The Loners: Short Stories about the Young and Alienated

SUBJECT: "Youth is a time of wonder and joy but also disillusionment, anger, rebellion and loneliness. These ten stories proceed from loss of innocence to hard-won wisdom. SAMPLE CONTENTS: What Every Boy Should Know (William Maxwell); Bad Characters (Jean Strafford); Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (Alan Sillitoe); Soldier's Home (Ernest Hemingway); and more."