Poe: Stories and Poems by Gareth Hinds - ADVISABLE

Poe: Stories and Poems by Gareth Hinds, 103 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL Candlewick Press. 2017. $14 

Language: PG (4 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG (Drinking) Violence: PG-13 (Violent depictions of death) 

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL - AVERAGE 

This is a graphic novel presentation of some of Edgar Allan Poe's stories and poems. These include The Masque of the Red Death, The Cask of Amontillado, Annabel Lee, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Bells, and The Raven. 

I really enjoyed reading this. The creepy illustrations along with a more concise version of the stories made them both simpler and, in some ways, creepier! Especially The Masque of the Red Death. This also had unfamiliar or outdated vocabulary or expressions defined at the bottom of the pages. All main characters are male 

Sierra Finlinson