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Title: Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
Editor: Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci
Category: Fiction, Young Adult
Rating: 3/5
Why I Read It: Self-proclaimed geek, here. So after Abby, Liz, Nymeth, and Lenore talked up this book, how could I resist?

Summary: A collection of stories from YA authors celebrating geekdom in all its many forms—from roleplaying to Buffy to being the smartest kid in school.

Review: I recently told a friend of mine about this collection. She’s been reading some YA lately, she’s a huge Buffy fan, and she’s one smart cookie to boot. So I thought she might be into the whole “celebrate your inner geek” thing. But when I suggested that she might like it, I’m pretty sure I offended her.

Enough. It’s time to reclaim “geek” as a badge of pride. First step? Read this book.

Full disclosure: I didn’t love every story in this collection. I share Nymeth’s disappointment in “The Truth about Dino Girl,” and I flat-out stopped reading one of the stories. But aside from those two disappointments, I enjoyed every story, even if that particular subculture of geek was new to me.

I absolutely adored three of the stories and was sad to reach the last page of each:

  • “Secret Identity” by Kelly Link
  • “Quiz Bowl Antichrist” by David Levithan
  • “The King of Pelinesse” by M.T. Anderson

So check this one out. If you find that you’re not loving one of the stories, you can always skip it and go to the next.

You owe it to your inner geek.

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