Something Shiny

Where was Kelly Link when I was… oh… I dunno, 13-18 years old? She’s got a great voice for that aged reader and It doesn’t come off as being condescending, or simplistic. The themes and topics she addresses are real issues for teens. All of her books are short story collections and her most recent, Pretty Monsters is just such a compilation (otherwise I couldn’t have said “all”).

Anyway, for the horror/fantasy crowd in their teens, Pretty Monsters is a great place to start digging into Kelly Link.

I’ve just started Stranger Things Happen and haven’t gotten very far so I can’t speak for it or any of her other work, but here are her collections:

• Pretty Monsters
• Stranger Things Happen
• Magic for Beginners

Additionally, she’s worked on the following collections:

• Trampoline
• The Best of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet

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