What are you afraid of? What is the one thing you don't utter a word to anyone else about? It makes your skin crawl. Makes you worry endlessly. Is it those things that go bump in the night? The threat of losing a love? Is it the worry that you can keep the kids you are babysitting safe?These are the questions we asked of teen writers, then told them to go, write about the first thing that popped into their minds. Their answers in story and poetic form are found in this literary col...

Heartache, betrayal, and abuse: These are Mia's lifelong companions, inflicted upon her by parents who wish she'd never been born. The night she was kicked out of the house, Mia would have frozen to death-if not literally, then emotionally-were it not for the love of herbest friend's family.Intuition, love, and wonder: These are Sophie's gifts, unleashed by her struggle with Cystic Fibrosis and her determination to live fully. When Mia tells Sophie about the long walk down ...