Pretty Monsters (English)

A childlike sense of wonder and a playful curiosity have been central to Kelly Link's storytelling style from the beginning (STRANGER THINGS HAPPEN and MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS). And regardless of the age of her audience, she has used the genre tropes of fairy tales, detective and campfire stories as jumping off points for her own quirky, fanciful fiction that ultimately pays little heed to conventions and opens up worlds of quotidian possibility. And although PRETTY MONSTERS is her first collection aimed at younger readers, it contains three stories published in her earlier (adult) collections--zombies, pirates, ghosts, werewolves, and magical grandmothers, after all, are relevant across generations. minimize