The Horn Book Guide

LITERATURE

Howe, James, Editor

The Color of Absence: Twelve Stories about Loss and Hope

238 pp. | Atheneum | July, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82862-4 $$16.00

(2) YA The variety of these twelve stories reflects the many different ways in which loss can be experienced. The well-balanced collection includes contributions from Norma Fox Mazer, Virginia Euwer Wolff, Avi, and Walter Dean Myers. Young adults will appreciate that while some of the stories end with the bleakness of loss, others end with the suggestion that healing is possible, offering a sense of hope and renewal.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2001