Big City Cool: Short Stories about Urban Youth

Walter Dean Myers, Amy Tan and John H. Ritter are among the contributors to Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth, edited by M. Jerry Weiss and Helen S. Weiss, a collection of 14 stories (some previously published) that get to the heart of growing up in the city. In "" `White' Real Estate"" by Sharon Dennis Wyeth, a mother and son struggle to get along in a new neighborhood; ""Alone and All Together"" by Joseph Geha looks at the events of September 11, 2001, through the eyes of two Arab-American sisters. Back matter contains brief biographies. A companion volume, Fishing for Chickens: Short Stories About Rural Youth, edited by Jim Heynen, was published last year.