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Biography (from her website): Kelly is an author, teacher, and mom. She has written several short stories for grown-ups, and thirteen high-interest nonfiction books for children. Prior to her life as a writer, she worked as a waitress, a teacher, a secretary, a park ranger, an activist, a janitor, a coffee barrista, and a phone book delivery girl. The sum of these experiences has prepared her for exactly nothing - aside from building stories, which she has been doing happily for the last few years. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her three brilliant children, architect husband, and emotionally-unstable dog.

Barnhill, Kelly  
Iron Hearted Violet
Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 8 and up. Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and possibly too clever for her own good. She and her friend Demetrius find a forbidden book in a hidden room, telling the story of the Nybbas, an evil being imprisoned in their world. The story can't really be true - but then the whispers start. Violet and Demetrius, along with an ancient dragon, may hold the key to the Nybbas' triumph - or its demise. After all, stories make their own rules.

Awards:
♦  Finalist for the 2012 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

 
Novel, 424 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition  
Little, Brown - 2012 - ISBN: 0316056731 / 9780316056731  
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.  
Already Received   ID: #New019357 $16.99
Barnhill, Kelly  
The Mostly True Story of Jack
Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 8 and up. When Jack is sent to Hazelwood, Iowa, to live with his crazy aunt and uncle, he expects a summer of boredom. But the people of Hazelwood have been waiting for him for a long time. He makes friends. The town bully beats him up. And the richest man in town begins to plot Jack's imminent demise. It's up to Jack to figure out why - but to do that, he'll have to believe that magic is real, and has something to do with him.

Recommended by Elizabeth  
Novel, 319 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC  
Little, Brown - 2012 - ISBN: 0316056723 / 9780316056724  
Book Condition: New.  
Already Received   ID: #New019354 $6.99
Barnhill, Kelly  
The Mostly True Story of Jack
Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 8 and up. When Jack is sent to Hazelwood, Iowa, to live with his crazy aunt and uncle, he expects a summer of boredom. But the people of Hazelwood have been waiting for him for a long time. He makes friends. The town bully beats him up. And the richest man in town begins to plot Jack's imminent demise. It's up to Jack to figure out why - but to do that, he'll have to believe that magic is real, and has something to do with him.

Recommended by Elizabeth  
Novel, 319 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition  
Little, Brown - 2011 - ISBN: 0316056707 / 9780316056700  
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.  
Already Received   ID: #New013098 $16.99
VanderMeer, Ann (editor) / VanderMeer, Jeff (editor)  
Fast Ships, Black Sails
Eighteen original pirate stories with a science fiction or fantasy twist.
    Contents
  • Introduction: A Fascination with Pirates == Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
  • Boojum == Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette
  • Castor on Troubled Waters == Rhys Hughes
  • I Begyn as I Mean to Go On == Kage Baker
  • Avast, Abaft! == Howard Waldrop
  • Elegy to Gabrielle, Patron Saint of Healers, Whores, and Righteous Thieves == Kelly Barnhill
  • Skillet and Saber == Justin Howe
  • The Nymph's Child == Carrie Vaughn
  • 68° 07.25' N, 31° 36.75' W == Conrad Williams
  • Ironface == Michael Moorcock
  • Pirate Solutions == Katherine Sparrow
  • We Sleep on a Thousand Waves beneath the Stars == Brendan Connell
  • Voyage of the Iguana == Steve Aylett
  • Pirates of the Suara Sea == David Freer and Eric Flint
  • A Cold Day in Hell == Paul Batteiger
  • The Adventures of Captain Black Heart Wentworth == Rachel Swirsky
  • Araminta, or, The Wreck of the Amphidrake == Naomi Novik
  • The Whale Below == Jayme Lynn Blaschke
  • Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar-Pirates of Sarskoe == Garth Nix
  • Author Notes
 
Anthology, 241 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st Edition  
Night Shade Books - 2008 - ISBN: 1597800945 / 9781597800945  
Book Condition: New.  
Already Received   ID: #New000036 $14.95
VanderMeer, Jeff (editor) / Vandermeer, Ann (editor)  
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
Original fantastic fiction, illustrated in black & white, by top authors and artists. After the death of Dr. Thackery T. Lambshead at his house in Wimpering-on-the-Brook, England, a remarkable discovery was unearthed: the remains of an astonishing cabinet of curiosities. Many of these artifacts, curios, and wonders related to anecdotes and stories in the doctor's personal journals. Others, when shown to the doctor's friends, elicited further tales from a life like no other. Thus, in keeping with the bold spirit exemplified by Dr. Lambshead and his exploits, we now proudly present highlights from the doctor's cabinet, reconstructed not only through visual representations but also through exciting stories of intrigue and adventure.
    Contents
  • Introduction: The Contradictions of a Collection, Dr. Lambshead's Cabinet
    Holy Devices and Infernal Duds: The Broadmore Exhibits
  • The Electric Neurheographiton == Minister Faust
  • St. Brendan's Shank == Kelly Barnhill
  • The Auble Gun == Will Hindmarch
  • Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny == Ted Chiang
    Honoring Lambshead: Stories Inspired by the Cabinet
  • Threads == Carrie Vaughn
  • Ambrose and the Ancient Spirits of East and West == Garth Nix
  • Relic == Jeffrey Ford
  • Lord Dunsany's Teapot == Naomi Novik
  • Lot 558: Shadow of My Nephew by Wells, Charlotte == Holly Black
  • A History of Dunkelblau's Meistergarten == Tad Williams
    Microbial Alchemy & Demented Machinery: The Mignola Exhibits
  • Addison Howell and the Clockroach == Cherie Priest
  • Sir Ranulph Wykeham-Rackham, GBE, a.k.a. Roboticus the All-Knowing == Lev Grossman
  • Shamalung (The Diminutions) == Michael Moorcock
  • Pulvadmonitor: The Dust's Warning == China Mieville
    The Mieville Anomalies
  • The Very Shoe == Helen Oyeyemi
  • The Gallows-Horse == Reza Negarestani
    Further Oddities
  • The Thing in the Jar == Michael Cisco
  • The Singing Fish == Amal El-Mohtar
  • The Armor of Sir Locust == Stepan Chapman
  • A Key to the Castleblakeney Key == Caitlin R. Kiernan
  • Taking the Rats to Riga == Jay Lake
  • The Book of Categories == Charles Yu
  • Objects Discovered in a Novel Under Construction == Alan Moore
    Visits & Departures
  • 1929: The Singular Taffy Puller == N.K. Jemisin
  • 1943: A Brief Note Pertaining to the Absence of One Olivaceous Cormorant, Stuffed == Rachel Swirsky
  • 1963: The Argument Against Louis Pasteur == Mur Lafferty
  • 1972: The Lichenologist's Visit == Ekaterina Sedia
  • 1995: Kneel == Brian Evenson
  • 2000: Dr. Lambshead's Dark Room == S.J. Chambers
  • 2003: The Pea == Gio Clairval
  • A Brief Catalog of Additional Items
 
Anthology, 320 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC  
Harper Voyager - 2012 - ISBN: 0062116835 / 9780062116833  
Book Condition: New.  
Already Received   ID: #New018154 $14.99


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