Geektastic Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci

Genre: Young Adult
Sub Genre: Fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: geek \gēk\ n: 1. A person often of an intellectual bent who is disapproved of. 2. A person who is so passionate about a given subject or subjects as to occasionally cause annoyance among others. geek∙tas∙tic \gēk-tas-tik\ adj:marked by fantastic geek qualities; a compliment of the highest regard. Acclaimed authors Holly Black (Ironside) and Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof) have united in geekdom to bring together short stories from some of the best-selling and most promising players in young adult literature, including stories from the following geeks: M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Tracy Lynn, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfeld, Lisa Yee, and Sara Zarr. With illustrated interstitials from comic book artists Hope Larson and Bryan Lee O’’Malley, Geektastic covers all things geeky, from Klingons and Jedi Knights to fan fiction, theater geeks, and cosplayers. Whether you’re a former, current, or future geek, or if you just want to get in touch with your inner geek, Geektastic will help you get your geek on!

This is a compilation of short stories that are for your inner geek. For the kid who loves to go to Comic book conventions or your avid Buffy fan. This is a great group of stories written by some of the bestselling authors in young adult fiction today. I found this to be a delightful book that I couldn’t put down. It reminded me of the first time I went to a convention and wasn’t sure of what I was getting into, to my group of friends when we get together to hang out and play games. There is a little something for everyone in this book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.

Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316008109
Pages: 432
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