Time Capsule : Short Stories about Teenagers Throughout the Twentieth Century
by Gallo, Donald R.Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Turtleback Books
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Summary
Ten stories by such notable authors as Richard Peck, Chris Crutcher, and Chris Lynch, each of which presents the life of a teenager in a different decade of the twentieth century, accompanied by a brief description of the historical and cultural highlights of that decade.Offers ten stories by such notable authors as Richard Peck, Chris Crutcher, and Chris Lynch, each of which presents the life of a teenager in a different decade of the twentieth century.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction: The Turn of the Century | p. xi |
| 1900-1909 | p. 1 |
| The Electric Summer | p. 3 |
| 1910-1919 | p. 19 |
| Moving On | p. 21 |
| 1920-1929 | p. 37 |
| Bootleg Summer | p. 39 |
| 1930-1939 | p. 62 |
| Brother, Can You Spare a Dream? | p. 64 |
| 1940-1949 | p. 86 |
| Waiting for the War | p. 88 |
| 1950-1959 | p. 110 |
| We Loved Lucy | p. 112 |
| 1960-1969 | p. 141 |
| Fourth and Too Long | p. 143 |
| 1970-1979 | p. 167 |
| Do You Know Where Your Parents Are? | p. 169 |
| 1980-1989 | p. 182 |
| Rust Never Sleeps | p. 184 |
| 1990-1999 | p. 203 |
| Y2K.Chatrm43 | p. 205 |
| About the Editor | p. 222 |
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