Short Circuits [Paperback]

Donald R. Gallo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1993

Prepare to be jolted . . . electrified . . .  zapped. Here are thirteen hair-raising stories that  are bound to stun and shock  you.



There is great suspense in Robert Westall's  "Aunt Florrie" and Larry Bograd's "The  Reincarnation of Sweet Lips." Horrifying  happenings occur in Annette Curtis Klause's "The  Hoppins" and Patricia Windsor's  "Teeth."



Ghosts abound in stories by Joan  Aiken, Vivien Alcock, Elsa Marston, Jane McFann,  Frances A. Miller, and Joan Lowery Nixon. For a dose  of comic relief, readers will gulp with glee at  Ellen Conford's "For Pete's Snake," Gary  Blackwood's "Ethan Unbound," and Steven  Otfinoski's "Salesman, Beware!" Read this  shocking collection at your own risk.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7-10-- While the quality of these 13 selections varies, all are unique, most are well written, and some are quite chilling. Joan Lowery Nixon's ``There's a Tomb Waiting for You'' and Annette Curtis Klause's ``The Hoppins'' anchor the collection. In Gary Blackwood's ``Ethan Unbound,'' the protagonist gets locked in the library with a librarian who is a witch . . . literally, and must summon his literary friends, such as Dracula, to save him from her torture. Patricia Windsor's ``Teeth'' is perhaps the most gruesome of the generally mild collection. Objects of fright range from typical ghosts and snakes to invisible dogs and science-fiction creatures called Oomelecks. With humor, romance, and plenty of unexplained and unusual events, Short Circuits will interest horror aficionados and lure readers who are not usually attracted to the genre. It's a nice alternative to traditional blood and gore. There's plenty here to keep teens reading . . . and looking over their shoulders. --Sharon Korbeck, Milwaukee Public Library
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

Prepare to be jolted . . . electrified . . . zapped. Here are thirteen hair-raising stories that are bound to stun and shock you.

There is great suspense in Robert Westall's "Aunt Florrie" and Larry Bograd's "The Reincarnation of Sweet Lips." Horrifying happenings occur in Annette Curtis Klause's "The Hoppins" and Patricia Windsor's "Teeth."

Ghosts abound in stories by Joan Aiken, Vivien Alcock, Elsa Marston, Jane McFann, Frances A. Miller, and Joan Lowery Nixon. For a dose of comic relief, readers will gulp with glee at Ellen Conford's "For Pete's Snake," Gary Blackwood's "Ethan Unbound," and Steven Otfinoski's "Salesman, Beware!" Read this shocking collection at your own risk.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf (October 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440218896
• ISBN-13: 978-0440218890
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,712,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A Kid's Review

This review is from: Short Circuits (Hardcover)

SHORT CIRCUITS
This book is called short circuits, because it has 13 short stories. The best one of the short circuits was called For Petes Snake. I liked it because this kid was babysitting his sisters boa construicoer and he wwent down stairs to watch some t.v., because their was a storm and when he up to check on the snake the snake wasn't there. When he saw gnaw bites at the top of the cage he remembered the door was open. He went up to his room and sat there until he felt something crawling up his leg. What was crawling up his leg was the blanket he was under ,then his parents came in the room with his sister and she had the snake around her. He was thankful they had found the snake, but then his sister had to give up the snake because the family was terrified.