Quick Reads-YA Short Stories

Short Stories found in the Young Adult Book Collection. Not a definitive or exhaustive list. YA novels are made up of books for a wide age range (12-18 years old) and includes a variety of different topics and interests. Not all titles will be appropriate for all readers* Last Updated 12/12/2023

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Book cover for "9 from the Nine Worlds"
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4.3 stars
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Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series star in these hilarious and inventive new short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology.
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"Once, there was the Truth, which shone as pure as Gold. Then, came a Beast, who devoured Winter's lights.'Twas Gold versus Poison, Darkness versus Light, King versus Beast, Day verses Night"--
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4 stars
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"Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life ... and death."--
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4 stars
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A collection of classic fairy tales and stories, from Medusa to Sherlock Holmes, retold from the villains' points of view by teams of authors and "BookTubers."
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4.2 stars
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Collects never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes along with five novellas, including "Queen Song," in which Queen Coriane keeps a secret diary that recounts her courtship, Cal's birth, and the challenges of royal life.
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5 stars
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"Shinobu and Kanae ask Himejima to teach them how to slay demons. After he refuses, they must complete the impossible task of moving a giant rock to convince him to introduce them to trainers. Revisit the Demon Slayer Corps with six tales of love, friendship, and courage!"--
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"A mystical flower offers a prosperous future for its bearer. Determined to find the flower for Nezuko, Tanjiro makes a harrowing journey up a mountain. Revisit the Demon Slayer Corps with five tales of love, friendship, and courage!"--
Book cover for "The fork, the witch, and the worm"
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5 stars
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Three new stories of Eragon set a year after he left Alagaẽsia to find a home to train the newest generation of Dragon riders.
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4.8 stars
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In 1896, an archaeological dig unearths an ancient trunk containing manuscripts that confirm the existence of Araluen Rangers Will and Halt and tell of their first meeting and some of their previously unknown exploits. Collects the lost stories of the Rangers who risked their lives to defend the kingdom, including the tales of the young warrior Horace, the courageous princess Evanlyn, the diplomat Alyss, and Will and his mentor, Halt.
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Told through stories featuring series favorites the Flamels, Machiavelli, the twins Scatty and Aoife, Virginia Dare, and others as they carry on with fantastical new adventures of myth and legend.
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"From chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection of South Asian folklore, legends, and epics reimagines stories of old for a modern audience. This fantasy and science fiction teen anthology edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra contains a wide range of stories from fourteen bestselling, award-winning, and emerging writers from the South Asian diaspora that will surprise, delight, and move you. So read on, for after all, magic...
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"The collection includes all of the author's previously published short fiction set in the world of the Queen's Thief, as well as never-before-published stories, vignettes and excerpts, poetry and rhymes, a guide to objects from museums around the world that inspired the author, and a very special recipe for almond cake."--
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"Explore new and familiar worlds where the human consciousness can be uploaded into a body on Mars...an alien helps a girl decide if she should tell her best friend how she feels...two teens get stuck in a time loop at a space station...people are forced to travel to the past or the future to escape the dying planet...only a nonbinary person can translate the binary code of a machine that predicts the future...everyone in the world vanishes except...
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"Transness is as varied and colorful as magic can be. In Transmogrify!, you'll embark on fourteen different adventures alongside unforgettable characters who embody many different genders and expressions and experiences--because magic is for everyone, and that is cause for celebration"--
Book cover for "The witch's vacuum cleaner"
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5 stars
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An anthology of fourteen unpublished short stories, written when Pratchett was in his teens, shares insights into his writing process and the early ideas that inspired his later career.