Girl Meets Boy (16 page)
Authors: Kelly Milner Halls
POWELL’S INSPIRATION
There are a couple of girls I knew when I was a young kid. I’ve lost touch with them, and I sometimes wonder whatever happened to them, whether they’re even alive or not. That was the spark for this story.
KELLY MILNER HALLS
is the author of
Albino Animals and Tales of the Cryptids,
both YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications including
Booklist, BookPage,
Teen Reads, the
Denver Post,
the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
the
Washington Post,
and many others. She lives in Spokane, Washington.
Compilation copyright © 2012 by Kelly Milner Halls.
“Love or Something Like It” copyright © 2012 by Chris Crutcher.
“Some Things Never Change” copyright © 2012 by Kelly Milner Halls.
“Falling Down to See the Moon” copyright © 2012 by Joseph Bruchac.
“Mooning over Broken Stars” copyright © 2012 by Cynthia Leitich Smith.
“Want to Meet” copyright © 2012 by James Howe.
“Meeting for Real” copyright © 2012 by Ellen Wittlinger.
“No Clue, aka Sean” copyright © 2012 by Rita Williams-Garcia.
“SEAN + RAFFINA” copyright © 2012 by Terry Trueman.
“Mouths of the Ganges” copyright © 2012 by Terry Davis.
“Mars at Night” copyright © 2012 by Rebecca Fjelland Davis.
“Launchpad to Neptune” copyright © 2012 by Sara Ryan and Randy Powell.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available.
ISBN 978-1-4521-1143-8