Geektastic : stories from the nerd herd / edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci. - 1st pbk. ed. - New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010, c2009. - ix, 403 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Once you're a Jedi, you're a Jedi all the way / Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci -- Comic: Top five words or phrases you need to know in Klingon -- One of us / Tracy Lynn -- Comic: How to tell if your dice are lucky or unlucky -- Definitional chaos / Scott Westerfeld -- Comic: I totally shouldn't post this, but... -- I never / Cassandra Clare -- Comic: How to look cool and not drool in front of your favorite author -- King of Pelinesse / M. T. Anderson -- Comic: How to identify...the living dead -- Wrath of Dawn / Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith -- Comic: How to cheat like a nerd -- Quiz bowl antichrist / David Levithan -- Comic: How to cosplay with common household objects -- Quiet knight / Garth Nix -- Comic: What your instrument says about you -- Everyone but you / Lisa Yee -- Comic: What to remember when going to a convention -- Secret identity / Kelly Link -- Comic: What your lunch table status means -- Freak the geek / John Green -- Comic: How to hook up at the science fair -- Truth about dino girl / Barry Lyga -- Comic: Theater types -- This is my audition monologue / Sara Zarr -- Comic: The best ways to stay awake for gaming -- Stars at the finish line / Wendy Mass -- Comic: What kind of geek are you? -- It's just a jump to the left / Libba Bray.

A collection of short stories about geeks: science fiction fans, comic book fans, fantasy gamers, etc.

ISBN: 9780316008105 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Short stories.
Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)--Fiction.
Fans (Persons)--Fiction.
Nonconformists--Fiction.
Misfits (Persons)--Fiction.
Teenage misfits--Fiction.
High school students--Fiction.
Eccentrics and eccentricities--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 808.83/1 [Fic]