On the Fringe

by Crutcher, Chris; Koertge, Ron; Salisbury, Graham; Werlin, Nancy; Lantz, Francess Lin; Johnson, Angela; Gantos, Jack; Kerr, M. E.; Weaver, Will; Carter, Alden R.; Bauer, Joan; Gallo, Donald R.

• ISBN13: 9780803726567
• ISBN10: 0803726562
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Dial

Summary

In every school at every grade, there's a pecking order among students -- an in crowd and those outside it, who are often ridiculed mercilessly for the "crime" of being different. This powerful anthology explores the teen outsider experience in electrifying, never-before-published stories by eleven of today's most acclaimed YA authors. A tomboy finds the relief of self-expression through her music, while in another tale a relentless bully tests the faith of an intensely religious girl. A cheerleader discovers that the true soul of her school can't be found within the cool clique; a football player finally stands up for a harassed fellow student; and a boy watches in horror as the school "freak" marches into his classroom with a loaded rifle.

Offering insights into popularity and peer pressure, nonconformity and persecution, acceptance and hate, these riveting, provocative tales will leave readers thinking and start them talking.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	1	(2)
Introduction	3	(8)
Geeks Bearing Gifts	11	(18)
Ron Koertge
Great Expectations	29	(20)
M. E. Kerr
Shortcut	49	(14)
Nancy Werlin
Through a Window	63	(12)
Angela Johnson
Muzak for Prozac	75	(14)
Jack Gantos
Standing on the Roof Naked	89	(28)
Francess Lantz
Mrs. Noonan	117	(28)
Grham Salisbury
WWJD	145	(20)
Will Weaver
Satyagraha	165	(16)
Alden R. Carter
A Letter from the Fringe	181	(14)
Joan Bauer
Guns for Geeks	195	(28)
Chris Crutcher
Resources	223	(2)
About the Editor	225