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These are stories of today's families--fractured, blended, at risk, nontraditional, and some that are even still nuclear. Renowned author and noted anthologist Cart asked the most celebrated young adult authors the question "What does 'family' mean today?"
Michael Cart
Past president of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Michael Cart was a columnist and reviewer for Booklist magazine. He was also the author or editor of nineteen books, including the gay coming-of-age novel My Father’s Scar and—with Christine Jenkins—The Heart Has Its Reasons, a critical history of young adult literature with gay/lesbian/queer content. His anthologies include Love and Sex: Ten Stories of Truth and Necessary Noise: Stories about Our Families as They Really Are. In 2008 he was the first recipient of the YALSA/Greenwood Publishing Group Service to Young Adults Achievement Award, and in 2000 he received the Grolier Foundation Award for his contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by young people.
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