Curses, Inc: And Other Stories (Laurel-Leaf Books) - Softcover

Vande Velde, Vivian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440227674 ISBN 13: 9780440227670

Publisher: Laurel Leaf, 1998

Synopsis

Vivian Vande Velde's spellbinding short stories are filled with magic and mayhem. Witness the boy who breaks his dance date because he's too cheap to spend money on her. He learns about spells the hard way in Curses, Inc. What happens when a woman brings her son back from the dead in "The Witch's Son"? Many folks go to Granny Orilla for remedies. Does a cure or a curse await in "Cypress Swamp Granny"? Beware: These haunting stories will put you under their spell.

About this title

Review:

[set star] "Features confident storytelling and suprise endings."--School Library Journal.
"This collection of ten witchy tales has something to appeal to everyone . . . The tone . . . varies from funny to haunting, rueful to gothic . . . [For] readers who are ready for some sophisticated tales of the supernatural."--The Bulletin

About the Author:

Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including Heir Apparent, User Unfriendly, All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It ..., and the Edgar Award-winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurel Leaf
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0440227674
• ISBN 13: 9780440227670
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 240