From One Experience to Another: Award-Winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences Through Fiction

by M. Jerry Weiss (Editor), Avi (Contributor), Joan Bauer (Contributor)

Fifteen of the most distinguished and award-winning authors for young adults draw upon their own experiences to create fictional stories that explore everything from dating and love, the meaning and boundaries of friendship, fitting in, and measuring up to finding the courage to believe in oneself.

Each story was specially commissioned for this collection, and includes an introductory essay by the author explaining the story's origin in the author's life--and its significance.

Genres: Short Stories, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 15, 1997

About the author

M. Jerry Weiss is Distinguished Service Professor of Communications Emeritus, New Jersey City University. A teacher, writer, and lecturer, he has won numerous awards and honors, including the 1997 International Reading Association Special Service Award and the National Council of Teachers of English Distinguished Service Award. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

Reviews

[Eden Silverfox · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are short stories from 15 different authors and each story is based on something that actually happened to each author.

Two of my favorite authors, Joan Lowery Nixon and Jay Bennett, contributed stories to this collection. Their stories were quite good, but actually most of the stories in this collection were very good. There were only a few that I thought were just okay, but the majority was great.

I liked that before each story the authors would share the true experience that their story was based on.

I think this is a great collection of stories with experiences that people could relate to.

[Sue J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good stories... One outstanding story!