Trust Me!

by Paul Collins, Isobelle Carmody (Foreword by)

Overview

Trust Me! features original contributions by 50 of Australia’s best known children’s authors, poets and illustrators. Stories and poems cover all genres, mystery, romance, crime, fantasy, SF, humour and more. Contributors include: Andy Griffiths, Shaun Tan, Gary Crew, Phillip Gwynne, Catherine Bateson, Steven Herrick, Allan Baillie, Sofie Laguna, Leigh Hobbs, Marc McBride, Mitch Vane, Michael Wagner, David Metzenthen and many others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781876462574
Publisher:	Hybrid Publishers
Publication date:	03/20/2009
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Paul Collins has written many books for younger readers. He is best known for his fantasy and science fiction titles: The Jelindel Chronicles (Dragonlinks, Dragonfang and Dragonsight), and The Quentaris Chronicles (Swords of Quentaris, Slaves of Quentaris, Dragonlords of Quentaris, Princess of Shadows The Forgotten Prince and The Spell of Undoing). His trade books published in America are The Earthborn, The Skyborn and The Hiveborn.

Editorial Reviews

Readers are offered samplings of a range of genres including fantasy, horror, science fiction, history and poetry. What is common is the high standard of the various offerings. Wonderful for individual reading, this would also be suitable for classroom use and school library collections.

"it’s the sort of collection you’ll enjoy dipping into, and going back to, time after time."

"Reading Trust Me! is like peeping through tiny windows into a house filled with glittering treasures. In the hands of its authors, the future of young-adult genre fiction looks rosy."

‘ . . . A smorgasbord of superb short stories and poems . . .’

‘What a brilliant idea . . . Do yourself a favour – it’s worth every cent.’

‘All I can say is Trust Me, you will want to buy, read and enjoy this anthology over and over again.’

‘Any reader will find something to amuse, delight and entertain in this tome . . . There is something for everyone.’

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