Reckless

Michael Cart

Delacorte Press, 2006 - Juvenile Fiction - 205 pages

Bold, innovative, and eclectic—that’s Rush Hour, the place for thoughtprovoking work from today’s most distinguished voices, both established and new.

In Rush Hour: Reckless, you’ll find captivating poetry by Michael L. Printz Honor winner Helen Frost and popular screenwriter Kirsten Smith; stories by Coretta Scott King Honor winner Sharon Flake and Lambda Literary Award winner David Levithan; and artwork by two-time Caldecott Honor winner Mo Willems. There is also a fascinating interview with Yann Martel, author of the international bestselling novel The Life of Pi, as well as original stories by rising stars like Martin Wilson and Greg Galloway.

About the author

Past president of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Michael Cart is a columnist and reviewer for "Booklist" magazine. He is 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. Mr. Cart lives in Columbus, Indiana.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Reckless; Rush Hour (Delacorte Paperback) Series; Volume 4 of Rush Hour, Howard Beckerman
• Editor: Michael Cart
• Publisher: Delacorte Press, 2006
• ISBN: 0385730349, 9780385730341
• Length: 205 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories