, ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: BLOOD: Dan receives a letter from a woman claiming to be his half-sister from their father's illicit affair while married to his stepmother. He's not interested in meeting her, but reluctantly agrees. THE SPIDER WOMAN: Evelyn is homeless when she inherits her mother's house, which has been abandoned for years. Her mother was an entomologist whose obsession with spiders ruined her life. DEAD PEOPLE: Jesse's father wants him to go with him to a wake to see his first ...

Maci Jane Fielding was in her second year of college and still hadn't decided what she wanted to do with her life. She had grown into a beautiful young woman now; however, in high school she was often teased about being a nerd. She would never forget the cruel and hurtful teasing she had received from a group of popular football players with Miles Tanner heading up the tormenting. She couldn't help her shyness and awkwardness and remembered stumbling all over her words when trying to talk to the handsome football player. Now the situation was in her control. She was volunteering as a candy ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: HOUSE OF HORRORS: Tom and his wife relocate to a house owned by a notorious serial killer to afford the home of their dreams. THE PLAGUE SHIP: Jack and Emma are on a luxury cruise where a virus turns the passengers into ravenous ghouls. THE RANSOM OF RADCLIFF: Two small-time crooks experience obstacles when they kidnap a billionaire vampire's son THE MAN WITH TWO LIVES: After a devastating auto accident, a wealthy man resorts to a full body transplant, but the only ...

East Vancouver in the '50s and '60s was a low income, blue-collar neighbourhood. Kids grew up with minimum supervision. They left home in the morning, showed up for dinner, and were gone again until "the gun" sounded at 9 p.m.During the time away adventures were undertaken, friendships were forged, and character was created. East Van Rules was not only meant as a challenge, but also a code to live by.These four short stories and novella highlight coming of age events; a ten-year-old playing for the elementary school softball championship, a teenage tough strutting his stuff at the local ...

Taylor Watson’s life is like most teenagers in their senior year of high school. Studying for tests, going to band practice, hanging out with friends, and dealing with an overbearing mom, are just a few of the things on her to-do list. And now with the softball coach pressuring her to join the team, how is she supposed to find enough time in the day for everything? When Taylor finds a lost book of spells on the school bus one afternoon, she discovers a spell for more time and figures what’s the worst that can happen. Taylor soon wishes she had left the book where she found it, because ...

This contemporary fiction book is an anthology of several short stories: Story 1: A man is in search for his beloved bird, which keeps flying away to different areas. However, the bird's pattern isn't random. Story 2: Nora has a gothic look and a secret superpower to teleport from one spot to another within sight. Story 3: Norman, a man with ADHD, finds a hidden treasure in the middle of the desert, and his bravery and entrepreneurial skills are put to the test. Story 4: Benjamin comes across a wishing well.

In this young adult contemporary short story collection, teens navigate the difficulty of high school, experience heartbreak, and find new beginnings. These stories tell tales of lonesome teenagers, strained friendships, broken families, and bitter goodbyes. Some stories feature sweet romance, while others are darker in nature. All of these stories are exclusive to this collection and cannot be found anywhere else. This collection is a mini-listen that can be completed in an hour or less, perfect for wiping the slate clean between series or starting new titles.

Fitted with a bionic tail and prosthetic feet, our shapeshifting dolphin Misty must choose between a life on land with her billionaire lover and remaining in the ocean as a dolphin. While visiting her family on Kaua'i, Misty encounters the shark that bit off her tail. Following this deadly encounter, Misty makes a choice that changes her life forever.

Edgar Allan Poe may be 150 years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar or discovered for the first time, listeners will revel in both Edgar Allan Poe's classic tales, and in the 13 unique and unforgettable ways that they've been brought to life.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: OUT OF TIME: An avenging time traveler pursues a mass murderer who has escaped into the future. THE ICE PICK KILLER: The serial killer's last victim was in Rose's neighborhood, and she has flimsy locks. LOTTO MANIA: After thirty-five years, Charles's favorite numbers have won the Powerball jackpot, but evil forces want it all. THE SNALLYGASTER: A flying creature has swooped down and taken Harry's precious daughter, and he is desperate for the authorities to help get ...

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From David Levithan’s story about a non-binary kid collecting pieces of other people’s collections to Jenny Torres Sanchez's tale of a girl gathering types of fire while trying not to get burned to G. Neri's piece about 1970's skaters seeking opportunities to go vertical—anything can be collected and in the hands of these award-winning and bestselling authors, any collection can tell a story. Nine of the best YA novelists working today have written fiction based on a prompt from Printz-winner A.S. King (who also contributes a story) and the result is itself an extraordinary collection.