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Volume 42 JULY/AUGUST, 1989 Number 11

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Since the University of Chicago's announcement that the Graduate Library School will close next year, many subscribers have asked what will happen to The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. The journal will continue to be published by the University of Chicago Press but will be based in the English and Education departments, where the editor has a joint appointment. Both the editorial staff and the committee will remain the same with one exception: Hazel Rochman has resigned and will be replaced by Alba Endicott, a teacher with longterm experience incorporating trade books into a suburban grade-school curriculum. Both critically and financially, The Bulletin enters its forty-third year as sound as it's ever been. As always, we owe much to the subscribers who support us, the publishers who send us review copies, and the committee of librarians and teachers who give time each week to evaluate the reviews in terms of how children use the books. Betsy Hearne, Editor

New Titles for Children and Young People

Adler, David A. A PictureBook of Abraham Lincoln; ISBN 0-8234-0731-4. A Picture Book of George Washington; ISBN 0-8234-0732-2. Each book: illus. by John and Alexandra Wallner. Holiday House, 1989. 32p. $13.95. Ad 5-8 yrs. The first in a projected series of picture book biographies that will include Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin, these two books are tailored to preschool and primary grade children for holiday occasions and American history units. The continuous texts are simplified in short, straightforward sentences without anecdote or detail. Although they sometimes seem dry and choppy ("In Springfield Abraham fell in love with Mary Todd. She was lively and smart. They were married in 1842"), they're neither excessively adulatory nor condescending. The full-color illustrations, too, are stiff in pose and composition but have a kind of traditional, tidy appeal. Useful. BH C.U. History-U.S.--pictorial presentation

[ 267 ] Allen, R. E. Ozzy on the Outside. Delacorte, 1989. ISBN 0-385-29741-6. [224p]. $14.95. Reviewed from galleys. M Gr. 9-12. Mom had always exhorted Ozzy to be someone special. Now, shocked and angry after his mother's death in a car accident, Ozzy lights out for New Orleans, his first stop on the way to becoming a Famous Writer. This first novel has a predictable plot (a young woman on the bus gets Ozzy to admit his grief and go back home) and narrative voice (horny teenager with big dreams) that is wearingly patronizing but altogether authentic. While we are meant to understand that Ozzy's dreams of fame are delusory, we are also supposed to take seriously his self-identification as a writer, which isn't really supported by the shallow characterization. The girl Ozzy meets-Maysie Perlmutter-is a bit of a down-home stereotype, but the caricature is enlivened by some funny repartee: "I don't call black people niggers and I don't call Mexicans spics and I don't call Jews Jews, so you can just stop your lecture right here and now." In fact, it is the secondary characters here who are most sharply delineated, giving some life and color to the familiar story. RS D.V. Death, adjustment to; Self-evaluation

Amadeo, Diana M. There's a Little Bit of Me in Jamey; illus. by Judith Friedman. Whitman, 1989. ISBN 0-8075-7854-1. [32p]. $10.50. Reviewed from galleys. R Gr. 3-4. Softly shaded brown and white pictures illustrate a story that is touching albeit told without sentimentality. Brian, who looks to be about nine or ten in the pictures, is the narrator; his ambivalence between his loving concern for younger brother Jamey, a leukemia victim, and his irritation at how little time his parents now have for him are equally convincing. When Jamey's doctor suggests that Brian might be a good enough match, physiologically, to give Jamey a chance to live, Brian agrees to a bone marrow transplant. The story makes it clear how much all of the members of a family in which a child has cancer are involved. One of the strong aspects of this candid book is that the ending is quite realistic: Brian knows the transplant is a hope, not a cure, and he does hope. "Because of that little bit of me in Jamey," he ends, "he may come home, to stay." ZS D.V. Brothers

