Greenberg, Martin Harry

A collection of stories by a variety of authors about young people with one common characteristic--they are all monsters.

Presents twelve animal stories by various Newbery Award medalists, including Beverly Cleary, Lloyd Alexander, Betsy Byars, and others.

A guide to the writings of Tony Hillerman, including a comprehensive "concordance" of all the characters in his fiction, a chronology of his life, a personal interview, background information on Navajo Indians, and a selection of short fiction and nonfiction by Hillerman.

Presents selections of literature by seven Newbery Award-winning children's authors--Lois Lenski, Robin McKinley, Madeleine L'Engle, Will James, Christopher Paul Curtis, Jean Craighead George, and Charles J. Finger--as well as brief author biographies and a list of the Newbery winners and Honor Books up to the year 2001.