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 "19 love songs"
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Average Rating:
2 stars
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A collection of fiction, nonfiction, and a story in verse celebrating love.
Book cover for "9 from the Nine Worlds"
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Average Rating:
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.
Book cover for "Ab(solutely) normal"
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Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction. A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp) working with people. As part of her teshuvah, a girl writes letters to the ex-boyfriend she still loves, revealing that her struggle with angry outbursts is related to PMDD....
Book cover for "Alex Rider, secret weapon"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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"A short story collection that expands the universe of teen spy Alex Rider from author Anthony Horowitz"--
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Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love, and shape the world around them in this collection in which 17 young adult authors across the queer spectrum come together to write diverse historical fiction for teens.
Book cover for "All signs point to yes"
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Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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"A literal star-studded anthology that delivers a love story for every star sign straight from the hearts of thirteen multicultural YA authors"--Provided by publisher.
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"We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren't sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of Jordan Peele, Lovecraft Country, and Horror Noire will get a little bit of everything they love--and a lot of what they fear--through a twisted blend of horror lenses, from the thoughtful to the terrifying. From haunted,...
Book cover for "The Bane chronicles"
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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A collection of eleven short stories, previously published online, that illuminate the life of the enigmatic, flashy, and flamboyant High Warlock of Brooklyn, Magnus Bane, a character in The Mortal Instruments series.
Book cover for "Battle of the bands"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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Collects sixteen interconnected short stories about a high school's battle of the bands competition, from such authors as Shaun David Hutchinson, Brittany Cavallaro, and Preeti Chhibber.
Book cover for "A beast as dark as night"
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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"--
Book cover for "Beasts and beauty"
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Average Rating:
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."--
Book cover for "Because you love to hate me"
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Average Rating:
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."
Book cover for "Being ace"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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"Discover the infinite realms of asexual love across sci-fi, fantasy, and contemporary stories. From a wheelchair user racing to save her kidnapped girlfriend and a little mermaid who loves her sisters more than suitors, to a slayer whose virgin blood keeps attracting monsters, the stories of this anthology are anything but conventional. Whether adventuring through space, outsmarting a vengeful water spirit, or surviving haunted cemeteries, no two...
Book cover for "Bits & pieces"
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5 stars
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Twenty-two short stories, eleven of which were previously published, based on the Rot & Ruin series in which fifteen-year-old Benny Imura and his friends fight a zombie plague in a post-apocalyptic America. Includes a related comic book script.
Book cover for "Black enough"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.
Book cover for "The Black girl survives in this one"
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A collection of fifteen horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters--both human and supernatural--face down death, and survive.
Book cover for "Blackout"
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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"Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark"--
Book cover for "The Bobbiedots conclusion"
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"Outsourcing their storytelling to artificial intelligence comes with unintended results for the executives of the Fazbear Entertainment board of directors. Tony's search for the player behind the impossibly high scores at the Pizzaplex Fazcade leads him down a rabbit hole with no way out. And Abe's journey to find the first generation animatronics causing problem for his Bobbiedot home assistants lead him to believe he should have never moved into...
Book cover for "Broken throne"
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Average Rating:
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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An anthology of ten stories by young adult authors about surprising and unusual collections.