Vacations from Hell by Libba Bray, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray, Sarah Mlynowski
Bray, Libba, Casandra Clare, Claudia Gray, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Mlynowski. Vacations from Hell. New York: Harper Teen, 2009. 280 pages. $16.99 ISBN 9780061688737
Readers Annotation: Be careful where you go on vacation.
Plot Summary: Each short story is about vacations that go wrong, paranormal wrong. The first story, Cruisin', is about vampires who go on vacation. Next is the witch filled tale, I Don't Like Your Girlfriend. The Law of Suspects involves two American sisters on vacation in France, murders and an infectious letter. The Mirror House is about a woman who steals the souls of men. Finally, Nowhere Is Safe is the story of recent graduates on a European vacation who decide to go to the Town of the Damned.
Critical Evaluation: Each of these authors have been sucessful in the young adult world. For a few of these authors, this compilation is not their first. In fact a couple of the authors have had their short stories included in other paranormal collections. These stories are short and sweet, if murder and the paranormal are your sweet.
Information about the Author: Libba Bray recently concluded her Gemma Doyle trilogy and will have a new novel, Bovine, out in September. Maureen Johnson is most famous for 13 Little Blue Envelopes, and has five other novels and one other short story in a collection. Cassandra Clare is the author of The Mortal Instruments series which includes City of Bones, City of Ashes and City of Glass. Claudia Gray has created the Evernight series featuring Bianca, a student at a Gothic boarding school. Sarah Mylnowski has a series of teen lit that involves witchery, and has also published several chick lit books for adults as well. Each of these authors lives in New York, New York.
Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Short Stories
Age Level: Ages 14 and up
Curriculum Ties: Use when discussing short stories, and discuss the variety of short story anthologies out there.
Book talking ideas: Read one of the stories. Discuss why writers write short stories as opposed to full length novels.
Challenge Issues: The horror and paranormal content may be of concern.
Why I included it: I included this book because it is one of the newest short story compilations by one or all of these authors. There is a group of young adult authors, most of whom live in New York City, that frequently collaborate on collections together. Also, I chose this collection because Libba Bray is one of my favorite authors.
Bray, Libba, Casandra Clare, Claudia Gray, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Mlynowski. Vacations from Hell. New York: Harper Teen, 2009. 280 pages. $16.99 ISBN 9780061688737
Readers Annotation: Be careful where you go on vacation.
Plot Summary: Each short story is about vacations that go wrong, paranormal wrong. The first story, Cruisin', is about vampires who go on vacation. Next is the witch filled tale, I Don't Like Your Girlfriend. The Law of Suspects involves two American sisters on vacation in France, murders and an infectious letter. The Mirror House is about a woman who steals the souls of men. Finally, Nowhere Is Safe is the story of recent graduates on a European vacation who decide to go to the Town of the Damned.
Critical Evaluation: Each of these authors have been sucessful in the young adult world. For a few of these authors, this compilation is not their first. In fact a couple of the authors have had their short stories included in other paranormal collections. These stories are short and sweet, if murder and the paranormal are your sweet.
Information about the Author: Libba Bray recently concluded her Gemma Doyle trilogy and will have a new novel, Bovine, out in September. Maureen Johnson is most famous for 13 Little Blue Envelopes, and has five other novels and one other short story in a collection. Cassandra Clare is the author of The Mortal Instruments series which includes City of Bones, City of Ashes and City of Glass. Claudia Gray has created the Evernight series featuring Bianca, a student at a Gothic boarding school. Sarah Mylnowski has a series of teen lit that involves witchery, and has also published several chick lit books for adults as well. Each of these authors lives in New York, New York.
Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Short Stories
Age Level: Ages 14 and up
Curriculum Ties: Use when discussing short stories, and discuss the variety of short story anthologies out there.
Book talking ideas: Read one of the stories. Discuss why writers write short stories as opposed to full length novels.
Challenge Issues: The horror and paranormal content may be of concern.
Why I included it: I included this book because it is one of the newest short story compilations by one or all of these authors. There is a group of young adult authors, most of whom live in New York City, that frequently collaborate on collections together. Also, I chose this collection because Libba Bray is one of my favorite authors.
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