Things Ill Never Say, Ann Angel Editor
Things Ill Never Say, Ann Angel Editor
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Things I'll Never Say
Stories About Our Secret Selves

Author: Ann Angel (Editor)

Narrator: Bahni Turpin, Anne Flosnik, Amy Rubinate, Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 7 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/24/2015


Synopsis

Fifteen top young-adult authors let us in on some provocative secrets in this fascinating collection of short fiction that will have listeners talking.A baby no one knows about. A dangerous hidden identity. Hookups that are off-limits. A parent whose problems your friends won't understand. Everyone keeps secrets—from themselves, from their families, from their friends—and secrets have a habit of shaping lives around them.Acclaimed author Ann Angel brings together some of today's most gifted YA authors as they explore unique perspectives on secrets, in genres as diverse as the writers themselves: Do they make you stronger or weaker? Do they alter your world when revealed? Do they compartmentalize your life into what you're willing to share and what you aren't? The one thing these stories have in common is how they reveal the characters' secret selves buried underneath—whether they want them to be shared or not.With stories by: Ann Angel, Kerry Cohen, Louise Hawes, Varian Johnson, erica l. kaufman, Ron Koertge, E. M. Kokie, Chris Lynch, Kekla Magoon, Zoë Marriott, Katy Moran, J. L. Powers, Mary Ann Rodman, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Ellen Wittlinger.

About Ann Angel (Editor)

Ann Angel is the author of the Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing, which won a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, among many other biographies. She was also contributing editor of the anthology Such a Pretty Face: Short Stories About Beauty. A graduate of Vermont College’s MFA program in writing for children and young adults, Ann Angel directs the English graduate program at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, where she lives with her family. She says she was drawn to the idea behind Things I’ll Never Say because she believes that the secret self is often the true self.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Luna on January 11, 2016

I finished Things I'll Never Say today. Or was it yesterday? Or maybe the day before? I'm not sure when I finished it but I finished it. It took longer than necessary but I have been busy. Now I will be honest. When I bought this book it was a random cover buy. I was just grabbing things off the shelv......more

Goodreads review by Liviania on March 26, 2015

Ann Angel's first outing editing an anthology is an impressive venture. She's gathered a wonderful mix of authors, from established award winners like Chris Lynch and Ellen Wittlinger to talented up to a debut author. The authors aren't just diverse in their name recognition either. THINGS I'LL NEVE......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on May 31, 2015

Like many teen readers, I have long adored short stories. Writing them takes talent and planning, and it always seems to me that if you don't like one story in a collection, it's easy to move on to another one without too much emotional investment. For someone looking for a way to read quickly, shor......more

Goodreads review by allison on March 28, 2020

liked a couple of the stories didn't like some of the others. that's what's so magical about short stories books.......more

Goodreads review by Shelley on November 08, 2016

This collection of stories explores many different secrets that people keep. I think the concept behind the book is a great idea because it is designed to be a collection of secrets told through stories. What I can say is that there are some content issues, language, and sex. What you have to rememb......more