A collection of eleven short stories depicting what it is like to be young in America, exploring such diverse cultures as urban San Francisco, a Chippewa Indian reservation, and a Latino barrio in Chicago.
Content Note
Almost a whole trickster / Gerald Vizenor -- The Harringtons' daughter / Lois Lowry -- Going for the moon / Al Young -- Christmas story of the golden cockroach / Ana Castillo -- Autumn rose / Kevin Kyung -- Young Reverend Zelma Lee Moses / Joyce Carol Thomas -- First love / Gary Soto -- After the war / Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston -- Upstream / Geral Haslam -- Twisters and shouters / Maxine Hong Kingston -- Colony / Rick Wernli.