Ammon, Richard. Growing Up Amish. Atheneum, 1989. ISBN 0-689-31387- X. 102p. illus. with photographs. $12.95. Ad Gr. 5-8. Focusing on sixth-grader Anna and her family, this intersperses an account of day-to-day Amish life with general information about Amish history, religion, and traditions. Transitions are abrupt; for example, Anna's school day is interrupted twice for chapters on Amish origins and language, and scattered through the text are boxed explanations of "myths" and "facts" about the Amish. The tone throughout is adulatory, occasionally cloying ("Most of the children have done chores in the barn before coming to school, so there's a faint scent of horses mixed with the sweet aroma of body odor accenting the classroom"), and the author tends to gloss over contradiction and conflict. After stating that the Amish "do not encourage or seek" non-Amish ("English") friends, Ammon goes on to mention Elizabeth, "valued as a trusted 'Englisher'

[ 268 ] friend." Amish children never shirk work---"they actually look forward to their chores"-and adolescent rebellion is quickly dismissed: "some teens may engage in some 'worldly' activities, such as sneaking into a movie or drinking. Once they become baptized, though, they give up such foolishness." But the customs and details of clothing, language, and play, including rules for a few games, will prove fascinating for more secularized children, who may not be easily convinced that a society with no TV, bicycles or Daylight Savings Time can still exist. Photos are pertinent but of variable quality; an index, bibliography, and reading list are appended. RS C.U. Religious education D.V. Intercultural understanding

Blackwood, Gary L. The Dying Sun. Atheneum, 1989. ISBN 0-689-31482-5. 213p. $13.95. Ad Gr. 7-10. Life has become crowded and dangerous in Matamoros, where Mexicans have started to rebel against settlers from the U.S., so James decides to follow his parents lead and move to the cold north- Missouri. The story takes place in the mid-twenty-first century, when the sun has cooled and the polar caps are expanding, forcing the world's population towards the equator. Science fiction takes second place to a survival theme here, as James and his over-easygoing friend Robert make the hard journey north, beset by the elements and some dangerous people, including a vivid villain, Sunny Shanahan. James isn't an exceptionally involving narrator, but the antics of Sunny and Robert give human interest to the landscape. Crises follow crises in a predictable rhythm, but, as in the author's first novel Wild Timothy (BCCB 9/87), the wilderness lore and the (often backfiring) Robinson Crusoe-like ingenuity required of James have their own appeal. RS D.V. Resourcefulness

Browne, Gerard, illus. The Car and Truck Lift-the-Flap Book, illus. by Gerard Browne. Lodestar, 1989. ISBN 0-525-67273-7. 17p. $11.95. R 4-6 yrs. A simply written anonymous text accompanies the enticing main attraction: bright and snappy lift-the-flap illustrations of various vehicles (tractor, racing car, backhoe, fire engine, etc.). Hoods lift to show engines (with main parts labelled), a truck cab lifts to show a cozy bed and galley, an ambulance door opens to reveal the cot and oxygen tank within. Each picture features at least three layers of flaps; mechanical details are variably detailed, and smaller illustrations (2-D only) show various kinds of ambulances, tractors, etc., other than the one under examination. With not quite enough information for true trucksters, this is a great learner's-permit introduction for younger children. RS

Burns, Kay. Our Mom; illus. with photographs by Rick Reil. Watts, 1989. ISBN 0-531-10677-2. 48p. $9.90. Ad Gr. 2-4. "Our Mom is in a wheelchair. Her legs are paralyzed." The writing in this photodocumentary is a bit choppy, but it conveys two messages: one is that this attractive mother of four does, within the limitations of her physical disability, the sorts of tasks that other mothers do-

