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Oates, Joyce Carol.
SMALL AVALANCHES AND OTHER STORIES.
New York : HarperTempest, 2004
IL YA
ISBN 0060012196
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 This is a collection of short stories that have all been published before in adult collections.  All the stories deal with teens who are on the verge of becoming adults.  Situations explored include meeting someone in a chat room and then agreeing to meet face to face.  Struggling with homosexuality.  Coming to terms with the mortality of our grandparents.  And life after high school.  There is sure to be something for you in this collection.
SUBJECTS:     Coming of age -- Fiction.
                        Short stories.
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