M Is for Magic - by Neil Gaiman (Paperback)

About the Book

In his first volume of short stories, a national bestselling author presents 11 breathtaking tales--some never before collected--that can chill or amuse, but embrace the unexpected and illuminate the real and the fantastic. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

Stories to delight, enchant, and surprise you.

Bestselling author and master storyteller Neil Gaiman here presents a breathtaking collection of tales that may chill or amuse readers--but always embrace the unexpected:

• A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party.
• A sinister jack-in-the-box haunts the lives of the children who owned it.
• A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.
• A stray cat fights a nightly battle to protect his adopted family from a terrible evil.

These eleven stories illuminate the real and the fantastic, and will be welcomed with great joy by Neil Gaiman's many fans as well as by readers coming to his work for the first time.

From the Back Cover

Master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a breathtaking collection of tales for younger readers that may chill or amuse, but that always embrace the unexpected:

• Humpty Dumpty's sister hires a private detective to investigate her brother's death.
• A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party.
• A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery, and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.

Review Quotes

"Creepy, funny, and clever." - School Library Journal

"Ten short stories and one poem...allow [Gaiman] to strut his stuff, particularly that of the deliciously creepy variety." - Kirkus Reviews

"A delectable smorgasbord of short stories for young readers." - Buffalo News