Young Teen Short

What does "being a guy" actually mean? Some of the most talented writers are about to show you. In this diverse and original collection of short stories, ten well-known writers, including Mo Willems, Walter Dean Myers, Ron Koertge, Rene Saldaña, Jr., David Levithan, and David Lubar, share their stories about the trials and tribulations of being a guy. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always honest, each story portrays the reality of being an everyday guy who gets a few life lessons and still manages to come out on top.

Vandals: A Collection of Young Adult Horror-Suspense Tales includes four spine-tingling young adult tales of horror and suspense from the Vandals series by bests-selling author R. Barri Flowers. In each gripping story, teen vandals are left to deal with the frightening consequences of their actions.

William Wilstinki, also known as Stinky, is new in town. Already he's a member of the Dare Devils. Breanna, head of The New Bardots, wants to kiss him. And now Big M, the school principal, tells him to "shape up or ship out".

"You're a useless lump, Boxer. You'd forget your own head if it wasn't screwed on." With that sort of grief, why should Boxer stay around? He hates the new school. He's scored another detention. So what? Who cares anyway? He's not coming back. Ever.

In A New Death: CJ's Story, you meet CJ, the 13-year-old nephew of the truck driver Josh from the novel A New Death. Find out what happens to Josh's family when the zombie apocalypse shambles into Savannah, Georgia! Will the young teenage CJ understand what is going on? Will he believe it? Will his family get out of the city alive, or will he fall to the zombie infection? This zombie apocalypse story is for anyone who is a fan of zombie games, movies, or graphic novels.

This contemporary fiction book is an anthology of several short stories: Story 1: A man is in search for his beloved bird, which keeps flying away to different areas. However, the bird's pattern isn't random. Story 2: Nora has a gothic look and a secret superpower to teleport from one spot to another within sight. Story 3: Norman, a man with ADHD, finds a hidden treasure in the middle of the desert, and his bravery and entrepreneurial skills are put to the test. Story 4: Benjamin comes across a wishing well.

Discover the boundless potential of tomorrow's innovators in Ingenious Minds: Stories of Young Inventors. This captivating collection of empowering tales invites listeners to embark on a thrilling journey through the world of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Kechagina enasini berib qo'ygan Tog'ay so'qmoq bo'ylab tepa osha ovuliga g'amnoq qaytarkan, do'nglik betida ko'kka qadalib turgan Enatosh - ayol timsolidagi ulkan qoyatoshni o'g'li yo’liga hayolchan termulib o'tirgan enasini eslatib yuboradi. U hanuz o'g'lini kutib yo'liga intizor o'tiribdi... Shu ruhiy kashfiyotdan so'ng Tog'ay vodiydagi "tosh haykallar" qo'riqchisiga aylanib qoladi.

Qishloq chetidagi xarob kulbada chol yolg'iz yashaydi. Odamlar uchun u unutilgan buyumdek bir gap. Faqat ba'zi kunlari quyosh ufqqa cho'kayotgan paytda, etni junjiktirar darajada "uv"lab qo'shiq aytdan kezlari uni eslab qolishadi. Qo'shiq so'zsiz, lekin unda intihosiz mung va g'am mavjud. Qo'shiqda sel olib ketgan yor alami dod soladi. U yorini eslab, yolg'izligidan kuyib, yig'lab bo'zlaydi. Kutilmaganda ruxsori sevgan xotiniga o'xshash jiyan kelinni uchratib hayotga qayta kelgandek bo'ladi. Endi ular uchun yashay boshlaydi.

Chori dono deganmish ko'ngli kir, g'alamis bir kimsa, dunyoni boricha ko'radigan, hali suv osti oqimi borligidan bexabar yigitchaning ko'ngliga shubha va adovat urug'ini sepadi. Yomonlik urug'idan unib chiqqan tikon niyati pok, qilmishi beg'araz, oriyatli erkakka qaratilgan edi. Lekin oxir oqibat bolaga haqiqat yuz ko'rsatadi.

