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Shooting the Rat

Paper: ISBN 978-1-931236-23-2 $16
Hard Cover: ISBN 978-1-931236-24-9 $26

280 Pages

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Outstanding Poems And Stories By High School Writers

Shooting the Rat is a collection of extraordinary poems and stories by 93 of the nation’s most outstanding high school writers. All the work first appeared Hanging Loose magazine’s high school section, the standard for cutting-edge work by teenaged writers since 1968, including the annual Seaman Award winning poems, and four poems that were later published in The Best American Poetry of 1996 , edited by distinguished poet Adrienne Rich–not an anthology of high school work, but a selection from the best American poets writing today. Shooting the Rat is the third volume in this highly praised series.

What critics say:

“All the concerns that course through the lives of young people today have found their way into these terrific poems and stories. This third collection, as the two before it, most definitely should be in high school libraries and in the hands of English teachers everywhere. If public libraries have not added this to their collections they have been remiss.”—KLIATT, September 2003

“…images leap from the pages full of surprises, from classical allusions to brand name references, presenting readers with sharps slices of life and a variety of philosophical musings. The prose pieces – some stories, other captured moments – showcase writers who have mastered their craft and found their voices.”— VOYA, October 2003 (Voice of Youth Advocates)

“All the selections are of high quality and demonstrate a wide variety of poetic forms and themes, making this offering a valuable addition to poetry collections and a great introduction to the craft itself….” School Library Journal, October 2003