Firsts and lasts : 16 stories from our world ... and beyond!

Silverman, Laura, (editor.). Winters, Julian, (contributor.). Gomez-Hira, Monica, (contributor.). Moreno, Nina (Young adult fiction writer), (contributor.). Sharpe, Tess, (contributor.). Meriano, Anna, (contributor.). Hutchinson, Shaun David, (contributor.). Brown, Keah, (contributor.). Méndez, Yamile Saied, (contributor.). Silverman, Laura, (contributor.). McCullough, Joy, (contributor.). Joy, Amanda (Amanda Saulsberry), (contributor.). Alsaid, Adi, (contributor.). Hatzopoulou, Kika, (contributor.). Le, Loan, (contributor.). Solomon, Rachel Lynn, (contributor.). Urban, Diana, (contributor.).

Summary: A collection of sixteen stories spanning different genres and styles, each capturing the big emotions--confusion, joy, uneasiness, and anticipation--that many teens experience as they grow up.

Record details

ISBN: 0593523083
ISBN: 9780593523087
Physical Description: 352 pages ; 22 cm
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Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Firsts. The First Time I Dated a Vampire / by Julian Winters ; The First Day of College / by Monica Gomez-Hira ; The First Kiss / by Nina Moreno ; The First Time We Buried a Body / by Tess Sharpe ; The First Breakup / by Anna Meriano ; The First Time I Saw the Stars / by Shaun David Hutchinson ; The First Crush / by Keah Brown ; The First Job / by Yamile Saied Méndez -- Lasts. The Last Dinosaur / by Laura Silverman ; The Last Purity Ball / by Joy McCullough ; The Last Bout / by Amanda Joy ; The Last Days in the Only Place That Ever Felt Like Home / by Adi Alsaid ; The (Hopefully) Last Demon Summoning / by Kika Hatzopoulou ; The Last Goodbye / by Loan Le ; The Last Concert / by Rachel Lynn Solomon ; The Last Time I Saw Her Alive / by Diana Urban.

Target Audience Note:

Ages 14 and up. Penguin Workshop.