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Snell, Gordon, Editor

Thicker than Water: Coming-of-Age Stories by Irish and Irish American Writers

239 pp. | Delacorte | February, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-385-32571-1 $$17.95

(1) YA While sharing a common Irish heritage, the voices and styles of the well-known and award-winning writers gathered here are as refreshingly diverse as those of any top-notch short story collection. A strong sense of place, from a tiny island off Ireland's west coast to a roadhouse in West Texas, is the common thread of these growing-up stories; that, and the strength of the writing.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2001