[269] including driving a station wagon and doing the weekly shopping. There is no mention of a father. The second facet of the book is the explanation of just how Mom copes (the process of getting from wheelchair to car, getting dressed without standing up). The author writes from experience, being a paraplegic, and her book should be useful to allay curiosity, to show children that there are more similarities than differences between those who have physical handicaps and those who don't, and-for readers whose families include someone who is so disabled--that there are other families who have adjusted to such limitations. Large print on each spaciously laid-out page faces a page with one or several black and white photographs of variable quality. ZS D.V. Handicaps, adjustment to Carter, Alden R. Up Country. Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-399-21583-2. 256p. $15.95. R Gr. 8-12. Sixteen-year-old Carl Staggers talks a tough line. In fact, he thinks of himself as "the professor," a straight-A student who ices anyone trying to thaw his protective veneer. Carl lives in the basement so he won't overhear his alcoholic mother's sexual encounters upstairs, and he fixes and resells stolen car stereos so he can get out of his hellish home, get an education, and live a white-collar life in the suburbs. When his mother is arrested (again) for assault and remanded to an alcoholic treatment center, Carl is sent "up country" from Milwaukee to his aunt and uncle's farm, where he slowly reveals his vulnerability-a development credibly detailed in the novel-and recognizes how big his problems really are. The suspense of Carl's crime, arrest, and punishment sustain the gradual pace of his inner change, and the secondary characters are well developed both individually and in relationship to the protagonist. There's also a satisfying love story that unfolds between Carl and an appealing farm girl nearby. The C.O.A. (children of alcoholics) explanations are a bit overt at the end, but not enough to detract from the solidly realistic positive ending. This would have been melodramatic had it not been so carefully delineated; Carter has created a character who will involve YA readers and a situation that will make them think about the ways they solve whatever problems loom in their own lives. BH D.V. Mother-son relations; Urban-rural contrasts Cohen, Barbara. Tell Us Your Secret. Bantam, 1989. ISBN 0-553-05810-X. 171p. $13.95. Ad Gr. 7-10. Two weeks at a seminar for young writers brings changes in the attitudes of most of the twelve adolescents who are the registrants, the intensive exposure resulting in an ability to share secrets and to accept each other's idiosyncrasies. Thoughtful, at times painful in the way that therapeutic progress can be painful, this is not a book for every reader. It focuses on inter-relationships and self-knowledge rather than action; because there are so many characters involved and because some of them have deep-rooted fears or inadequacies, the story has an intricate pattern rather than the clear focus that makes an impact on readers. ZS D.V. Age-mate relations; Fear, overcoming

[270 ] Collins, David R. To the Point: A Story about E. B. White.; illus. by Amy Johnson. Carolrhoda, 1989. ISBN 0-87614-345-1. 56p. (Creative Minds). $9.95. Ad Gr. 3-5. E. B. White's life was in many ways uneventful, and Collins, to his credit, has tried to evoke the inner journey rather than overdramatize the external aspects. Born the youngest in a wealthy family, White valued the time he spent alone outdoors more than any schooling that was forced on him. Words were early on his favorite private plaything, however, and by the time he was twelve, he had published a story in St. Nicholas Magazine. From college he got experience editing a daily newspaper, along with good advice about clean writing from several professors. His work at The New Yorker and Harper's,his marriage to editor Katharine, and the writing of his children's books all get a competent, low-key introduction. Aside from some occasional stylistic condescension ("It was a fun summer!"), this is well suited for children writing reports on their favorite authors. The black-and-white drawings are uneven, adequately composed but stiff in facial and anatomical drafting. BH D.V. Self-expression Conford, Ellen. Jenny Archer, Author; illus. by Diane Palmisciano. Little, 1989. ISBN 0-316-15255-2. 61p. (Springboard Books). $9.95. Ad Gr. 2-4. Like A Job for Jenny Archer (BCCB 4/88), this overextends a mildly funny misunderstanding into a somewhat amusing situation. After her teacher has praised her composition, Jenny is more than eager to tackle the next writing assignment, an autobiography, "the story of your life." Jenny's own limited experience ("She was only a kid. She didn't have a story to tell yet. She'd hardly even had a life yet") causes her to imagine a more interesting life history, in ten chapters, one for each year, including such drama as the time she met her evil twin, Horrible Hortense, in an elevator in the Empire State Building. Mrs. Pike is less than pleased, at first, and it seems awfully unlikely that a girl of Jenny's age would not understand that an autobiography was supposed to be true. But Mrs. Pike comes around, the value of imagination is given its due, and Jenny gets a gold star. Good for her. RS Crutcher, Chris. Chinese Handcuffs. Greenwillow, 1989. ISBN 0-688-08345- 5. 202p. $12.95. M Gr. 8-12. Dillon Hemingway faces a lot of problems. Not only had his older brother committed suicide, he'd done it in Dillon's presence. Not only was Dillon in love with his brother's girl, but also he discovered that her parents' new baby was in fact the girl's child and his nephew. Not only did the other girl he found attractive fail to respond, but also he learned that she had been sexually abused by her father and was now being sexually abused by her stepfather. Given this plethora of woe plus the fact that the third-person narrative is interrupted (often at considerable length) by long letters to Dillon's dead brother, it's surprising that the story is as effective as it is. While all the problems don't really add up to a plot, the characterization is sound and consistent, and Crutcher's writing has both insight and fluency. ZS D.V. Death, adjustment to

