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C'è una tomba che ti aspetta

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L'ultima cosa che ci si aspetta, durante le vacanza, è di dover sgobbare in un vecchio cimitero: eppure è proprio quello che capita a Laurie, ospite nell'antica casa della zia Vivienne. Il comitato di quartiere, infatti, ha deciso di restaurare le tombe abbandonate e la ragazza ancora non sa che la sua forzata partecipazione a quel macabro passatempo le fornirà il modo di imparare la magia vudù. E questo è solo il primo dei nove racconti che, tra bibliotecarie dotate di strani poteri, antiche maledizioni e cani decisi a restare con i padroni oltre la morte, vi offrono la possibilità di fare due passi nell'ignoto...

Contiene le storie:
C'è una tomba che ti aspetta (There's a Tomb Waiting for You, Joan Lowery Nixon)
Anubis (Anubis, Elsa Marston)
Salvate l'elefante, la formica e Billikins (Save the Elephant, the Ant, and Billikins, Vivien Alcock)
Il ritorno di Ethan (Ethan Unbound, Gary L. Blackwood)
Parenti Serpenti (For Pete's Sake, Ellen Conford)
Zia Florrie (Aunt Florrrie, Robert Westall)
La reincarnazione di Bimbabella (The Reincarnation of Sweet Lips, Larry Bograd)
Un cane fantasma sporco di fango (A Nasty, Muddy Ghost Dog, Joan Aiken)
Rappresentanti, attenti! (Salesman, Beware!, Steven Otfinoski)

123 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1999

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Donald R. Gallo

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Donald R. Gallo, often called the godfather of YA short stories, is the editor of more than a dozen acclaimed anthologies, including Sixteen, Destination Unexpected, First Crossing, and What Are You Afraid Of?. A former English teacher and professor, he began championing short stories written specifically for teens in 1980, addressing a gap in school curricula. His groundbreaking work has earned numerous accolades, including the ALAN Award for Outstanding Contributions to Young Adult Literature. Gallo now writes, edits, and presents workshops, while also enjoying photography, cooking, and travel from his home in Solon, Ohio.

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February 16, 2009
I often read young adult fiction. This is a short story collection and the blurb says " prepare to be jolted...electrified..."

Perhaps younger readers would enjoy this more than I but the stories were only average for the most part. Of the 13 stories only two were memrable at all.

Find something faster paced and more exciting for your teen readers.
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