Working Days: Short Stories About Teenagers at Work

Marc Notes: Juvenile fiction; Also avail. in cloth Announced in paper at $18.95. Brief Description: "Almost without exception, the pieces are thought-provoking and consciousness-raising, and are certain to ring a bell with teenagers working, unemployed, or planning their careers." Kirkus Reviews"Publisher Marketing: In this anthology of fifteen, nearly all original, contemporary short stories, teenagers go to work, many of them for the first time. They take jobs to earn pocket money or to help their families get by. Some have a goal, like college; others use work to try on an identity or as a step toward independence. They work in fast food restaurants, sell subscriptions by telephone, do odd jobs, clerk, tutor, harvest crops, and more ... in every instance, working brings them the unexpected. Whether the job is exciting or dull, something to avoid later on or a discovered vocation, these stories lead us - and their young protagonists - to realize that work is what we do, who we are, and an important connection to others. It helps us not only to survive but also to dream of new horizons. Publisher Marketing: An ALA Best Book: fifteen short stories about teens in the adult workplace. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/26/1997 pg. 86 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/1997 pg. 953 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) Booklist 07/01/1997 pg. 1811 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) School Library Journal 09/01/1997 pg. 220 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1999 pg. 78 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/2000 pg. 1363 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) Booklist 11/01/2001 pg. 478 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 665 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 857 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 1128 (EAN 9780892552245, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 05/26/1997 pg. 86 (EAN 9780892552238, Hardcover) Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/1997 pg. 953 (EAN 9780892552238, Hardcover) Booklist 07/01/1997 pg. 1811 (EAN 9780892552238, Hardcover) School Library Journal 09/01/1997 pg. 220 (EAN 9780892552238, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1997 pg. 158 (EAN 9780892552238, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1999 pg. 78 (EAN 9780892552238, Hardcover) Booklist 11/01/2001 pg. 478 (EAN 9780892552238, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 05/27/1997 (EAN 9780892552238, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 1128 (EAN 9780892552238, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Mazer, Anne Anne Mazer is the author of The Salamander Room, The Sister Magic series, and the bestselling Abby Hayes series. She lives in Ithaca, New York.