When
you look at a picture, what do you see? We gave authors around the world the
challenge to write a story based on a set of five images. More than thirty
authors rose to that challenge and created an amazing young adult anthology of
drabbles, short stories, novelettes and novellas for you to enjoy. Flip the
pages and prepare to be Wonderstruck!
Dive
into a world where wind is a power that feeds the flames and love makes everything more complicated.
A life where a scorned bride can cause a great deal of trouble and a place
where silence as you will find out has a lot to say. Find yourself in a future
where a powerful enemy can only be stopped by the most dangerous weapon of all:
the truth. All of this and more lies within these very pages... Are you ready?
Wonderstruck
is Clean Teen Publishing's first break through Young Adult anthology. All
stories within this book have fallen within our YA rating scale, however, not
all stories have young adult characters. You will find a great deal of
entertainment within Wonderstruck that is appropriate for readers of all ages.
To view more information on our official content rating system please visit:
www.cleanteenpublishing.com
Winning Novella-
Wind Warrior by Jon Messenger (Clean
Teen Publishing Author of Wind Warrior)
The
sleepy town of White Halls harbors a dangerous secret. On a picturesque street,
two houses down from a lovely little park, in a quaint little home with a
wraparound porch, lives a family that seems rather normal. Sure, their twenty
year old son, Xander, still lives at home, but he's going to college and dating
the leader of the schools top sorority. It's all very... normal. However, when a man is miraculously saved
from being hit by a bus, Xander's life turns in to the living embodiment of the
tornadoes he can suddenly create with a flick of his wrist. Whether he wants
this gift or not, Xander must learn to use his new 'super power' quickly if he
wants to survive. For his kind is a
dying race, and when this sleepy town has a sudden influx of new, blonde, fire
wielders, no one is safe, especially Xander. It doesn't help that one of these
blondes happens to be the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Xander can't
deny the instant connection he feels to her so, when she tries to kill him, it
certainly makes things complicated.
Winning Novelette-
Pastiche by Maren
Dille
A
punishment far worse than death awaits Alim Hamal. Sylin Incorporated has a
particular sentence for their rogue assassins: uncovering the darkest moments
in their subconscious, then watching as they relive them through virtual
simulation. Only one assassin has ever escaped. Alim plans to be the second.
The
simulation demands the truth, something Alim has kept from his employers at all
costs. But as his final moments emerge, Sylin will discover that the truth is
Alim’s most dangerous weapon.
Winning Short
Story-
The Silent Man by
Kati Ellis
I
thought my time with Silence would be peaceful. Heaven knows I deserve it after
all those years of raising babies. Silence, however, had a different plan. If
it weren't for Marigold, I don't think I would've seen it. She introduced me to
the Silent Man, and Silence, as it turns out, has quite a bit to say.
Winning Drabble-
A Lady's Revenge by Jennifer
Bull
A scorned bride can cause a great deal of trouble...
Wonderstruck
Authors (By Last Name)
Radeyah H. Ali
Drabble~ Magically Fitted
Gabrielle Arrowsmith (Clean Teen Publishing Author of
Concealed in the Shadows)
Drabble~ Joah and the Beacon of Light
Beau Barnett
Short Story~ Into
Eternity
Eric, a widowed
paralytic, knows he is dreaming when he sees a younger version of his deceased
wife, Jessica, by a lake with his old dog. But the joy of seeing them again is
replaced by the pain of knowing they won't be there when he wakes up.
Jennifer Bull
Short Story~ A
Wizard's World
When Jack stumbled
upon a strange jar in the middle of the forest he found the one thing he had
always wanted—a friend, and now he’ll do everything he can to protect her. Born
into a world unlike any other, a world within a jar, Lottie longs to explore
beyond her glass home. Little does she know that even the smallest adventures
can have dangerous consequences…
Drabble~ Life in a Jar
Drabble~ Round and Round I Go
Drabble~ Once In a Blue Moon
Liana Chau
Drabble~ Ahead and Beyond
MeMe Collier
Short Story~ The
Fairy Jar
Gracie doesn't believe in
magic. Disillusioned by their mother's abandonment, she dismisses her younger
brother, Brennan's, claim that he's caught a fairy. But as the invisible Ileana
works in her family's lives, memories of their mother's fairytales tug at
Gracie's mind. They call into question everything she's come to place her faith
in, making her wonder if magic really does exist and if love still lives on
after loss.
Leah D.W.
Short Story~ Watery
Grave
There is something in
the water...something dark...something hungry...
