What do guys and girls really think? Twelve of the most dynamic and engaging young American authors writing today team up for this one-of-a-kind collection of he said/she said stories where he tells it from the guy's point of view, she tells it from the girl's. Stories of love and heartbreak, like the good-looking guy who falls for a dangerous girl and the flipside of the girl who never learns to be loved; a basketball star and the artistic (and shorter) boy she never knew she wanted; and a gay boy looking for love online and the girl who could help make it happen, teach us that relationships become complicated because there are two sides to every story.
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"Each of the authors excels at creating vibrant, sympathetic, honest characters with voices that will appeal to older teens, male and female alike.... A superb offering."
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Edited by Kelly Milner Halls with Joseph Bruchac, Chris Cruther, Terry Davis, Rebecca Fjelland Davis, Kelly Milner Halls, James Howe, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Randy Powell, Sara Ryan, Terry Trueman, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Ellen Wittlinger.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, well done concept.
26 Jan 2012
By A. Whitney
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Format:Hardcover
The concept of this collection is interesting: take stories about romantic relationships and tell the story in two parts- one from the girl's perspective and one from the guy's. When I was a teen I over-analyzed everything boys did ("What did he mean by that?", "What does he really think?")but often the truth was elusive. I'm sure it must be the same for guys, too. This book explores a variety of relationships. Some are boyfriend/girlfriend, some aren't, but each of them has the search for love and acceptance as their kernels. There are some sexual situations, but nothing graphic. Highly recommended for teens who are interested in storytelling, psychology or just understanding the opposite sex.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great if you enjoy short stories from 2 perspectives
30 May 2012
By M. Jones
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Format:Hardcover
As it says there are 12 different authors featured in this book, writing one side of a two sided story to create 6 full stories. The authors featured here are: James Howe and Ellen Wittlinger, Chris Crutcher and Kelly Milner Halls, Terry Davis and Rebecca Fjelland Davis, Rita Williams-Garcia and Terry Trueman, Joseph Bruchac and Cynthia Leitich Smith, Sara Ryan and Randy Powell. Some of these authors I was familiar with so I was even more excited to see how the book would work out.
I admit I read through five and a half of the stories. This was a hard book for me to read because I'd get drawn into a character and then be cut off to read the other side of the story. I think part of my problem is that I don't really enjoy short stories. I love long stories that build characters and plot lines and all that goes along with that. I put this book down one night and it's been a couple weeks. I finally realized I had lost interest in it but wanted to at least review it.
The stories are interesting and I believe that with how short they are they are still well developed. It truly did feel as though I was getting both sides of the same story. The details were worked out well between the two authors of each story. I do recommend this book if you enjoy short stories.
The stories are true to teen life and the myriad of complications faced in life. Everything from having a strict religious background and dating someone from a different background to a sister trying to find escape from tough family life and inevitably finding a date for her gay brother. I hope that you will try out this book if you love to read two sides of a story or enjoy short stories. This is the perfect book for both those things. Let me know what you think in the comments.
That's right this is number 10 of 10 ARC's from my first pile. In reality, this was book 8 in the order that I read the books in, which was alphabetical by author or editor. So now that I'm done with the first ten I may be reorganizing the rest of the ARC's brought home the past few times into date order.
I admit I read through five and a half of the stories. This was a hard book for me to read because I'd get drawn into a character and then be cut off to read the other side of the story. I think part of my problem is that I don't really enjoy short stories. I love long stories that build characters and plot lines and all that goes along with that. I put this book down one night and it's been a couple weeks. I finally realized I had lost interest in it but wanted to at least review it.
The stories are interesting and I believe that with how short they are they are still well developed. It truly did feel as though I was getting both sides of the same story. The details were worked out well between the two authors of each story. I do recommend this book if you enjoy short stories.
The stories are true to teen life and the myriad of complications faced in life. Everything from having a strict religious background and dating someone from a different background to a sister trying to find escape from tough family life and inevitably finding a date for her gay brother. I hope that you will try out this book if you love to read two sides of a story or enjoy short stories. This is the perfect book for both those things. Let me know what you think in the comments.
That's right this is number 10 of 10 ARC's from my first pile. In reality, this was book 8 in the order that I read the books in, which was alphabetical by author or editor. So now that I'm done with the first ten I may be reorganizing the rest of the ARC's brought home the past few times into date order.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting concept
15 May 2012
By Ulalume Jones
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I do like the concept of this book. I find it amusing to read a story about a couple from two different writers, taking a girl and boy side of the story and spinning two different works around the same ideas. My only gripe is that there isn't two much character development. The first story I read was the one about the jock and the tragic girl who cuts herself (though this is only mentioned once, I guess to make her 2D) but both stories don't go very far and we only learn the jock guy is full of himself and the tragic girl will always remain tragic, no hope for either of them! :) Some of the other stories are a bit more interesting, as they go into gay romance online and interracial couples, but the story I cited was the first one I read and maybe it shouldn't have been at the start, because there's better stories as the books goes on.
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