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Time capsule : short stories about teenagers throughout the twentieth century / edited by Donald R. Gallo.

by Gallo, Donald R [ed.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, c1999Description: xviii, 221 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0385326750.Subject(s): United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction | Children's stories, American | Short stories
Contents:
Introduction: The turn of the century 1. (1900-1909) The electric summer / Richard Peck -- 2. (1910-1919) Moving on / Jeanette Ingold 3. (1920-1929) Bootleg summer / Will Weaver -- 4. (1930-1939) Brother, can you spare a dream? / Jackie French Koller -- 5. (1940-1949) Waiting for the war -- 6. (1950-1959) We loved Lucy -- 7. (1960-1969) Fourth and too long / Chris Crutcher -- 8. (1970-1979) Do you know where your parents are? / Bruce Brooks -- 9. (1980-1989) Rust never sleeps / Chris Lynch -- 10. (1990-1999) Y2K.CHATRM43 / Alden R. Carter.
Summary: Ten stories by such notable authors as Richard Peck, Chris Crutcher, and Chris Lynch, each of which presents the life of a teenager in a different decade of the twentieth century, accompanied by a brief description of the historical and cultural highlights of that decade.
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Introduction: The turn of the century 1. (1900-1909) The electric summer / Richard Peck -- 2. (1910-1919) Moving on / Jeanette Ingold 3. (1920-1929) Bootleg summer / Will Weaver -- 4. (1930-1939) Brother, can you spare a dream? / Jackie French Koller -- 5. (1940-1949) Waiting for the war -- 6. (1950-1959) We loved Lucy -- 7. (1960-1969) Fourth and too long / Chris Crutcher -- 8. (1970-1979) Do you know where your parents are? / Bruce Brooks -- 9. (1980-1989) Rust never sleeps / Chris Lynch -- 10. (1990-1999) Y2K.CHATRM43 / Alden R. Carter.

Ten stories by such notable authors as Richard Peck, Chris Crutcher, and Chris Lynch, each of which presents the life of a teenager in a different decade of the twentieth century, accompanied by a brief description of the historical and cultural highlights of that decade.

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