Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders - Paperback

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders - Paperback

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Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders - Paperback

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders - Paperback

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by Neil Gaiman (Author)

Includes the Story "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" - Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Nicole Kidman

A24 Film Directed by John Cameron Mitchell also Stars Elle Fanning and Ruth Wilson

"A prodigiously imaginative collection. . . . The best of these clever fantasy metafictions explores the mysteries of artistic inspiration."--New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice

Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams--and nightmares . . .

A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night . . .

In a Hugo Award-winning story, a great detective must solve a most unsettling royal murder in a strangely altered Victorian England . . .

These marvelous creations and more showcase the unparalleled invention and storytelling brilliance--and the terrifyingly dark and entertaining wit--of the incomparable Neil Gaiman. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most original writers of our time.

Front Jacket

Includes "How to Talk to Girls at Parties," the basis for A Major motion picture directed by John Cameron Mitchell and starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning.

Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams--and nightmares. . . .

A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night. . . .

In a Hugo Award-winning story, a great detective must solve a most unsettling royal murder in a strangely altered Victorian England. . . .

These marvelous creations and more showcase the unparalleled invention and storytelling brilliance--and the terrifyingly dark and entertaining wit--of the incomparable Neil Gaiman. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most original writers of our time.

--USA Today

Back Jacket

Includes "How to Talk to Girls at Parties," the basis for A Major motion picture directed by John Cameron Mitchell and starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning.

Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams--and nightmares. . . .

A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night. . . .

In a Hugo Award-winning story, a great detective must solve a most unsettling royal murder in a strangely altered Victorian England. . . .

These marvelous creations and more showcase the unparalleled invention and storytelling brilliance--and the terrifyingly dark and entertaining wit--of the incomparable Neil Gaiman. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most original writers of our time.

Number of Pages: 400
Dimensions: 0.9 x 8 x 5.3 IN
Publication Date: May 22, 2018
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 17

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