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Geektastic

Stories from the Nerd Herd

By Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci (Trade Paperback, 2010)

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, John Green, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfield, 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!

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- Format: Trade Paperback
- Price: $8.99 US/$10.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316008105
- On Sale Date: 06/07/2010
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Holly Black is the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles and Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside. She lives in Masschusetts with her husband Theo.

Cecil Castellucci is the author of Boy Proof, Queen of Cool, Beige, and The Plain Janes. She is a writer, filmaker, actress, and singer-songwriter. She lives in Los Angeles.

Praise for Geektastic:
"True to its subtitle -- "Stories From the Nerd Herd" -- Geektastic features the works of A-list writer-geeks who know of what they write, whether it's video games, the school drama club or astronomy class. "
-- L.A. Times

"Simultaneously addressing the isolation and loneliness that geeks can feel as well as the sense of camaraderie and community that can be found when one embraces a world or ideology in which he or she can completely invest, Geektastic is a completely dorky and utterly worthwhile read."
-- School Library Journal

"Delightful... Although readers need not necessarily be geeks to appreciate this well-written collection, it will help. Buy for all the geeks in your library-including the librarian." -- VOYA

"Throughout, this all-inclusive love fest plays homage to the classics of D&D and Star Trek, but there's plenty of room for fans of new faves such as the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica and Joss Whedon-verse as well. Geeks, old and new school, will appreciate this collection written by their own."
--Booklist

"Geeks of the world, rejoice!"
--www.ReadingRants.org

"I'm not sure that I can describe how much I loved this book, but I'll do my best. Imagine kittens sneezing adorable kitten sneezes whilst dancing on a rainbow. That's how great Geektastic was."
--From an LBYR Hip Scout