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Curses, Inc. and Other Stories

Vivian Vande Velde

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2007
  • Pages: 240
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 6.98in - 4.82in - 0.68in - 0.33lb
  • EAN: 9780152061074
  • Recommended age: 12-UP
  • Categories: Fantasy - Dark FantasyShort Stories, Collections & AnthologiesMagical Realism

About the Author

Vande Velde, Vivian: -

Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including Heir Apparent, User Unfriendly, All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It ..., and the Edgar Award-winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.

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Praise for this book

[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 --