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Curses, Inc. and Other Stories
Vivian Vande Velde
Curses, Inc. and Other Stories
Vivian Vande Velde
Jacket Description/Flap: Vivian Vande Velde's spellbinding short stories are filled with magic and mayhem. Witness the boy who breaks his dance date because he's too cheap to spend money on her. He learns about spells the hard way in Curses, Inc. What happens when a woman brings her son back from the dead in "The Witch's Son"? Many folks go to Granny Orilla for remedies. Does a cure or a curse await in "Cypress Swamp Granny"? Beware: These haunting stories will put you under their spell. Brief Description: Ten tales for teens from a master of fantastical storytellingReview Quotes: [set star] "Features confident storytelling and suprise endings."--"School Library Journal.""This collection of ten witchy tales has something to appeal to everyone . . . The tone . . . varies from funny to haunting, rueful to gothic . . . [For] readers who are ready for some sophisticated tales of the supernatural."--"The Bulletin""Publisher Marketing: A spell that gets you land, money, long golden hair, or a date to the prom can't be a curse, can it? A curse just gets you "dead." Or does it?. . . In these ten stunning short stories, boys and girls learn firsthand just what magic spells, enchantments, and curses really can do. Review Citations:
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/1997 pg. 307 (EAN 9780152014520, Hardcover)
School Library Journal 06/01/1997 pg. 128 (EAN 9780152014520, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1997 pg. 316 (EAN 9780152014520, Hardcover)
ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/1998 pg. 1226 (EAN 9780152014520, Hardcover)
Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1998 pg. 74 (EAN 9780152014520, Hardcover)
Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2000 pg. 570 (EAN 9780152014520, Hardcover)
Contributor Bio: Vande Velde, Vivian Vivian Vande Velde has written many highly acclaimed books for teen and middle-grade readers, including Three Good Deeds, "Heir Apparent, Deadly Pink, "and the Edgar Award winning "Never Trust a Dead Man". She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.
Media | Książki Paperback Book (Książka z miękką okładką i klejonym grzbietem) |
Wydane | 1 września 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780152061074 |
Wydawcy | Harcourt Brace and Company |
Strony | 226 |
Wymiary | 122 × 177 × 17 mm · 149 g |
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