When Ashlynn escapes
from a life of abuse she is thrown into the swamplands rumored to harbor a
nightmare. She should have listened to the rumors because there is something in
the water...and it loves the taste of human flesh
Julie Gilbert
Drabble~ Keio and the Farsight Fire
Lisa Goldman
Short Story~ Oafish
Me
In Oafish Me, teenager,
Misty, considers herself a social outcast—an oaf—as her classmates remind her
every opportunity they get. When Drake, a charismatic and gorgeous new student,
stays by her side through their constant ridicule, she discovers she not only
longs for a friendship with him but for the first time, a relationship. With
her raw emotions on the line, she accepts his invitation to go out but when he
takes her to a secluded wooded area, she starts to question if he is her knight
in shining armor or her worst enemy.
Dominique Goodall
Drabble~ Fairy Capture
Brenna Harden
Short Story~ A Warriors Journey
Sandra Havriluk
Drabble~ Jedidiah
Sacha Hope
Novelette~ Glass
Heart
Wolt is a brilliant
scientist trying desperately to cure his wife's condition. Doctors suspected
she had a type of cancer and their medicines offered little help to the ailing
woman. Wolt finds a way to buy time for his wife, but his experiment turns her
into something else altogether...
Erin Liles
Novelette ~ Outside
the Walls
Outspoken,
seventeen-year-old Jenna hates the settlement she lives in where disagreement
is frowned upon. Fed up, she leaves one day, and meets a group of outsiders,
only to discover that her home and family are in danger. It is up to Jenna to
save them and in doing so, discover what is really important.
B.T. Lyons
Novella~ Heartkeeper
Short Story
It only took fifty years
for humankind to plummet from the turmoil of a population of ten billion people
to a struggling group of two billion trying to figure out how to survive in
harmony with the Earth. Under a new, peaceful societal structure, people have
relearned their connection with the Land and the spirits of nature that live
there. Young Adain has just reached thirteen years of age, and must undertake
the dangerous Heart Chase to secure the spirit of an animal that will act as
his conscience and companion for the rest of his life. It will be a year of
trials and challenges, but the risks to the People may be even higher as
someone else binds with an animal spirit that may not have their best interests
in mind...
Short Story~ Peace
London in the late
1800's is a dirty, chaotic, and above all, loud place embroiled in a scientific
war with neighboring France as each strives to outdo each other with
technological wonders. A young married pair of university professionals finds
themselves at odds over the benefits of this war: Nigel only wants to see
England prevail – preferably through his own inventions – whereas his wife,
Christine, dreams of quiet and a natural world that she has only seen in
storybooks. Enter a street-side vendor offering “Peace In A Bottle”; this might
be the answer to Christine's greatest desires, but it could be the beginning of
Nigel's worst nightmare.
Julie Marcinik
Short Story~ The
Executioner
Vivian Fletcher has a
gift that’s given her a special place in the kingdom—the King’s personal
executioner. Everything and everyone she touches dies. When she finds out that
the world she’s living in is full of lies and turmoil, she’ll have to accept
her gift and use it to right the wrongs.
Mia Marin
Drabble~ A Note To My Traveler
Drabble~ A Dear Dalliance
Miranda Maurin
Short Story~ The
Dance of Time
Tabitha and Carter are a
little too daring when they run through a tunnel to investigate the
mysterious music they heard while running through the woods. The cave is well
lit, and the dance looks fun, but they can't seem to stop.
Veronica Morfi
Drabble~ Shine
Ifeoma Ofuani
Drabble~ He Would Be Great
Paula Phillips
Short Story~ Skye
in High School Wonderland
It started out just like
any normal day for high school Plain Jane Skye Salisbury until tragedy strikes her
school and out of nowhere, a glimmering hole appeared. The question on
everyone's minds is—what lies at the bottom? Will it be another world or a
different dimension?
Jocelyn Sanchez
Novella~ A World
Unlike Mine
What would you do if you
could see magical creatures from the early age of five? Well, for
seventeen-year-old Tasha it gets pretty difficult when a fairy prince named
Thomas appears with news that will change her life forever. But with the help
of her best friend and pixie, Seamus, Tasha will find her place in a world so
unlike hers. Will she rise to the occasion and become who she was destined to
be?
Drabble~ Night
Drabble~ Darkness and Light
Cindy Saunders (Clean Teen Publishing Author of Double
Star)
Short Story~ Nirvana
She looked at the picture
she’d painted many years ago. It was a magical place—a place inspired by her
dreams. Though, tonight it almost seemed... alive, as if it were calling to
her.
Clemy W. Thompson
Drabble~ The Truth
Dana Wright
Drabble~ Fairy Lights
Phrase for today: Prepare to be
Wonderstruck!
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