School Library Journal10/01/2013
Gr 9 Up—A dozen original stories that emanate from the "nut" of a classic or other well-known tale comprise this inventive collection. Marr and Pratt invited their writer friends to select stories that spoke to their imaginations and then to create new tales that veered off in different directions. The result is an interesting mix of fantasy, science fiction, and horror-well written and highly varied-that is sure to appeal to older teens. Some stories, such as Rick Yancey's "When First We Were Gods," Kelley Armstrong's "New Chicago," and Carrie Ryan's "That the Machine May Progress Eternally" alter the time of the originals, propelling Hawthorne's "The Birth-Mark," Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw," and Forster's "The Machine Stops," respectively, into the future.
