One Hot Second: Stories About Desire

by Cathy Young (Editor), Jennifer Armstrong (Contributor), Ellen Wittlinger (Contributor)

Sex. It’s on the minds of every teenager, whether they’re having it, not having it, talking about it, or just thinking about it. In this powerful collection, 11 acclaimed writers for young people capture the various expressions of desire–from first crushes to first times, and all of the charged emotions in between. Here, a sleek new teammate becomes more than a friend; a hopeful date feels his evening unravel; a pale boy delivers a sweet but terrible kiss; a wise girl discovers the real rules about love.

Jennifer Armstrong, Sarah Dessen, Emma Donoghue, Nancy Garden, Angela Johnson, Victor Martinez, Norma Fox Mazer, Rachel Vail, Rich Wallace, Ellen Wittlinger, and Jacqueline Woodson have crafted original stories that are as complex and provocative as desire itself. Because anything can happen in one hot second.


From the Hardcover Library Binding edition.

Genres: Short Stories, Young Adult, Romance, Anthologies, Fiction, LGBT

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 11, 2002

About the author

Cathy Young is the creator of Favorite Teenage Angstbooks.

Reviews

[Maggie]

This book was a great read because it niceley showed the various expresions of desire. It portrayed teenage emotion and different events that happend throughout teenage years. It captured the essence of relationships, feelings, love, and emotion. A wise girl realizes the truth about love by expiriencing her firsts with a pale boy. This book is great for anyone who enjoys imagery because while reading, you feel as if you are the main character. Very nice read for teens.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sampling of short stories by well-known YA writers that touch on "desire" with it's multiple variations. Don't expect this to just be about sexual desire. It's a worthwhile introduction to many of these authors, providing a taste of their style and focus. For teens who are looking for what to read next and are willing to read short stories, this may give them an entry into finding a favorite author.

[Caitlan]

This book was a really good book that was filled with teenagers emotions and that any teenager can probably relate to. My favorite story was by Sarah Dessen mostly because I love all of her other books and she really knows how keep teh reader's attention and develop her characters well. This book is a great read for any teenager because the stories themselves aren't very long and the reader could probably relate to it.

[Melissaalvarez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rules of Love and Death.

The fisrt short story in "One Hot Second" talks about how Danny dies and a girl had fallen in love with him altough she had never talked to him. While at the same time her bestfriend was dealing with her boyfriends situation.

[Andrelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I kinda liked this book its really about different people in different situations w/ very different stories, not really a good book for people under 12.

[Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't finish.

[Shirley]

Jodi Kreitzman(editor)

[Kris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice collection of Teen/YA short stories. A good way to try out the writing styles of many Teen/YA authors.

[Kimberly]

boring didn't finish