His Hideous Heart » Marieke Nijkamp

The illustrated cover of His Hideous Heart, featuring an anatomical heart in red and grey, in front of a gothic black background. The tagline reads: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined, edited by Dahlia Adler.

Cover art: Jon Contino

Thirteen of YA’s most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.

Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tales, and how they’ve been brought to life in 13 unique and unforgettable ways.

Contributors include Dahlia Adler (reimagining “Ligeia”), Kendare Blake (“Metzengerstein”), Rin Chupeco (“The Murders in the Rue Morgue”), Lamar Giles (“The Oval Portrait”), Tessa Gratton (“Annabel Lee”), Tiffany D. Jackson (“The Cask of Amontillado”), Stephanie Kuehn (“The Tell-Tale Heart”), Emily Lloyd-Jones (“The Purloined Letter”), amanda lovelace (“The Raven”), Hillary Monahan (“The Masque of the Red Death”), Marieke Nijkamp (“Hop-Frog”), Caleb Roehrig (“The Pit and the Pendulum”), and Fran Wilde (“The Fall of the House of Usher”).

Marieke’s story: Changeling

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ISBN-10: 1250302773 | ISBN-13: 978-1250302779

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English
Publisher: Macmillan / Flatiron

Russian
Его ужасное сердце
Publisher: AST
Translation: tk

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Audio – Macmillan Audio

☙ HIS HIDEOUS HEART is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection.

☙ HIS HIDEOUS HEART is a Kirkus Best YA Book of 2019.

☙ HIS HIDEOUS HEART is a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults nominee.

☙ HIS HIDEOUS HEART is a SoCal Indie Bestseller.

A genre-bending collection of 13 twists on Edgar Allan Poe’s works does Poe proud with this creepy and atmospheric set of stories inspired by a handful of his most well-known works…Strong feminist themes appear throughout, and genres run the gamut from futuristic to gothic to lots in between. Diversity in race, gender identity, and sexuality is well-represented. Poe’s ghost happily haunts this fresh, delightfully dark collection.
– Kirkus, starred review

In Adler’s inclusive anthology, 13 YA authors honor Edgar Allan Poe’s pioneering work in mystery, horror, and science fiction with retellings that emphasize diverse characters, settings, and genres…Poe fans new and old will find stories to appreciate here.
– Booklist

Abandonment and revenge are explored when Marieke Nijkamp brings “Hop-Frog,” the story of a jester and his cruel king, into the realm of the fae.
– Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Marieke Nijkamp situates “Changeling,” her fae rendition of Poe’s “Hop-Frog,” in a historical fantasy world that powerfully engages with disability
— Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A superb collection of young adult short stories inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s work…The volume is divided between the new stories and Poe’s originals, which makes for a delightful reading experience. Adler’s anthology brims over with fierce delight and uncanny invention; the stories here vary in their effect nearly as much as Poe’s do… And if you haven’t read Poe before, His Hideous Heart works equally well as an introduction, a tribute and a loving critique. Welcome.”
―The New York Times Book Review

For Marieke’s story:
– Physical and emotional abuse
– Bullying
– Ableism
– Murder and revenge

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