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Adolescence is a very trying, frequently anguished period of life, with seemingly endless variations in the ways it can be difficult. Out of the diversity of their experience, eighteen distinguished authors have written sensitive and honest stories of adolescence, articulating the world teenagers know and the future they anticipate. In clear, compelling language, the stories in this collection probe the mystery, love, pain and affirmation of adolescent experience.