A collection of twelve stories by different writers and in different genres in each of which a young person is physically and/or emotionally on the edge.
Stevie in the mirror, by Ellen Wittlinger Nethergrave, by Gloria Skurzynski Pig brains, by Alden R. Carter Fine?, by Margaret Peterson Haddix Hot Lava, by Pete Hautman Secret numbers, by Winifred Morris Pluto, by Gail Carson Levine Unbalanced, by William Sleator Sables Mouvants, by Liza Ketchum Steppin' Eddie, by Rich Wallace The ravine, by Graham Salisbury In the valley of elephants, by Terry Davis