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Geektastic
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd | Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci
Acclaimed authors Holly Black (Ironside) and Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof) have united in geekdom to edit short stories from some of the best selling and most promising geeks in young adult literature: M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfield, Lisa Yee, and Sara Zarr.With illustrated interstitials from comic book artists Hope Larson and Bryan Lee O'Malley, Geektastic covers all things geeky, from Klingons and Jedi Knights to fan fiction, theater geeks, and cosplayers. Whether you're a former, current, or future geek, or if you just want to get in touch with your inner geek, Geektastic will help you get your geek on!
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PedestalNix
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd | Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci
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"I Never" is a bit better, but you can spot the Cyrano de Bergerac plot coming a mile away.

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PedestalNix
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd | Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci
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Another story down. This one was okay, but a bit hard to read because the protagonist thinks it's a dandy idea to get drunk and wave around a gun, and the story takes no position on this.

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PedestalNix
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd | Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci
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Another story down. This one was okay, but super-predictable, and with very heavy-handed foreshadowing. The #scifi references just amounted to so much name-dropping, too. The worst sin was that most of the characters' interactions happened 'off-screen'. Show up, mention some scifi words, fade to black. Don't just tell us 'they became friends', show it happening!

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PedestalNix
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd | Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci
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So far, I've read only the first story in this one: "Once you're a Jedi, you're a Jedi all the way". It's kind of mediocre--it all seems rather superficial. You could tell the same story without the geeky backdrop and it'd be about the same. Here's hoping the other stories are better.

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melrailey
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd | Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci
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These short stories are turning into some perfect bedtime reading.

DoubleLane Ahhh I love this book! I forgot it existed! 8y
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callunakeep
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd | Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci
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I am SOOO EXCITED!! Look what I just ordered for my granddaughter for Christmas!! They have five more books in different fandoms, including Supernatural, that I am going to get her for her birthday! Myfirstfandom.com

Owlizabeth I've got a niece who needs these - thanks for the hot tip!! 8y
BookFreakOut Awww, so cute! 8y
thec0zy Oh my!! These are so great 😍 8y
Claireluana Yesss great idea for Christmas gifts for my nieces! 🎁 8y
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Carol
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd | Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci
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Heavy on the graphic novels, with a sprinkling of short stories, nonfiction, essays, and more on the Kindle.
Who else is signed up for next weekend's 24 in 48 Readathon? It's my first readathon and I am sooooooo excited!

kdwinchester Oh how cool is this!! I adore your stack! Graphic novels are great for readathons. :) 8y
MrBook You are going to kick butt! 8y
BookishFeminist Yes!! 📚📚📚 8y
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StaceyKondla I love how happy you look! Great picture! 😊 8y
Tanner Great pic! It's going to be my first readathon too - don't know if I'll actually be able to do 24 hours total, so my goal is just as much as possible. 8y
Liberty Cutie. 😊 8y
Soubhiville It's my first as well, and I'm so excited! I'm going to practice reading most of the day today to get ready 😜 LOL 8y
Reviewsbylola I haven't done a readathon in years but they are always super exciting. I don't know how much I'll be able to participate because I have a 2 year old and 3 year old but I am going to give it my best effort! 8y
GuiltyFeat Ambitious! I love it. 8y
LauraBrook That's an awesome Readathon stack!!! 8y
moranadatter Real life is getting in the way. That's an amazing stack though! Good luck! 8y
elkeOriginal @Soubhiville I love the idea of training/practicing for the readathon 👍😂 8y
Carol @Soubhiville @elkeo I want to treat every day like it's training day! 📚📚📚 8y
elkeOriginal Yes and yes! Agree wholeheartedly 🙌 8y
angrylilasian Great books! I'm going to give it a try!! I have little ones who don't usually let me read though. 😆 8y
readinginthedark My first, too! But I'm a super slow reader, so my stack won't be that big, probably. :) 8y
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