Overview

You may think you know the love triangle, but you've never seen love triangles like these. A teen girl who offers kissing lessons. Zombies in the Civil War South. The girl next door, the boy who loves her, and the girl who loves them both. Vampires at a boarding school. Three teens fighting monsters in an abandoned video rental store. Literally the last three people on the planet. What do all these stories have in common? The love triangle. These top YA authors tackle the much-debated trope of the love triangle, and the result is sixteen fresh, diverse, and romantic stories you don't want to miss. This collection, edited by Natalie C. Parker, contains stories written by Renee Ahdieh, Rae Carson, Brandy Colbert, Katie Cotugno, Lamar Giles, Tessa Gratton, Bethany Hagan, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, EK Johnston, Julie Murphy, Garth Nix, Natalie C. Parker, Veronica Roth, Sabaa Tahir, and Brenna Yovanoff. ""Upends expectations and poses 'questions about self-determination and what it means to embrace the power of choice.'"" --USA Today

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A volume that has something for readers of all genders and orientations. --Publishers Weekly A fresh, and maybe redeeming, look at a popular trope. --Booklist Skillfully crafted. Even readers who think they dislike love triangles will find something to enjoy here. --Kirkus Reviews [An] excellent anthology that upends expectations and poses 'questions about self-determination and what it means to embrace the power of choice.' --USA Today â An engaging short story collection. The authors use unique strategies for weaving together sexuality and relationships in their love triangle-themed prose. The depiction of various identities and romantic choices make this collection an inclusive, relevant one that is likely to foster acceptance. --School Library Journal (starred review)

A volume that has something for readers of all genders and orientations. --Publishers Weekly A fresh, and maybe redeeming, look at a popular trope. --Booklist Skillfully crafted. Even readers who think they dislike love triangles will find something to enjoy here. --Kirkus Reviews [An] excellent anthology that upends expectations and poses 'questions about self-determination and what it means to embrace the power of choice.' --USA Today An engaging short story collection. The authors use unique strategies for weaving together sexuality and relationships in their love triangle-themed prose. The depiction of various identities and romantic choices make this collection an inclusive, relevant one that is likely to foster acceptance. --School Library Journal (starred review)

A volume that has something for readers of all genders and orientations. --Publishers Weekly Skillfully crafted. Even readers who think they dislike love triangles will find something to enjoy here. --Kirkus Reviews A fresh, and maybe redeeming, look at a popular trope. --Booklist [An] excellent anthology that upends expectations and poses 'questions about self-determination and what it means to embrace the power of choice.' --USA Today An engaging short story collection. The authors use unique strategies for weaving together sexuality and relationships in their love triangle-themed prose. The depiction of various identities and romantic choices make this collection an inclusive, relevant one that is likely to foster acceptance. --School Library Journal (starred review)

Author Information

Natalie C. Parker is the author of Beware the Wild and Behold the Bones and the editor of Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles. She is also the founder of Madcap Retreats and works at her local university coordinating programs on climate science and indigenous communities. She lives on the Kansas prairie with her partner and a requisite number of beasts. Learn more about her at www.nataliecparker.com.

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