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13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen

282 pp. | Atheneum | October, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82863-2 $$16.95
(4) YA The trials and adventures of being thirteen years old--making choices, having a crush, preparing for a bar mitzvah--are explored in a collection of short fiction. Some stories, such as Rachel Vail's dark comedy about a parakeet's funeral, are spot on; others (including a glib fantasy by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin) are slight or, in some cases, more earnest than inspired.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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