num_pages: 256
description: "In adolescence we feel our losses as if for the first time, with a greater depth of pain and drama than we are aware of having experienced ever before," says James Howe in his introduction to this stunning collection of short stories in which some of today's most celebrated authors of fiction for young adults explore the many faces of loss - the common thread they share and the hope that is born through change.You're Not a Winner Unless Your Picture's in the Paper • AviRed Seven • C.b. ChristiansenEnchanted Night • James HoweAtomic Blue Pieces • Angela JohnsonSummer of Love • Annette Curtis KlauseThe Tin Butterfly • Norma Fox MazerSeason's End • Walter Dean MyersShoofly Pie • Naomi Shihab NyeThe Fire Pond • Michael J. rosenWhat Are You Good At? • Roderick TownleyChair • Virginia Euwer WolffThe Rialto • Jacqueline Woodson and Chris Lynch
language: English
title: The Color of Absence: 12 Stories About Loss and Hope
titlecomplete: The Color of Absence: 12 Stories About Loss and Hope
genres: Anthologies, Realistic Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult
ratings_count: 149
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers