Throwing Shadows
by E. L. Konigsburg

Subjects: Identity, Humor
Genre: Short Stories

This is a collection of short stories about young adults who experience a life changing moment. You will meet Avery in "The Catchee" a young man who is always getting caught when he does anything slightly suspicious. You will meet Phillip and experience the wacky summer the year he broke his arm and went to the nursing home. You will meet a lot characters, five in all, who have tales of hilarious things that happen in their lives to change it for the good. If you like humor and a good story, read Throwing Shadows. 

Booktalk prepared by Janice Bailey, East Central High Librarian