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M is for Magic: When this author decides to write tales for youth or adults I can't help checking out what I find. He's an incredible spinner of stories. This collection is written for youth and sure to be an exciting read the age group. These eleven stories are intriguing, fascinating and sometimes downright scary. While some may not appeal to you, do read them all to find your favorites.
They are: The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds, derived from the nursery rhyme set; Troll Bridge, written for adolescents; Don't Ask Jack is a bit creepy; How to Sell the Ponti Bridge, with a science fiction background; October in the Chair, a tribute The Price, interesting and Poe-like but with its own telling; How to Talk to Girls at Parties, a funny adolescent story in a science fiction mode; Sunbird, another funny tale; The Witch's Headstone, from the Graveyard Book; and Instructions, a fine writing as a poem.
They are: The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds, derived from the nursery rhyme set; Troll Bridge, written for adolescents; Don't Ask Jack is a bit creepy; How to Sell the Ponti Bridge, with a science fiction background; October in the Chair, a tribute The Price, interesting and Poe-like but with its own telling; How to Talk to Girls at Parties, a funny adolescent story in a science fiction mode; Sunbird, another funny tale; The Witch's Headstone, from the Graveyard Book; and Instructions, a fine writing as a poem.
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