Ko'hna buloq qavatdan yangi buloq ko'z ochadi. U borliqdan hayratlanib, zavqlanib, atrofini o'rab olgan maysalaru-chechaklar, turli xil hasharotlar, kapalagu-arilarga ham quvonch ulashib, to'lib-to'liqib oqib boradi. Lekin yo'lida ochko'z, g'azabkor odamlarga duch kelib qolib, qo'rqib ketadi. Qarang-ki, ikki qo'shni qirpichoq bo'lib yerlari bo'ylab oqib o'tgan buloqni o'ziniki qilib olmoqchi. Buloq esa o'zining kimgadir tegishli bo'lishini hech hazm qilolmaydi. Va yana yer ostiga kirib ketadi. U tufayli hayot olgan atrof borliq esa quriydi, qochadi, yo'q bo'ladi...

Mashir kampir bilan Norchuchuk kampir qadrdon dugonalar. O'zlaridan so'ng o'g'illarining ham shunday do'st bo'lib qolishlarini istashadi. Vasiyat ramzi sifatida ikki devor oralig'idagi eshiklari tambalanmagan yo'lak qolgan. Lekin ayni shu yo'lak sabab ikki do'st orasidan qora mushuk o'tadi. Jo'ralar qalbidan qo'pgan qora ruh nafaqat odamlarga, tabiat-borliqqa ham qanday ta’sir ko'rsatishi mo'jiza!

Onasidan bevaqt ayrilgan qizcha kelajakdagi hayotini "Zumrad va Qimmat" ertagi asnosida ko'radi. Otasi olib kelajak ayol ertakdagi O'gay ona kabi yovuz va berahim. Biroq qizchani dahshatga solgan qo'rqinchli hayollar uni ko'rishi bilan parday to'zg'iydi. Va u o'zining Yangi ertagini to'qiydi.

Insonni o'rab olgan makon nihoyatda go’zal! Faqat uni o'z vaqtida ko'rmoq, sezmoq kerak xolos. Vaqt esa kutmaydi. U tez oqar suvdek shitob... Befarq, loqayd odamlar turmushida behuda kuyib, kul bo’layotgan vaqt faryod etadi. Hikoya shu haqda.

Jonathan is attracted to the ornate mirror from the first moment he sees it in the antique shop where he works after school. But there is something wrong with the mirror, something evil - as Jonathan will discover after he accidentally gets a trace of his blood on its surface in this disturbing tale of terror.

In Aunt Cyrilla's Christmas Basket, Lucy Rose tries to talk her folksy Aunt Cyrilla out of bringing her big, bulgy, funny-looking basket to the city to deliver Christmas goodies to their relatives in the city. When their train is stranded during a snow storm, Aunt Cyrilla and her fellow passengers team up to provide a proper Christmas morning for the little ones in their care.

It's Christmas Eve in Ingleside and a family reunion is underway. Old Nanny looks on at all the merriment and is angry that no one has spoken a word about the recently deceased Miss Avis. Unable to bear it any longer Nanny creates a miniature holly wreath to bring to Miss Avis' grave. But shortly after she arrives, she hears footsteps approaching the grave.

Out on the prairie, the Joseph family is all astir with concealing their Christmas gifts for one another. But will Santa come this year? After all, the crops had failed this summer and they were on short commons. When their town neighbors, the Ralstons ask to take refuge overnight at the Joseph's on Christmas Eve, they make a shakedown bed in front of the fire. But what will become of the big bundle of gifts they carried in with them?

Clorinda laments being poor around Christmastime to her Aunt Emmy. Emmy remarks that some of the best presents aren't bought and paid for and declines to explain, only asking Clorinda to think it out. When she does this, Clorinda determines to give a little bit of herself in priceless presents to her loved ones near and far.

In Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves, Anne Shirley's guardian Marilla keeps Anne dressed in plain, dark clothes unlike the other girls her age. Matthew Cuthbert, Anne's kindred spirit and sometime benefactor, struggles to figure out how to solve this problem. He overcomes his shyness to ensure that a wonderful, unexpected present is waiting for Anne on Christmas day.