Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Stories

by Jane Yolen

Overview

In these twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear—but dead—mother’s homecoming, a bridge that longs for a goat-eating troll, and a mutiny among Peter Pan’s troops.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547996158
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/16/2012
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
Lexile:	760L (what's this?)
File size:	641 KB
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jane Yolen is a highly acclaimed author who has written hundreds of books for children and adults and has won numerous awards. She and her husband divide their time between Massachussetts and Scotland.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 5-7--This solid collection of short stories is a good introduction to various types of fantasy. Three of the 12 pieces are new and the rest have been published in other compilations. There is something here for everyone--tales that are scary, gross, or fanciful. Some of the selections are reworkings of parts of children's classics, such as Alice in Wonderland (Alice learns how to be tough with the Jabberwock) and Peter Pan (Captain Hook is singing a new tune now that he is married to a modern-day feminist). "The Bridge's Complaint" puts a different spin on "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" by relating events from the bridge's point of view. The tales are set in different times--some in the past, some in the present, and some in the near or distant future. "Wilding" is a chilling futuristic look at New York City's Central Park, based on the gang violence that occurred there in the late 1980s. There's a story of a frightening sea monster, one about a fairy, and another about aliens; all will chill and delight the imagination.--Virginia Golodetz, St. Michael's College, Winooski, VT

School Library Journal

"Yolen consistently writes fresh, off-the-wall stories that even children who don't normally read fantasy will enjoy."-Booklist


"There is something here for everyone-tales that are scary, gross, or fanciful. . . . All will chill and delight the imagination."-School Library Journal

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