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Curses, Inc. and Other Stories
Contributor(s): Vande Velde, Vivian (Author)

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 ISBN: 015206107X     ISBN-13: 9780152061074
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $12.30  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Dark Fantasy
- Young Adult Fiction | Short Stories
- Young Adult Fiction | Magical Realism
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2007281251
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 870(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 4.82" W x 6.98" L (0.33 lbs) 240 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 20799
Reading Level: 5.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
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. "Give this one to readers who are ready for some sophisticated tales of the supernatural." --Booklist

Contributor Bio(s): 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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