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Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
Reviewed by: Karen Sandlin Silverman - Scarborough High School, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: February 22, 2015
Review
As the subtitle says, this is a book of short stories about beasts and monsters, and also teens and love. All the usual monsters are here, e.g., vampires, devils, mean girls, and abusive stepfathers. The more unusual beasts include a hill (yes, a hill) and "mercurials." This is a wonderful collection with contributions from some of today's best YA authors (Paolo Bacigalupi, Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, M. T. Anderson, Nathan Ballingrud, Patrick Ness, Sarah Rees Brennan, Nalo Hopkinson, G. Carl Purcell, Dylan Horrocks, Nik Houser, Kathleen Jennings, Kelly Link, Joshua Lewis, and Alice Sola Kim). A book to savor.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Link, Kelly and Gavin J. Grant (editors)
Illustrator: ,
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre: fantasy,horror
Audience: grades 10-12
Binding Type: Choose Binding Type
Binding Quality: excellent
ISBN: 9780763664732
Price: 22.99