Truth & Dare

The truth is that for those who dare to be different school and growing up can be hell. Truth & Dare is a collection of edgy, quirky stories that revolve around a funny, nerdy cast of characters who struggle to fit in . . . or struggle not to. They will appeal to the inner geek of anyone caught up in attempts to navigate the labyrinthine teen caste system.

Written in authentic teen voices, they speak to fans of the movies Juno and Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist and the TV series The Gilmore Girls. Witty and smart, these are short stories from the point of view of funny, though not always cool or popular guys and girls, who are dealing with all the pressures of growing up - school, friends, music, relationships, parents, and just plain fitting in (or not).

Contributors:

Jennifer Finney Boylan is author of eleven books, five of which are YA books.

Sarah Rees Brennan is author of The Demon's Lexicon, which was one of Kirkus' Best Books, ALA's Top Ten Best Books and a Best British Fantasy book.

Cecil Castellucci author of Rose Sees Red and a picture book Grandma's Gloves.

Emma Donoghue author of Booker-shortlisted Room.

AM Homes is the winner of the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Orange) for her novel May We Be Forgiven. She is also the author of, This Book Will Save Your Life, Music For Torching, The End of Alice, In a Country of Mothers, and Jack.

Jennifer R. Hubbard author of the contemporary YA novel The Secret Year, published in 2010.

Heidi R. Kling is the author of the Penguin Young Readers YA novel Sea, a story of hope after tragedy set in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.

Michael Lowenthal is the author of the novels Charity Girl, Avoidance, and The Same Embrace

Saundra Mitchell author of Shadowed Summer and The Vespertine.

Luisa Plaja author of the teen novels-Split by a Kiss, Swapped by a Kiss and Extreme Kissing.

Matthue Roth author of Never Mind the Goldbergs, his first novel, a coming-of-age tale

Sherry Shahan has written over 30 books, including Purple Daze.

Shelley Stoehr author of four award-winning novels for Young Adults, including the still popular, award-winning, Crosses.

Ellen Wittlinger had her first teen novel, Lombardo's Law,published in 1993.

Jill Wolfson author of award-winning novels for young people including What I Call Life; Home, and Other Big, Fat Li

"Kirkus", 4/1/11
Very positive. With remarkably few exceptions, the short stories in this collection exemplify the best of the form, drawing readers immediately into the lives of characters who confront the hard truths of alienation, love, trauma and sex.

Liz Miles is an editor with many years of experience, and the author of several books for younger readers. She lives in Wivenhoe, England.

'This is an outstanding collection of essays on the recent history, the contemporary predicament, and the future promise of Europe. Inspired by Jacques Derrida's reflections on Europe in The Other Heading and elsewhere, these essays pose critical questions regarding the past problems and the future prospects of Europe's geographical, economic, political, cultural and, especially, religious identity. It's a collection as unified and diverse, as compelling and provocative, as "Europe itself".'Michael Naas, De Paul UniversityHaving anticipated a crisis-to-come, what can Derrida offer today's Europe?Is Europe's dilemma merely a financial one? It has been widely understood as such, yet its scope and implications far exceed Europe's financial markets. As divisions widen and the previously unspeakable - the dissolution of Europe - begins to be whispered, the authors in this volume suggest that the contemporary crisis is a manifestation of an older and more fundamental one: the crisis of European identity centred on the questions of 'What is called Europe?' and 'How should Europe be?'.Diagnosed two decades ago by Jacques Derrida, it is a predicament to which Europe has thus far been unable to respond, yet one to which it must do so if it is to survive. Tackling issues ranging from Europe's legal, institutional and cultural identity to its border, citizenship and integration policies, and the legacies for the future, the book interrogates the multiple dimensions of Europe's crisis. By revisiting Derrida's diagnosis and working through his thought on, among others, hospitality, debt, cosmopolitanism and autoimmunity, Europe after Derrida offers an alternative response to the current orthodoxy of financial panic. The obstinacy of this crisis demands, the authors suggest, precisely such reengagement with Derrida's thought on Europe. Agnes Czajka is a lecturer in Politics and International Studies at the Open University. Bora Isyar is a lecturer in Political Theory at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and a fellow at the Centre for the Study of Wider Europe.Cover image: Angelus Novus, Paul Klee, 1920

The truth is that for those who dare to be different school and growing up can be hell. Truth & Dare is a collection of edgy, quirky stories that revolve around a funny, nerdy cast of characters who struggle to fit in . . . or struggle not to. They will appeal to the inner geek of anyone caught up in attempts to navigate the labyrinthine teen caste system. Written in authentic teen voices, they speak to fans of the movies Juno and Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist and the TV series The Gilmore Girls . Witty and smart, these are short stories from the point of view of funny, though not always cool or popular guys and girls, who are dealing with all the pressures of growing up - school, friends, music, relationships, parents, and just plain fitting in (or not).Contributors: Jennifer Finney Boylan is author of eleven books, five of which are YA books. Sarah Rees Brennan is author of The Demon's Lexicon , which was one of Kirkus' Best Books, ALA's Top Ten Best Books and a Best British Fantasy book. Cecil Castellucci author of Rose Sees Red and a picture book Grandma's Gloves . Emma Donoghue author of Booker-shortlisted Room . AM Homes is the winner of the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Orange) for her novel May We Be Forgiven . She is also the author of, This Book Will Save Your Life , Music For Torching , The End of Alice, In a Country of Mothers , and Jack. Jennifer R. Hubbard author of the contemporary YA novel The Secret Year , published in 2010. Heidi R. Kling is the author of the Penguin Young Readers YA novel Sea, a story of hope after tragedy set in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. Michael Lowenthal is the author of the novels Charity Girl , Avoidance , and The Same Embrace Saundra Mitchell author of Shadowed Summer and The Vespertine . Luisa Plaja author of the teen novels- Split by a Kiss , Swapped by a Kiss and Extreme Kissing . Matthue Roth author of Never Mind the Goldbergs, his first novel, a coming-of-age tale Sherry Shahan has written over 30 books, including Purple Daze . Shelley Stoehr author of four award-winning novels for Young Adults, including the still popular, award-winning, Crosses . Ellen Wittlinger had her first teen novel, Lombardo's Law, published in 1993. Jill Wolfson author of award-winning novels for young people including What I Call Life; Home, and Other Big, Fat Li

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