Twelve short stories in verse by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the highs and lows of love - romantic, platonic, familial, and self-love.Love can be many things -*all-consuming, fleeting, vengeful, selfless, toxic, uplifting, and always, a core part of the teen experience that leaves an indelible mark. This enchanting, genre-crossing anthology delivers something for every reader with unique characters, global settings, and a dazzling mixture of myth, historical, speculative, and contemporary fiction.
With the turn of a page, get swept away by unexpected love blooming between two princes from enemy Mesoamerican nations in the 15th century, who'd rather make music rather than war; cheer for a timid bearded lady who was shunned by her family and runs away to find belonging and safety at the circus during the 1800s experience the heartbreak of saying goodbye to a beloved pet; breathlessly watch a myth unfold as a siren bound to the water falls in love with a winged forest spirit, their love seemingly impossible from the start. Root for a girl who emerges from grief and battles with chronic pain to discover how to love herself and life again.*
Love is complicated, and this anthology embraces the messiness and the joy of all kinds of love. Contributors include:
- Alexandra Alessandri
- David Bowles
- Melanie Crowder
- Margarita Engle
- Eric Gansworth
- Robin Gow
- Mariama Lockington
- Laura Ruby
- Padma Venkatraman
- Jasmine Warga
- Charles Waters
- Kip Wilson