[271] Dines, Carol. Best Friends Tell the Best Lies. Delacorte, 1989. ISBN 0-385- 29704-1. 213p. $14.95. Ad Gr. 7-10. This first novel sports a great first sentence: "Tamara told me her mother's a murderer." While fourteen-year-old Leah isn't sure how much to believe of her best friend's wild stories, she is entranced by Tamara's defiance, unconventionality, and dark desires--"the next day Tamara wore her chain and padlock again. She told me she was going to hand Caesar the key to the lock." That Tamara is in fact a very troubled girl is quite apparent to Leah's mother, who holds her responsible for Leah's newly acquired rebellious attitude. Passions fly convincingly here, and between Tamara and Leah, Mom and Leah, Mom and her boyfriend Jos6, Leah and her boyfriend Miguel (Jos6's nephew), the arguing becomes a bit relentless, with each character raging in turn. Many readers love this kind of noise, however, and Tamara's magnetism provides an attractive and suspenseful core to the story. The ending is quiet and painful, beautifully understated, but somewhat at tonal odds with the rest of the story. The cover illustration of three happy teens having a snowball fight seems to have wandered in from another book. RS D.V. Friendship values; Intercultural understanding

Dodds, Dayle Ann. Wheel Away!; illus. by Thacher Hurd. Harper, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-06-021689-1; Trade ed. ISBN 0-06-021688-3. 32p. Library ed. $12.89; Trade ed. $12.95. R 3-6 yrs. Just the ticket to liven up a sleepy story hour, this variant of an old favorite takes a runaway wheel on an onomatapoetic adventure. "Oh no! See it go!" begins the journey, and the bicycle wheel starts rolling ("pa-da-rump pa-da-rump pa-da-rump-pump-pump") across the brightly collaged landscape. Down the hill, through the mill, between the pens ("oink oink oink") and on top of the hens ("Boink boink boink"), the wheel wreaks delightful disaster until slowed at the top of the mountain ... and down again, back through it all, much to the glee of the kids who didn't catch all the sound effects on the outward trip. The verse is set in imaginative variety among the colorful, Keats-like collages of paper dolls and spattered paint, the trail of the wheel traced by a lovely line of multicolored bouncing balls. Night falls on the return trip, for which the double-page spreads turn vertical, the colors become muted, and the little boy is finally able to afix the wheel to his bike. Noisy and nimble. RS C.U. Reading aloud Dolan, Edward F. MIA: Missing in Action; A Vietnam Drama. Watts, 1989. ISBN 0-531-10665-9. 128p. illus. with photographs. $12.90. R Gr. 6-12. The story of men missing in action during the Vietnam war reads like a dramatic mystery, but one with tragic implications for the victims' families as well as for others involved or concerned. Dolan has done two extraordinary things with this report. He has simplified and clarified the political/military entanglements of the Vietnam conflict as backdrop for the ongoing complexities of the U.S. government's search for MIAs, and he has documented his research more faithfully than any juvenile writer since Judie Mills in her biography of John Kennedy (BCCB 6/88). With brief recaps of

[272] several cases in which servicemen crashed or were captured during the war, Dolan discusses the possibilities of their survival, the controversy over negotiations with Southeast Asian governments, and the questionable identification of remains that have been returned. His examination has a point-by-point objectivity that does not diminish the suspense of the subject nor the symbolism of MIAs for a war America lost. Statistics are up to date, with sources cited; footnotes, bibliography, and index are all thorough. BH C.U. History-U.S.

