A collection of sixteen short stories, by Louise Plummer, M.E. Kerr, Jack Gantos, and others, about teenagers in situations that test their character.

The Photographer / Will Weaver -- Bliss at the Burger Bar / Louise Plummer --. Moon over Missouri / T. Ernesto Bethancourt -- I've Got Gloria / M.E. Kerr -- Duet / Ron Koertge -- Confession / Gloria D. Miklowitz -- Simon Says / Monica Hughes -- The Un-numbing of Cory Wilhouse / Virginia Euwer Wolff -- Eva and the Mayor / Jean Davies Okimoto -- Little Li and the Old Soldier / Lensey Namioka -- Stranger / Walter Dean Myers -- X-15s / Jack Gantos -- Cradle Hold / David Klass -- Wishing It Away / Rita Williams-Garcia -- Trashback / Alden R. Carter -- The Doi Store Monkey / Graham Salisbury.