Paperback, 272 pages
English language
Published April 29, 2008 by HarperTrophy.
This book contains a collection of 10 short stories and one poem, all in the wider genre of fantasy, and intended for teenage readers.
Introduction 1. The Case of the FOur and Twenty Blackbirds 2. Troll Bridge 3. Don't ask Jack 4. How to Sell the Ponti Bridge 5. October in the Chair 6. Chivalry 7. The Price 8. How to Talk to Girls at Parties 9. Sunbird 10. The Witch's Headstone 11. Instructions (poem)
If you've read Gaiman's other short fiction collections, most but not quite all of these stories will be familiar to you. They range from complete duds to absolutely delights, but they're all distinctively Gaiman.
