First sightings : contemporary stories of American youth / edited by John Loughery.
| Other author | Loughery, John. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Persea Books, ©1993. |
| Description | xxiii, 295 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Should wizard hit mommy? / John Updike -- The stone boy / Gina Berriault -- The sky is gray / Ernest J. Gaines -- Too much his father's son / Genaro Gonzalez -- Rose-Johnny / Barbara Kingsolver -- The little knife / Michael Chabon -- The kind of light that shines on Texas / Reginald McKnight -- The conversion of the Jews / Philip Roth -- Over the hill / Lynne Sharon Schwartz -- A girl's story / Toni Cade Bambara -- My mother's clothes: the school of beauty and shame / Richard McCann --Wunderkind / Carson McCullers -- The skater / Joy Williams -- What means switch / Gish Jen -- Growing / Helena María Viramontes -- Iona moon / Melaine Rae Thon -- Hard to be good / Bill Barich -- Boy and girl / Joyce Carol Oates -- A sudden trip home in the spring / Alice Walker -- Lies / Ethan Canin. |
| Abstract | Presents twenty short stories, with protagonists aged three to eighteen years old, by such authors as John Updike, Alice Walker, Genaro Gonzales, and Carson McCullers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical refereences (p.289-292) |
| LCCN | 92037209 |
| ISBN | 0892551860 : |
| ISBN | 0892551879 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | TRC Fiction | F F519 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |