Sheltering Stories

"Sheltering Stories: Teen Talk about Covid-19" is a young adult non-fiction anthology showcasing the art and writing of twenty-three teenagers on their experience of the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown in New York City.


Did your child suffer during the Covid-19 2020 lock-down time? They were not alone. “Sheltering Stories: Teen Talk about Covid-19” reveals what twenty-three New York City teenagers thought and felt about their own lock-down experience.



This lock-down period was an extremely difficult time for our kids. What is important about the teens in “Sheltering Stories” is that they used the extreme emotions of the lock-down in a positive way – to create. Through compelling artwork, poignant poetry, soulful stories and time encapsulating photography they share a fascinating tale, generously leaving open the private door to their inner world.



The teenagers featured in “Sheltering Stories” come from a range of backgrounds, nationalities, education styles, and home neighborhoods – each extremely different from each other. They are of African, African-American, Asian, Australian, Egyptian, German, Hispanic, Irish, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim heritage. Attending charter, private, and public schools, they reside in neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Newark, NJ.



The results is wonderful, terrible, upsetting, unsettling, positive and unique. You and your child may laugh or cry when you read “Sheltering Stories,” but will definitely be inspired.