Such a Pretty Face Short Stories About Beauty

With stories by acclaimed and exciting new YA writers: Louise Hawes J. James Keels Ron Koertge Chris Lynch Norma Fox Mazer Lauren Myracle Jamie Pittel Anita Riggio Mary Ann Rodman Ellen Wittlinger Jacqueline Woodson Tim Wynne-Jones "A stellar line-up of young adult writers examines our relationship with beauty in stories that haunt, amuse, stir, and fascinate." A beauty queen with a chin-hair problem, an aspiring model who would rather take pictures than be in them, a boy in love with the gorgeous nurse hes never seen, a girl named Beauty who feels like anything butthe teenagers in these dozen stories feel the power of beauty, whether its to trap, save, torment, or comfort. In an era when image seems to have triumphed over virtue and reason, this timely, discussion-provoking collection asks young readers to think about what is truly beautiful.Angel, Ann is the author of 'Such a Pretty Face Short Stories About Beauty', published 2007 under ISBN 9780810916074 and ISBN 081091607X.