Zebra and Other Stories
Chaim Potok
Hardcover
(Thorndike Press, Dec. 15, 2000)
This collection of the stories features a young protagonist facing some very difficult situations. In "Zebra" a young man begins a difficult journey of healing after being badly scarred in an accident. Through the help of an art instructor he learns how the creative process can be a healing one. In each story young people face very adult situations; they can no longer look at the world as children. Themes of death, disillusion, and alienation permeate the work, but within each of these is a glimmer of hope and happiness.