An exquisite collection of haunting, magical stories from Newbery
Medalist Kelly Barnhill
When Mrs. Sorensen's husband dies, she rekindles a long-dormant love
with an unsuitable mate in "Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch." In "Open
the Door and the Light Pours Through," a young man wrestles with grief
and his sexuality in an exchange of letters with his faraway beloved.
"Dreadful Young Ladies" demonstrates the strength and power--known and
unknown--of the imagination. In "Notes on the Untimely Death of Ronia
Drake," a witch is haunted by the deadly repercussions of a spell. "The
Insect and the Astronomer" upends expectations about good and bad,
knowledge and ignorance, love and longing. The World Fantasy
Award-winning novella "The Unlicensed Magician" introduces the secret
magical life of an invisible girl once left for dead--with thematic
echoes of Barnhill's Newbery Medal-winning novel, The Girl Who Drank
the Moon.
With bold, reality-bending invention underscored by richly illuminated
universal themes of love, death, jealousy, and hope, the stories in
Dreadful Young Ladies show why its author has been hailed as "a
fantasist on the order of Neil Gaiman" (Minneapolis Star Tribune).
This collection cements Barnhill's place as one of the wittiest, most
vital and compelling voices in contemporary literature.
