Lost & Found: Award-Winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences Through Fiction

by M. Jerry Weiss (Editor), Helen S. Weiss (Editor), Joan Abelove (Contributor)

From the silent horror of an image-obsessed teenager starving herself to perfection to the hilarious humiliations of a freshman forced to endure fencing class, each of these stories is a very personal and creative response to the simple question: Where do writers get their ideas? The answer? Anywhere and everywhere.

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

Genres: Short Stories, Anthologies, Fiction, Young Adult

209 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 5, 2000

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

[De’Andrea ♒️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn’t find Eleanora E. Tate’s short story “Big Things Come in Small Packages” on here by itself, so I’m just going to leave the review here: I’ve always wished that I could be a person like Tucker Willis, maybe I already am, but reading this short story really made me happy and made me realize that it doesn’t matter what people label you. As long as you know yourself and are confident in your abilities, you are enough!

Also, the plot twist of Richard Etheridge being a ghost really made my jaw drop. Not to mention, the narrator being married to Tucker? Get your man girl!

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good collection of short stories about school. Some were better than others. My favorites were, "Testing" by Tamora Pierce, "A Safe Space" by Joyce Hansen, and "Sproing!" by Joan Abelove.

[Betsy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good collection of ya short stories