School Library Journal experiences are sensitively portrayed, and they struggle with very real issues of ethnic and sexual identity. More enthusiastic readers will devour it whole. The vignette feel of each section may appeal to reluctant readers who can manage a narrative in small chunks without losing the arc of the story itself. Despite the differing perspectives and characters, the writing is remarkably consistent in tone. King, and it is clear that they know and understand their audience. The authors included are all well-known young adult writers, such as Ellen Hopkins, Rita Williams-Garcia, and A. With stories by Chris Barton Nora Raleigh Baskin Marina Budhos Ellen Hopkins A.S. But on the other side of it is the rest of your life. It's an initiation of sorts, and it can be brutal. Being a teenager is a time for all kinds of firsts - first jobs, first loves, first good-byes, firsts that break your heart and awaken your soul. Here, in nine stories, we meet people who didn't know Kevin, friends from his childhood, his ex-girlfriend, his best friend, all dealing with the fallout of his death. Will Weaver turns a lens on Kevin's sister as she collects his surprising effects - and makes good use of them. Rita Williams-Garcia follows one aimless teen as he finds a new life in his new job - at the mortuary. Ellen Hopkins reveals what two altar boys (and one altar girl) might get up to at the cemetery. Even now his choices are touching the people he left behind. And now, even though he's dead, he's not really gone. How could one teenage boy's life elicit other kids' first experiences - even after he dies? Nine interconnected stories from nine top YA writers.
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