The Color of Absence: 12 Stories About Loss and Hope

Publisher Marketing: ""In adolescence we feel our losses as if for the first time, with a greater depth of pain and drama than we are aware of having experienced ever before,"" says James Howe in his introduction to this stunning collection of short stories in which some of today's most celebrated authors of fiction for young adults explore the many faces of loss - the common thread they share and the hope that is born through change. "You're Not a Winner Unless Your Picture's in the Paper" - Avi "Red Seven" - C.b. Christiansen "Enchanted Night" - James Howe "Atomic Blue Pieces" - Angela Johnson "Summer of Love" - Annette Curtis Klause "The Tin Butterfly" - Norma Fox Mazer "Season's End" - Walter Dean Myers "Shoofly Pie" - Naomi Shihab Nye "The Fire Pond" - Michael J. rosen "What Are You Good At?" - Roderick Townley "Chair" - Virginia Euwer Wolff "The Rialto" - Jacqueline Woodson and Chris Lynch Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 01/13/2003 pg. 63 (EAN 9780689856679, Paperback) Kliatt 05/01/2003 pg. 28 (EAN 9780689856679, Paperback) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 737 (EAN 9780689856679, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 01/13/2003 (EAN 9780689856679, Paperback) Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2001 pg. 50 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2001 pg. 941 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Booklist 07/01/2001 pg. 1999 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) New York Times 08/12/2001 pg. 24 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 08/20/2001 pg. 82 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) School Library Journal 09/01/2001 pg. 225 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2001 pg. 586 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2001 pg. 142 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2002 pg. 1223 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 170 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2002 pg. 81 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 654 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 170 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 737 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 1061 (EAN 9780689828621, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Howe, James James Howe is the acclaimed author of more than seventy books for young readers, including the much-lauded "Bunnicula "and its sequels. He lives in Yonkers, New York. "From the Audiobook Download edition."