Thursday, April 18, 2019

Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins

This short story anthology of romance stories for teens is the sequel to My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories, also edited by Stephanie Perkins.  The twelve short romance stories are written by some of the top authors in teen literature right now.  Here are a few of my favorite stories in the book . . . .

Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail by Leigh Bardugo
Gracie and Eli spend several summers searching for the answers about the sea monster she once saw in Little Spindle Lake.

The End of Love by Nina LaCour
Flora spends the summer auditing a high school geometry class and reconnecting with some old friends.

A Thousand Ways This Could All Go Wrong by Jennifer E. Smith
Annie and Griffin attempt a first date while she learns how to work with an autistic child in her summer camp group.

In Ninety Minutes, Turn North by Stephanie Perkins
In this sequel to a short story in My True Love Gave to Me, Marigold attempts to get North to consider moving to Atlanta with her for college.

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