Bringing together twelve of today's best Irish and Irish-American authors --- Maeve Binchy, Emma Donoghue, Chris Lynch and Shane Connaughton among them --- this collection of stories perfectly captures the essence of adolescence --- that all too familiar emotional pendulum of exhilarating highs and debilitating lows --- in contemporary Ireland and America. From first loves to sibling rivalries to the revelation of painful family secrets the stories cover such a wide range of subjects and writing styles, you'll be sure to find a favorite among them (for the record, Emma Donoghue's THICKER THAN WATER and Chris Lynch's OFF YA GO, SO are mine).