Mirror Mask / Neil Gaiman and /dave McKean / 70 pages / May Challenge

Helena Campbell, a member of the Campbell Family Circus, wants to run away and join real life.  In an argument with her mother, she responds "I wish I was." to her mother's "You'll be the death of me."  During the performance that evening, her mother passed out and then is hospitalized with a ife-threatening condition.  Helena blames herself and is haunted by nightmares involving a Dark Queen, a runaway daughter, many strange creatures, and a world on the brink of chaos.  Originally written by Mr. Gaiman as a film, Mirror Mask was rewritten as a novella under the artistic direction of Dave McKean and features original art by Dave and images from the film.  A most unusual book.