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 "Together, apart"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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Erin Craig delivers on a story about a cute pizza delivery boy, Auriane Desombre captures a girl trying to impress her crush on TikTok, and Bill Konigsberg takes readers along on daily walks where every step brings two boys closer to love. There's roommates-to-enemies-to-something more from Rachael Lippincott, a tale of a girl with a mask-making business and her potentially famous crush from Erin Hahn, and a music-inspired meet cute from Sajni Patel....
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2.5 stars
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Scorn the witch. Fear the witch. Burn the witch. History is filled with stories of women accused of witchcraft, of fearsome girls with arcane knowledge. Toil & Trouble features fifteen stories of girls embracing their power, reclaiming their destinies and using their magic to create, to curse, to cure--and to kill. This collection reveals a universal truth: there's nothing more powerful than a teenage girl who believes in herself.
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4.5 stars
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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"A collection of four short stories based on the Virals series that gives further glimpses of the Virals' world as they work with Tory's famous great aunt, Temperance Brennan, to solve more mysteries, take look at where it all started before they became Virals, and get to the bottom of an attempted sabotage at Kit and Whitney's wedding."--
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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 umbrella man and other stories"
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4 stars
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Thirteen stories, selected for teenagers, from Dahl's adult writings, including "The Great Automatic Grammatizator," "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat," and "Vengeance is Mine Inc."
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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A collection of stories about Connor, Risa, and Lev after they have destroyed the Proactive Citizenry and are, apparently, free to live in a peaceful future.
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A collection of fifteen fantasy stories written in partnership with the organization, We Need Diverse Books.
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Average Rating:
3 stars
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A collection of sixteen stories introduces a host of strange, wondrous beings that have never existed anywhere but in the imagination, with stories from Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, and E. Nesbit.
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A collection of thirteen short stories by young adult authors, all revolving around the theme of staying up late into the night.
Book cover for "Vampires never get old"
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Untold legends volume 1.
Description:
Eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction's leading voices. In this collection, you'll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out--and going out for their first kill--and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night. Includes stories by authors both bestselling and acclaimed, including Samira Ahmed, Dhonielle...
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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Presents six fantasy stories about mermaids, sea serpents, and other fabulous creatures associated with the element of water.
Book cover for "Wink Poppy Midnight"
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3.3 stars
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"Wink, Poppy, and Midnight's three separate voices come together to reveal the secrets and mysteries hiding in the woods around their home"--
Book cover for "The witch's vacuum cleaner"
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Average Rating:
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.
Book cover for "Writing in color"
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"Rethink the way you approach writing in this revolutionary and informative new anthology from fourteen diverse authors that demystifies craft and authorship based on their experiences as writers of color."-- Publisher's description.