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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Smoke and Mirrors
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Smoke and Mirrors
A collection of short stories: an elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat; a stray cat fights and refights a te…
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Counting Stars
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Counting Stars
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
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Tales From Outer Suburbia
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
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Pretty Monsters
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...
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Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange...
A hugely varied anthology of thrilling and inventive short stories
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Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
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Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
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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Hikayat: Short Stories by Lebanese Women
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Hikayat: Short Stories by Lebanese Women
They explore themes of war, romance and emigration in Lebanon's rich yet complex society.
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My True Love Gave to Me
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My True Love Gave to Me
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
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How They Met and Other Stories
This collection of stories from bestselling YA author David Levithan shows the many sides of love - complicated, addictive, v…
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The Thing Around Your Neck
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The Thing Around Your Neck
These beautifully written short stories from former Orange Prize winner, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, feature a range of compelling c…
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Here I Stand
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Here I Stand
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
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Love Hurts
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
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The Ghosts of Heaven
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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Don't Look Now and Other Stories
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Don't Look Now and Other Stories
Don't Look Now, Daphne du Maurier's terrifying tale set in Venice, was memorably filmed by Nicolas Roeg
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Jamilti and Other Stories
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Jamilti and Other Stories
Stories that range from darkly fantastical and unsettling to surprising discoveries that shape personal identity.
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Complete Short Fiction
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Complete Short Fiction
Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners; the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's nam…
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