TITLE: Fresh Ink: An Anthology
AUTHORS: Schuyler Bailar, Melissa de la Cruz, Sara Farizan, Sharon G. Flake, Eric Gansworth, Malindo Lo, Walter Dean Myers, Daniel José Older, Thien Pham, Jason Reynolds, Aminah Mae Safi, Gene Luen Yang, Nicola Yoon
DESCRIPTION: These are twelve stories with endings that are still being written–whose next chapters are up to you – because these stories are meant to be read… and shared.
Thirteen of the most accomplished YA authors deliver a label-defying anthology that includes ten short stories, a graphic novel, and a one-act play from Walter Dean Myers never before in-print.
This collection addresses topics like gentrification, acceptance, untimely death, coming out, and poverty and ranges in genre from contemporary realistic fiction to adventure and romance. It will inspire you to break conventions, bend the rules, and color outside the lines. All you need is Fresh Ink.
Fresh Ink is an anthology of “twelve label-defying” stories. For those familiar with Point-of-View short story works that have recently come out, Fresh Ink is not centered on a central plot point. For instance, it isn’t the same as Feral Youth by Shaun David Hutchinson (a fantastic read if you get the chance). Edited by the co-founder of We Need Diverse Books, Lamar Giles, the anthology includes topics on coming out, poverty, untimely death, transitioning and romance. I am not going to go through every story, but I am going to talk about my favorites without giving too much away. Dedicated to the late, great Walter Dean Myers, I am going to leave Tags for last.
Try This Book If You Like:
- Checking out writing styles from new/upcoming authors as well as award-winners
- Reading stories about diversity – covering topics like poverty, coming-out, dying too soon, transitioning, and coming into at new school
- Exploring various writing styles from short stories, one act play and a graphic novel
- Experiencing how stories change from chapter to chapter – each story is like jumping into a new world
Fresh Ink Quotes
“… Don’t ever apologize for who you are.” ― Fresh Ink: An Anthology
