{"product_id":"9780307421654","title":"Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday","description":"Dating!   Drama!   Driving!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Remember what it was like to be sixteen? Whether it   was the year your teeth were finally free of braces or the year you were discovered   by the opposite sex, that magical, mystical age is something you will never forget.   Edited by Megan McCafferty, author of the runaway hit novels \u003cb\u003eSloppy Firsts and Second   Helpings\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday\u003c\/b\u003e is a compilation   of short stories inspired by all the angst, melodrama, and wonderment of being sixteen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sarah Dessen’s “Infinity” is about a girl confronting two major milestones: getting   her driver’s license and losing her virginity. The Dead Girls in Jacqueline Woodson’s   “Nebraska 99” have already decided to “do it” and must now cope with being teenage   mothers. And Carolyn Mackler’s “Mona Lisa, Jesus, Chad, and Me” explores whether   friendship can survive when partying and prayer clash. Also included is a new Jessica   Darling story by Megan McCafferty about the last fifteen minutes Jessica spends—or   rather, doesn’t spend—with her best friend, Hope, who is leaving Pineville.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Featuring   stories by Steve Almond, M. T. Anderson, Julianna Baggott, Cat Bauer, Emma Forrest,   Tanuja Desai Hidier, David Levithan, Sonya Sones, Zoe Trope, Ned   Vizzini, and Joseph Weisberg, these hilarious, poignant, and touching tales are perfect   for both those who have yet to reach that milestone and those who want to reminisce   about their “sweetest” year.","brand":"Crown Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120606396656,"sku":"9780307421654","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307421654_p0.jpg?v=1763672338","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307421654","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}