What They're Saying... "Twelve incandescent short stories work as guaranteed attention-getters for older adolescents. Featuring some of the best YA writers in the business... Simply put, these stories are stunners. Deep, bold, and tender, they touch the reality of adolescence. Young readers will find subject matter they crave, and more." -Kirkus Reviews "The strength of this collection is in its broad literary expanse and the inclusion of so many notable YA authors... Readers will feel an affinity with real teens discovering their self-worth within the sphere of the high school dating scene." -School Library Journal "Cathy Young, author of the brassy, bold Favorite Teenage Angstbooks Web zine has finally made her mark on the paper publishing scene as the editor of this stellar collection of teen cravings created to make you blush... The results are a truly strong chain of stories with no weak links. The sexy cover, high-caliber writing, and bite-sized reading pieces guarantee that teens will gobble up One Hot Second in about one hot minute... This is one book that won't linger on the shelf long before teens discover the tantalizing and oh-so-true words that lie within and compulsively share it (pertinent pages tabbed down) with all their friends." -Amazon.com One Hot Second was included in New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age 2003 One Hot Second was nominated as a 2003 Best Book for Young Adults by the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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ONE HOT SECOND: STORIES ABOUT DESIRE edited by Cathy Young Dell Laurel-Leaf; Paperback ISBN: 044237831 US $5.50 Knopf; Hardcover ISBN: 0375812032 price: $10.95 US Knopf; Library ISBN: 0375912037 price: $12.99 US Order now through Powells.com, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, or your favorite local bookstore. ABOUT THIS COLLECTION: "Anything can happen in one hot second. Secret crushes. Awkward dates. First love. First times. "In this powerful collection, eleven acclaimed writers for teens capture the various expressions of desire, from first crushes to first times and all of the charged emotions in between. Here, a sleek new teammate becomes more than a friend; a hopeful date feels his evening unravel; a pale boy delivers a sweet but terrible kiss; a wise girl discovers the real rules about love; one relationship ends and another begins. "Jennifer Armstrong, Sarah Dessen, Emma Donoghue, Nancy Garden, Angela Johnson, Victor Martinez, Norma Fox Mazer, Rachel Vail, Rich Wallace, Ellen Wittlinger, and Jacqueline Woodson have crafted original stories that are as complex and provocative as desire itself." CONTENTS: "Rules for Love and Death" by Ellen Wittlinger "Who Hears the Fish Cry?" by Norma Fox Mazer "Driving Her Wild" by Jennifer Armstrong "The County Fair" by Victor Martinez "Loving Megan" by Nancy Garden "One Hot Second" by Rachel Vail "Someone Bold" by Sarah Dessen "Lorena" by Jacqueline Woodson "Team Men" by Emma Donoghue "Dawn" by Rich Wallace "A Kind of Music" by Angela Johnson ABOUT THE EDITOR: Cathy Young is the creator of Favorite Teenage Angstbooks, a popular Web site that celebrates teen angst, personal discovery, and great young adult literature. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her Web site at www.grouchy.com/angst and write to her at cathy@grouchy.com.