<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A collection of short stories exploring the theme of friendship.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this thought-provoking and critically acclaimed short story collection, fifteen diverse and distinguished writers explore the complexity and joy of friendship: Ray Bradbury, Tobias Wolff, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Peck, Judith Ortiz-Cofer, Gish Jen, Toni Cade Bambara, Sandra Cisneros, Martha Brooks, Carson McCullers, John Updike, Louise Erdrich, Isabel Huggan, Tim O'Brian, and Maya Angelou.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Hazel Rochman and Darlene Z. McCampbell have collaborated on several other short story collections for young adults, including <i>Bearing Witness: Stories of the Holocaust</i> and <i>Leaving Home</i>. Both Ms. Rochman and Ms. McCampbell live in Chicago.