Pretty Monsters
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Publisher:
New York : - Viking
Pages:
389
ISBN:
0670010901, 9780670010905
Language:
English
Contents:
The wrong grave
The wizards of Perfil
Magic for beginners
The faery handbag
The specialist's hat
Monster
The surfer
The constable of Abal
Pretty monsters.
The wizards of Perfil
Magic for beginners
The faery handbag
The specialist's hat
Monster
The surfer
The constable of Abal
Pretty monsters.
Lexile Number:
740
Statement of responsibility:
Kelly Link ; with decorations by Shaun Tan
Physical description:
389 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Add a Quote"I need you to steal three books," Fox says. "From a library in a place called Iowa." "I know Iowa," Jeremy says. "I mean, I've never been there, but it's a real place. I could go there." "I'm going to tell you the books you need to steal," Fox says. "Author, title, and the jewelly festival number--" "Dewey decimal," Jeremy says. "It's actually called the Dewey decimal number in real libraries." "Real," Fox says, sounding amused.
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Add a CommentThese stories are dark but funny. This was very enjoyable but won't appeal to all teens. It's complicated and post-modern with stories within stories within stories. There's a lot of metafiction, where the reader is made aware they are reading. Creative and interesting but few of the stories have satisfying endings.
Amazingly inventive,and wonderfully stylish, Pretty Monsters is a short story collection not to be missed.