THICKER THAN WATER: Coming-of-Age Stories By Irish And Irish-American Writers edited by Gordon Snell

THICKER THAN WATER: Coming-of-Age Stories By Irish And Irish-American Writers
edited by Gordon Snell
Delacorte
Young Adult
ISBN: 0385325711

Bringing together twelve of today's best Irish and Irish-American authors --- Maeve Binchy, Emma Donoghue, Chris Lynch and Shane Connaughton among them --- this collection of stories perfectly captures the essence of adolescence --- that all too familiar emotional pendulum of exhilarating highs and debilitating lows --- in contemporary Ireland and America. From first loves to sibling rivalries to the revelation of painful family secrets the stories cover such a wide range of subjects and writing styles, you'll be sure to find a favorite among them (for the record, Emma Donoghue's THICKER THAN WATER and Chris Lynch's OFF YA GO, SO are mine).

--- Reviewed by Hallie Summers