This anthology explores, through incisive and entertaining stories, the very nature of this sensitive time in a young person's life. It will become a defining book for this age group. With original stories by some of our best contemporary authors, such as Eoin Colfer; Bali Rai; Marcus Sedgewick; Kevin Brooks; Margaret Mahy; Mary Hooper; Helen Oyayemi; Eleanor Updale; Jean Ure and John McLay has written one himself, and brought to the reader in short story format, often for the first time. This book will reach out to its audience with its stories that get to the heart of being thirteen every time!

 

This book is part of a book series called Orchard Black Apples .

There are 241 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Hachette Children's Group .

John McLay is extremely well connected in the children's publishing world. He was Director of Bath Literary Festival for six years, and also works as an international scout, literary agent and reviewer.