Wicked wonders

A rebellious child identifies with Maleficent instead of Sleeping Beauty. Best friends Anna and Corry share one last morning on Earth. A solitary woman inherits a penny arcade haunted by a beautiful stranger. A prep-school student requires more than luck when playing dice with a faerie. Ladies who l...

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Main Author: Klages, Ellen, 1954-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: San Francisco : Tachyon Publications, 2017.
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Summary: A rebellious child identifies with Maleficent instead of Sleeping Beauty. Best friends Anna and Corry share one last morning on Earth. A solitary woman inherits a penny arcade haunted by a beautiful stranger. A prep-school student requires more than luck when playing dice with a faerie. Ladies who lunch--dividing one last bite of dessert--delve into new dimensions of quantum politeness. At summer camp, a young girl discovers the heartbreak of forbidden love. Whether on a habitat on Mars or in a boardinghouse in London, discover Ellen Klages' wicked, wondrous adventures full of cheeky wit, empathy, and courage.
Physical Description: 288 p.
ISBN: 9781616962616
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Author Notes: Ellen Klages (The Green Glass Sea; White Sands, Red Menace) is the recipient of the World Fantasy, Nebula, Scott O'Dell, and California Book awards. Her short fiction has been on the final ballot for numerous literary and genre awards and has been translated into a dozen languages. Klages has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, leading to many odd jobs that began with the letter P (proofreader, photographer, painter, pinball arcade manager). She lives in San Francisco in a small house full of strange and wondrous things.