"A collection of short, true stories by well-known and up-and-coming YA authors on the teenage experience"-- Provided by publisher.

Part one:Love & profanity. -- Three stories about water and vomiting / Adam Rex -- Breathless / by Heather Sellers -- Girl fight / by Joey Franklin -- Power drift / by Jon Scieszka -- Polypropylene / by Ali Catt -- Why is it wet here? / by Carrie Mesrobian -- M-E-L I-S-S-A / by Melissa Brandt -- I don't believe you / by Clint Edwards -- Vietnam, Minnesota / by Pete Hautman -- Island girls / by Kasandra Duthie -- Part two: Love & physics. -- The ranks of a million guys / by Kwame Alexander -- Confession / by Anika Fajardo -- First gear / by Melody Heide -- Just back from the dentist / by Kyra Anderson -- Ambushed / by Andrew Gottlieb -- A ghost in the mall / by Natalie Singer-Velush -- A most dangerous game / by Alexis Wiggins -- The causeway / by Margaret MacInnis -- Orchard / by Kim Lozano -- Weightless / by Steve Brezenoff -- Part three: Love & madness. -- After the party / by Geoff Herbach -- On the third day / by Tom Moran -- How to succeed by actually trying / by Dayna Evans -- Ten years ago / by Sarah Beth Childers -- End of the half / by Patrick Hueller -- Suspended / by Kyle Minor -- Girl/thing / by Anna Vodicka -- Saying goodbye to Anna / by Jackie Buckle -- The catch / by Melissa Cistaro -- The world in a stump / by Will Weaver -- Mosquito man / by Da Chen -- Part four: Love & apologies. -- Warrior / by Trisha Speed Shaskan -- Dating magic / by Laurie Edwards -- Big red / by Jessica Genderson -- Confessions of a pretend boyfriend / by Aaron Brown -- Solo / by Esther Porter -- Singing along / by Kara Balcerzak -- Hard to swallow / by Jenna Scarborough -- Best friends / by Rachael Hanel -- Smiling Joe / by Joseph Bruchac -- The latter days of Jean / by Rebecca Stanborough -- All treasures / by Patti Kim -- Letter to my sixteen-year-old self / by Alison McGhee.