M Is for Magic
M Is for Magic book cover

M Is for Magic

Paperback – Bargain Price, May 1, 2008

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Price
$44.98
Format
Paperback
Pages
272
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Date
Dimensions
5.13 x 0.54 x 7.63 inches
Weight
6.4 ounces

Description

About the Author Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly acclaimed and award-winning books for children and adults, including the New York Times bestseller Coraline . He is also the author of the picture books The Wolves in the Walls and The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish , both illustrated by Dave McKean, Blueberry Girl , illustrated by Charles Vess, and The Dangerous Alphabet , illustrated by Gris Grimly. Among his many awards are the World Fantasy Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Bram Stoker Award. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.

Features & Highlights

  • Master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a breathtaking collection of tales for younger readers that may chill or amuse, but that always embrace the unexpected:
  • Humpty Dumpty's sister hires a private detective to investigate her brother's death.
  • Humpty Dumpty's sister hires a private detective to investigate her brother's death.
  • A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party.
  • A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party.
  • A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery, and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.
  • A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery, and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.

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Good collection for anyone who is a Gaiman or a short story fan.

These are the types of stories that make me want to get back into writing on a regular basis. They are fresh and full, and have such a wide range of imagination that they make me remember what it is to create a world that can easily be traveled to and from in the course of 15 minutes.

While some of the stories are dark, a mature tween should have no difficulty in dealing with the themes and the questions that are posed by these stories. "October in the Chair" and "Troll Bridge" were my personal favorites. A personification of the months and what their stories would be hit squarely on my feelings, and an interesting twist on the story of the troll under a bridge made my heart cry.
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