Straw house, Wood house, Brick house, Blow
By: Daniel Nayeri
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Somerville, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780763655266
Subjects: Mystery and detective stories; Science fiction; Love; FIction; Short stories; Fiction
Description: A collection of four novellas in different genres, including a western about a farmer who grows living toys and a rancher who grows half-living people; a science fiction story of the near-future in which the world is as easy to manipulate as the Internet; a crime story in which every wish comes true and only the Imaginary Crimes Unit can stop them; and a comedic love story in which Death describes himself as a charismatic hero.