Thirteen

by John McLay, Eoin Colfer (Contributor), Margaret Mahy (Contributor)

Thirteen original stories from thirteen outstanding authors that get to the very heart of being thirteen.
Eoin Colfer "The Seal's Fate"
Mary Hooper "It Must Be her Age"
Kevin Brooks "Dumb Chocolate Eyes"
Eleanor Updale "Double Thirteen"
Paul Bailey "What I Did in my Holidays, by Sam Greeside (Class 3C)"
Jean Ure "Hey! This is Me!"
Marcus Sedgwick "bad language"
Kay Woodward "Road Trip"
Helen Oyeyemi "The Wrong Party"
John McLay "The Anorak's First Kiss"
Margaret Mahy "On Fire for Thirteen"
Bali Rai "You Is a Man now, Boy"
Karen McCombie "Space-Alien Mothers and the Non-Wild, Wild Child"

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

John McLay was born on March 23, 1947 in London, England. He and his parents immigrated to Canada in 1953 taking residence in the mountain town of Jasper, in Jasper National Park. In his novel On Mountaintop Rock, McLay entwines the reality of his own childhood with a fictional episode in the lives of two children. The story is told from the point of view of Edward, a wide eyed boy growing up in Jasper in 1954. Edward and his best friend, Jenny, lead readers through the hills as well as the back alleys of the Rocky Mountain town. These children capture the curiosity of youth and weave it into a tapestry of history, mystery and healthy humor. On Mountaintop Rock is a historical mystery based on David Thompson’s discovery of the Athabasca Pass. Be prepared for a lively story that travels back to the 50s and an idyllic childhood.

Reviews

[Robyn Drummond · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been searching for this book for a while. I only really remembered one story with the goth girl at a wedding. I found it again and it was just as awesome as ever :)

[Curious Madra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish it was just one story because the cover made me believe that there was only one not 13z