Young Warriors: Stories of Strength is a collection of 15 short stories compiled and edited by Tamora Pierce and Josepha Sherman.
Back Cover[]
This gutsy collection of fifteen original short stories offers a variety of answers to this question with thoughtfulness, heart, and the occasional wink. Compiled by bestselling author Tamora Pierce and folklorist/author Josepha Sherman, Young Warriors includes stories by some of today's most acclaimed and beloved fantasy and science-fiction authors for both adults and young adults.
—Back Cover of paperback edition
Publication Background[]
The anthology was first published as a hardcover on October 11, 2005 by Random House Books for Young Readers. The paperback edition was released on October 24, 2006 by Random House. The ebook was released on December 18, 2007 by Random House.
Table of Contents[]
- Introduction by Tamora Pierce
- The Gift of Rain Mountain by Bruce Holland Rogers
- The Magestone by S. M. and Jan Stirling
- Eli and the Dybbuk by Janis Ian
- Heartless by Holly Black
- Lioness by Pamela F. Service
- Thunderbolt by Esther Friesner
- Devil Wind by India Edghill
- The Boy Who Cried "Dragon" by Mike Resnick
- Student of Ostriches by Tamora Pierce
- Serpent's Rock by Laura Anne Gilman
- Hidden Warriors by Margaret Mahy
- Emerging Legacy by Doranna Durgin
- An Axe For Men by Rosemary Edghill
- Acts of Faith by Lesley McBain
- Swords That Talk by Brent Hartinger
- Afterword by Josepha Sherman