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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, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith,... read more

Summary

As a collection of 29 stories and comics, it is very difficult to summarize all of them, for fear of boring you to death, but it is also impossible to summarize the book as a whole, for being to broad. However, one of the more interesting things about the books is that it does do a very good... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Thomas: A hardcore Star Wars fan. Presumably in love with Chung Ae.
  • Chung Ae: A hardcore Star Trek fan. Presumably in love with Thomas.
  • Montgomery: A cheerleader whose mission is to learn all about how to be a geek.
  • Jane: A role play addict stuck in the groove of her favorite character.
  • Jim: A teenager caught between his comics. magazines and family drama.

First Sentence

I awake tangled up in scratchy sheets with my head pounding and the taste of cheap alcohol and Tabasco still in my mouth.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Holly Black (Co-Editor)
  2. Cecil Castellucci (Co-Editor)

Other Contributors:

  1. Scott Westerfeld (Author)
  2. Cassandra Clare (Author)
  3. John Green (Author)
 

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