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Tag: young adult

‘The (Unhealthy) Breakfast Club’ by Monica Roe

The (Unhealthy) Breakfast Club by Monica Roe, 2020 Continue reading →

June 23, 2023August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Monica Roe, short stories, South Carolina, The (Unhealthy) Breakfast Club, YA, young adult Leave a comment

‘Close Enough’ by Nora Shalaway Carpenter

Close Enough by Nora Shalaway Carpenter, 2020 Continue reading →

October 12, 2022August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Close Enough, criticism, fiction, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, short stories, West Virginia, YA, young adult Leave a comment

‘Fish And Fences’ by Veeda Bybee

Fish And Fences by Veeda Bybee, 2020 Continue reading →

August 29, 2022August 7, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fish And Fences, Idaho, short stories, Veeda Bybee, YA, young adult Leave a comment

‘Island Rodeo Queen’ by Yamile Saied Méndez

Island Rodeo Queen by Yamile Saied Méndez, 2020 Continue reading →

June 14, 2022August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Island Rodeo Queen, Puerto Rico, short stories, Utah, YA, Yamile Saied Méndez, young adult Leave a comment

‘ZZ’s Sleep-Away Camp For Disordered Dreamers’ by Karen Russell

ZZ’s Sleep-Away Camp For Disordered Dreamers by Karen Russell, 2006 Continue reading →

October 12, 2018September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Karen Russell, short stories, YA, young adult, ZZ's Sleep-Away Camp For Disordered Dreamers Leave a comment

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