{"product_id":"0142401587-waifs_and_strays","title":"Waifs and Strays","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharles de Lint's remarkable novels and shorter fiction are, in a very real sense, coming of age stories. Here, for the first time, is a collection of his stories about teenagers\u0026amp;150a collection for teen and adult readers alike. From the streets of his famed Newford to the alleys of Bordertown to the realms of Faerie, this is storytelling that will transfix and delight, with characters who will linger in the mind\u0026amp;150many of them from his novels. Featuring an illuminating preface by acclaimed author, anthologist, and critic Terri Windling, Waifs and Strays is a must-own for de Lint fans, and an ideal introduction to his work for newcomers.\u003c\/p\u003e\nPublishers Weekly\n\u003cp\u003eUrban teens take center stage in a pair of edgy short story collections. Waifs and Strays presents 15 previously published works by Canadian fantasy writer Charles de Lint, including \"May This Be Your Last Sorrow\" from The Essential Bordertown and \"There's No Such Thing,\" which appeared in Yolen and Greenburg's anthology Vampires. In its first appearance, \"Sisters,\" tells of precocious 16-year-old Appoline, a vampire (\"Yeah, I drink blood. But it's not as gross as it sounds. And it's not as messy as it is in some of the movies\") who plans to wait until her sister, Cassandra, turns 16 before turning her into one, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeen \u0026amp; Young Adult\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantasy\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSword \u0026amp; Sorcery\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Firebird","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":47597244514494,"sku":"0142401587-3","price":12.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71XV37XcS0L.jpg?v=1780330509","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0142401587-waifs_and_strays","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}