In his first volume of short stories, a national bestselling author presents 11 breathtaking tales--some never before collected--that can chill or amuse, but embrace the unexpected and illuminate the real and the fantastic. Illustrations. n nMaster storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a breathtaking collection of tales for younger readers that may chill or amuse, but that always embrace the unexpected: n n- Humpty Dumptys sister hires a private detective to investigate her brothers death. n- A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party. n- A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery, and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.