Geektastic : stories from the nerd herd

Title
Geektastic : stories from the nerd herd

Summary
A collection of short stories about geeks: science fiction fans, comic book fans, fantasy gamers, etc.

Year Published
2009-2010

Physical Description
ix, 403 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Contents
Once you're a Jedi, you're a Jedi all the way / Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci -- Comic: Top five words or phrases you need to know in Klingon -- One of us / Tracy Lynn -- Comic: How to tell if your dice are lucky or unlucky -- Definitional chaos / Scott Westerfeld -- Comic: I totally shouldn't post this, but... -- I never / Cassandra Clare -- Comic: How to look cool and not drool in front of your favorite author -- King of Pelinesse / M. T. Anderson -- Comic: How to identify...the living dead -- Wrath of Dawn / Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith -- Comic: How to cheat like a nerd -- Quiz bowl antichrist / David Levithan -- Comic: How to cosplay with common household objects -- Quiet knight / Garth Nix -- Comic: What your instrument says about you -- Everyone but you / Lisa Yee -- Comic: What to remember when going to a convention -- Secret identity / Kelly Link -- Comic: What your lunch table status means -- Freak the geek / John Green -- Comic: How to hook up at the science fair -- Truth about dino girl / Barry Lyga -- Comic: Theater types -- This is my audition monologue / Sara Zarr -- Comic: The best ways to stay awake for gaming -- Stars at the finish line / Wendy Mass -- Comic: What kind of geek are you? -- It's just a jump to the left / Libba Bray.

Subject
Short stories.
 
Geeks (Computer enthusiasts) -- Fiction.
 
Fans (Persons) -- Fiction.
 
Nonconformists -- Fiction.
 
Misfits (Persons) -- Fiction.
 
Teenage misfits -- Fiction.
 
High school students -- Fiction.
 
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction.

Added Author
Black, Holly,
 
Castellucci, Cecil, 1969-,

Summary
A collection of short stories about geeks: science fiction fans, comic book fans, fantasy gamers, etc.

ISBN
9780316008105
 
9780316008099

Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Co., [2010]
 
©2009


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
D.S. MacKenzieFIC GEEBook30522000311081Humour Fiction