Straw house, wood house, brick house, blow

Author

Daniel Nayeri

Call Number

• FICTION NAYE TEEN (CEN)

Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

Candlewick Press,

Physical Description

404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Summary

A collection of four novellas in different genres, including a western about a farmer who grows living toys and a rancher who grows half-living people; a science fiction story of the near-future in which the world is as easy to manipulate as the Internet; a crime story in which every wish comes true and only the Imaginary Crimes Unit can stop them; and a comedic love story in which Death describes himself as a charismatic hero.

Contents

• Toy farm
• Our lady of villians
• Wish police
• Doom with a view.