Unexpected: Eleven Mysterious Stories - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439455855 ISBN 13: 9780439455855

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2005

Synopsis

A unique collection of mind-bending tales by such renowned authors as Bruce Coville, Jane Yolen, Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Gail Carson Levine.

An eerie house filled with forgotten treasures . . . A young detective from the future . . . A miniature village that feels like home . . . A mom abducted by trolls . . .
These are just a few of the eleven mysterious encounters conjured up by some of today's most popular and acclaimed authors, including Gail Carson Levine, Graham Salisbury, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Norma Fox Mazer, Jane Yolen, Dian Curtis Regan, Peter Lerangis, and Bruce Coville.
All of them conspire to make you ask: Is this really happening?

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-6–This anthology features a range of stories from mysteries and time travel to ghosts and the paranormal. Peter Lerangis's Loser is a funny story about a kid who finds everything he's ever lost. Heidi E. Y. Stemple and Jane Yolen's Max, the Hand, and Me is a traditional, hair-raising mystery. Will Weaver's Marked for Death is a deeply affecting story. While some selections are more artfully crafted than others, each has its own strength, and the collection as a whole is engaging and readable.–Adrienne Furness, Webster Public Library, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0439455855
• ISBN 13: 9780439455855
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Williams Laura E.