Twice Told : : Original Stories Inspired by Original art

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Sha-la-la / Sarah Dessen -- Floater / Ellen Wittlinger -- Alejandro / Gene Brewer -- Saying no to Nick / Bruce Coville -- Just a couple of girls talking haiku / Ron Koertge -- Ruby / Adele Geras -- What I did last summer / Jan Marino -- Word of the day / Marilyn Singer -- Hope springs eternal / Audrey Couloumbis -- Approximate cost of loving Caroline / John Green -- Angel's food / M.T. Anderson -- Chocolate almond torte / William Sleator -- Rebecca / Nancy Werlin -- Bunny boy / Alex Flinn -- Essie and Clem / Margaret Peterson Haddix -- God of St. James and Vine / Jaime Adoff -- Smells like Kafka / Neal Shusterman -- Habitat for humanity / David Lubar.
Presents nine drawings by a single illustrator, each of which has been translated into a story by two different authors writing about what they imagine is going on in the picture.

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stories from art submitted by flora on December 23, 2010, 4:49pm Twice Told is a collection of 18 stories from popular YA authors, inspired by 9 original drawings by Scott Hunt. Some of the authors chose to use the drawings as illustrations of key scenes in their stories, while others incorporated them as pieces of artwork that appear within their stories. Perhaps the best part of this collection was the way it 'illustrated' how differently two people can interpret and imagine the same image. Some of the stories were more compelling than others. I especially liked Ron Koertge's and Bruce Coville's contributions which both centered on friendship and the difficulties of life in very creative ways. Some stories were less memorable, but all were highly readable. Twice Told is highly recommended, though some themes, e.g. suicide, rape, and patricide, may be too mature for younger readers.