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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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