Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday | 
 enlarge | Creator: Megan Mccafferty
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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ISBN: 140005270X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.0108354
EAN: 9781400052707
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Publication Date: May 25, 2004
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Dating! Drama! Driving!
Remember what it was like to be sixteen? Whether it was the year your teeth were finally free of braces or the year you were discovered by the opposite sex, that magical, mystical age is something you will never forget. Edited by Megan McCafferty, author of the runaway hit novels Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings, Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday is a compilation of short stories inspired by all the angst, melodrama, and wonderment of being sixteen.
Sarah Dessen’s “Infinity” is about a girl confronting two major milestones: getting her driver’s license and losing her virginity. The Dead Girls in Jacqueline Woodson’s “Nebraska 99” have already decided to “do it” and must now cope with being teenage mothers. And Carolyn Mackler’s “Mona Lisa, Jesus, Chad, and Me” explores whether friendship can survive when partying and prayer clash. Also included is a new Jessica Darling story by Megan McCafferty about the last fifteen minutes Jessica spends—or rather, doesn’t spend—with her best friend, Hope, who is leaving Pineville.
Featuring stories by Steve Almond, M. T. Anderson, Julianna Baggott, Cat Bauer, Emma Forrest, Tanuja Desai Hidier, David Levithan, Sarah Mlynowski, Sonya Sones, Zoe Trope, Ned Vizzini, and Joseph Weisberg, these hilarious, poignant, and touching tales are perfect for both those who have yet to reach that milestone and those who want to reminisce about their “sweetest” year.
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 Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday November 16, 2007
Chelsie (Necedah, WI)
If I had known that so many great authors had written a short story in this book, I probably would have read it a long time ago. Unfortunately, I didn't read it until now, but what I read of it was excellent. Honestly, I didn't read all of the stories. I picked through for the ones by authors that I knew and liked. I especially liked David Levithan's story, and also Sonya Sones's. Although most of the stories in the book were great. I would recommend it.
Not So Bitter, Not So Sweet January 11, 2007
Brittany Rose (Winnipeg, MB)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Megan McCafferty's edited collection of short stories "Sixteen" contains sixteen stories about being or turning sixteen.
If you aren't familiar with Megan McCafferty - she is the author of the wildly popular 'Jessica Darling' series, if you can call it that. Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, and Charmed Thirds (a fourth is on its way) are three books that cover a young woman's journey through most of high school and college. There is in fact a short story on Jessica Darling about the last 15 minutes she spends before her best friend Hope leaves town (which is exactly where the series picks up from shortly afterwards).
The other fifteen stories in the book are all extremely varied, but the majority of them are quite good. I'm not a short story fan by any means, but unfortunately have to tackle the task of writing one this term - and this book was so well-compiled and written it inspired me quite a bit. Some of my fave stories were probably "Infinity", "The Many Lives of Emily Milty", and "The Perfect Kiss" - most of them were really good, a couple were not my fave as they seemed to really stray from the subject and style of the book, but it's hard to judge what makes a good short story to everyone.
The one critique I do give to the authors of these short stories is there was a consistent theme of either - kissing (specifically first kisses or momentous kisses) or discovering/experiementing with being gay. Not all sixteen year olds are that confused about their sexuality - yet at least half of the stories in the book dealt with that topic, I guess to provoke some more intense emotions or meaning.
If you are expecting a novel specifically in the style of Megan McCafferty - don't. Her story is hers, just as each other's is their own. I personally found this to be a well organized collection, with plenty of hits to compensate for the couple of quasi-'misses'. If you like young adult fiction, you'll probably dig this book.
Final Grade: A-
 What? December 14, 2005
Glory Hallelujah (Suburbia)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I don't disagree with a majority of the reviewers for this book. I thought nearly every story was amazing. My favorites were probably Cowgirls and Indie Boys, Relent/Persist, and Grief Diet. I think a bit of a problem was people were expecting one primary genre, like Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings variety books, but this book offers a plethora of different authors, styles, and perspectives on the teen years. I was drawn to the more eccentric stories, but all readers can find one they like. I highly recommend this book.
Sixteen December 1, 2005
Beautiful One (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed reading this book because it has so many different points of view on being sixteen. This book gives the reader a wide range of opinions from girls and boys. Megan McCafferty chooses a series of writers in her book to write a story about being sixteen. She said she choose a series of Authors with whom she respects and since there are many good pieces of writing in this book I have to say I agree with her and I also respect their writing too. Sixteen deals with many events that occur when turning sixteen such as learning to drive, getting your license, dealing with boyfriends/girlfriends, friendships and just life in general as a teenager. I have to say my favorite story is "Mona Lisa, Chad, and Me" by Carolyn Mackler. This piece of writing in the book deals with balancing a boyfriend and your friendships. This is my favorite because with me being sixteen I can really relate to this one particular experience, because I have also been through something similar. This is another reason why the book is so good because I believe there is a story in here for every one, even adults. I say Adults because this book can take them back to remember a lot of good times they had as teens and even help them relate to their own kids if they have any. Overall I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to any one who is up for some laughs and a pleasant read.
 Some great stories... some not July 25, 2005
M (Missouri)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read all the stories, but some were not so enjoyable. I would recommend getting this from the library, or purchasing if you don't have high expectations of liking every single story in the collection. However, since there is a wide range of stories, I think everyone should be able to find some they enjoy. My personal favorites were "Cat got your tongue?" by Sonya Sones and "The Alumni Interview" by Devid Levithan. I also enjoyed the stories by Sarah Dessen, Sarah Mlynowski, Julianna Baggott, and Megan McCafferty. These stories, for me, made reading the book worthwhile.
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