This is a collection of 15 specially commissioned short stories by
some of Britain's best-known authors of children's books, including
Malorie Blackman, Melvin Burgess, Berlie Doherty, Anne Fine, Lesley
Howarth and Jeremy Strong. These authors have written for children
of all ages, but the stories in this collection are aimed at
younger teenagers. The stories all share the central image of the
anthology, that of the mirror, but are very different in form and
tone, covering humour and horror, fantasy and fairytale, realism
and romance. If there can said to be a common thread running
through, it is that many of the confrontations with mirrors and
reflections contain an element of darkness to them. This tone is
set in the first story by Elizabeth Laird, which is a retelling of
the sorry fate of Narcissus and Echo, and continues, for instance,
in the very modern 'mirrors dot com' by Lesley Howarth, in which
buying a mirror on the internet has some unearthly results. Being
haunted by the past through a mirror ties together the tales of
Malorie Blackman, Vivian French and Alan Durant, which range from
the melancholy reflections of a middle-aged film actress through a
humorous fight with a pirate ancestor to a terrifying ghostly
revenge tale. Most striking of all are 'Whose Face Do You See?' by
Melvin Burgess and 'Double Vision' by Paul Stewart, the latter a
disturbing story with an unexpected ending and the former the
dramatic tale of a young girl in a coma. All in all, this is a fine
collection of short stories which will be thoroughly enjoyed by the
young readers it is aimed at. (Kirkus UK)
A collection of new , specially commissioned short stories by some of the finest authors of children’s books today: Anne Fine, Berlie Doherty, Leslie Howarth, Mary Arrigan, Gaye Hicilmaz, Jeremy Strong, Malorie Blackman, Elizabeth Laird , Melvin Burgess, Celia Rees, Kate Thompson, Paul Stewart, Vivian French, Alan Durant, Annie Dalton in range of genres – humour, horror, fantasy, traditional, realism and romance.
The collection is aimed at good readers between 10 and 14, and the strength of the stories combined with the excellence of their authors will be certainly be welcomed by teachers, librarians and parents. Edited by Wendy Cooling, a well-known and highly respected figure in the world of education and children’s books and the editor of Centuries of Stories.
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