Short story collections for teenagers
We love short stories!
Whether you’re looking for an anthology you can dip in and out of, something to read in one sitting, or stories to kick-start the writing of your own, these are some of our favourite YA collections: inspiring, intriguing and surprising.
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Counting Stars
Author: David Almond
Interest level: 11+
Reading age: 11+
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Counting Stars
Author: David Almond
Interest level: 11+
Reading age: 11+
This evocative collection of short stories gives a clear insight into the experiences which lie behind David Almond's novels.
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Tales From Outer Suburbia
Author: Shaun Tan
Interest level: 11-12
Reading age: 10+
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Tales From Outer Suburbia
Author: Shaun Tan
Interest level: 11-12
Reading age: 10+
These often thought-provoking stories look at the reactions ordinary people have to the unusual situations they find themselves in…
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Pretty Monsters
Author: Kelly Link
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 10+
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Pretty Monsters
Author: Kelly Link
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 10+
It's a mistake anyone could make - digging up the body from the wrong grave. How could you possibly know the corpse would follow y…
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Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange...
Author: Editor: Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 13+
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Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange...
Author: Editor: Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 13+
A hugely varied anthology of thrilling and inventive short stories
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Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
Author: Various Editor: Jonathan Strahan
Interest level: 14-15
Reading age: 14+
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Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
Author: Various Editor: Jonathan Strahan
Interest level: 14-15
Reading age: 14+
What makes a witch? Despite the title, the stories in this imaginative collection suggest you might need more than just a pointy h…
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My True Love Gave to Me
Author: Various Editor: Stephanie Perkins
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 9+
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My True Love Gave to Me
Author: Various Editor: Stephanie Perkins
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 9+
A collection of Christmas-themed romantic short stories, one for each of the 'twelve days', by some of the best known American YA …
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How They Met and Other Stories
Author: David Levithan
Interest level: 14+
Reading age: 14+
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How They Met and Other Stories
Author: David Levithan
Interest level: 14+
Reading age: 14+
This collection of stories from bestselling YA author David Levithan shows the many sides of love - complicated, addictive, v…
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Here I Stand
Author: Various Illustrator: Chris Riddell
Interest level: 12-18
Reading age: 12+
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Here I Stand
Author: Various Illustrator: Chris Riddell
Interest level: 12-18
Reading age: 12+
These short stories by writers such as Sita Brahmachari, Matt Haig and Frances Harding, with illustration by Chris Riddell, put cu…
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Love Hurts
Author: Various Editor: Malorie Blackman
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 13+
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Love Hurts
Author: Various Editor: Malorie Blackman
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 13+
This anthology depicts a very wide range of romantic relationships, and a diverse set of characters, showing love in all its forms…
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The Ghosts of Heaven
Author: Marcus Sedgwick
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 12+
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The Ghosts of Heaven
Author: Marcus Sedgwick
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 12+
The Ghosts of Heaven is an excellent book that will open up new avenues of thought and future reading and introduces teenage reade…
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