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Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 9,385 Ratings and 1,024 Reviews

Book Description
Acclaimed authors Holly Black (Ironside) and Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof) have united in geekdom to edit short stories from some of the best selling and most promising geeks in young adult literature: M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfield, Lisa Yee, and Sa... More
Book Information
PublisherLittle, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages416
ISBN-100316008095
ISBN-13978-0316008099
Publication Date08/01/2009
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About Cecil Castellucci (Author, Editor) : Cecil Castellucci is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Cecil Castellucci include Boy Proof, Janes in Love (Minx), The Queen of Cool. Writer / Director Cecil Ca... more
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About Holly Black (Author, Editor) : Holly Black is the bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children. Her first book, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, was published in 2002 by Simon & Schuster. Tithe was called "... more
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About Sara Zarr (Contributor) : Hi! I'm the author of three novels for young adults: STORY OF A GIRL (a 2007 National Book Award finalist), SWEETHEARTS, and ONCE WAS LOST. All are published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. ... more
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6/1/2010 Peni Griffin said:
A fun read, but where's the tabletop RPG story? And I have more geek cred than some of these writers - I wrote my Tolkien rip-off before Star Wars existed, I address my husband by his SCA name, and I failed my saving throw against buying this book at B&N. Grumble grumble kids today uphill both wa... more

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9/19/2009 Cynthia Leitich Smith said: My short story, co-authored by Greg Leitich Smith, is called "The Wrath of Dawn."
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