Donnelly, Judy. Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon; illus. by Dennis Davidson and with photographs. Random House, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0- 394-92457-6; Paper ed. ISBN 0-394-82457-1. 48p. (Step into Reading). Library ed. $6.99; Paper ed. $2.95. M Gr. 2-3. This easy-to-read rendition of the first trip to the moon seems overwhelmed with its own drama. Not content to let the facts provide their own excitement, the author promiscuously peppers the narrative with exclamation points ("It [the moon] looks like an enormous ball!") that in their superfluity lead to a monotonous tone. Occasionally, the prose itself gets a little heated ("The side of the craft facing the sun could get dangerously hot. So the astronauts keep Apollo in a slow spin. It turns like meat on a barbecue spit") and hazards are overemphasized, with too many reminders that the astronauts could "die on the moon." They didn't, of course, and the present-tense telling could confuse an audience for whom this event is history. But the facts are here, the (few) photographs provide down-to earth evidence, and the many color paintings provide a comic-book clarity. RS C.U. Reading, beginning

Ehlert, Lois. Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z; written and illus. by Lois Ehlert. Harcourt, 1989. ISBN 0-15-224435-2. 32p. $13.95. R 4-6 yrs. A delicious way to practise letters, identify foods, and experience colors, this picture book begins "Apple to Zucchini, / come take a look. / Start eating your way/ through this alphabet book." The illustrations and book design are tantalizing, from endpapers that feature miniature rows of fruit and vegetable icons, to a title page with a funny face made of fruits and vegetables, to spacious spreads overflowing with both the common and the unusual: "A a" shows apricots, artichokes, avocados, asparagi, and apples. Endive, fig, Indian corn, jalapeno, jicama, kiwifruit, kohlrabi, kumquat, leek, mango, papaya, persimmon, pomegranate, quince, radicchio, rutabaga, star fruit, swiss chard, ugli fruit, vegetable marrow, and xigua all make surprise appearances amidst familiar bananas, cabbages, potatoes, and strawberries. All letters and words are presented in both upper and lower case. There are a few pictures that may defy identification: the cauliflower is too stylized to be realistic, and the huckleberries look just like the blueberries, but the total aesthetic effect is so satisfying as to make these minor quibbles indeed. A glossary of fruits and vegetables in the book gives pronunciation and botanical information on each. A fabulous advertisement for natural foods as well as for appetizing words. BH C.U. Language arts; Nutrition

[273 Ethridge, Kenneth E. Viola, Furgy, Bobbi, and Me. Holiday House, 1989. ISBN 0-8234-0746-2. 164p. $13.95. M Gr. 6-8. Stephen, the narrator, is in ninth grade; Bobbi is his girl and Furgy his eccentric pal who makes odd noises and walks like a chicken. Viola is the neighbor (age 78) who begins as an odd-jobs employer and soon becomes so dear a friend that Stephen brings Bobbi and Furgy to meet her. When Viola is hospitalized with a broken hip, her two daughters plan to put her in a nursing home. The ending is fairly predictable: her young friends organize a rescue and home care program, with the help of a part-time nurse. There will probably be some appeal to readers in the Samaritan example and the breezy writing style, but the book is weakened by cardboard characters, structural contrivance, and a series of stylistic gaffes like ". .. the car was the least dirtiest thing around ... " or "The Tigers not only played lousy ... " While it may be an attempt at adolescent verisimilitude, the slang is inconsistent and overdone. ZS D.V. Age-mate relations; Older-younger generations

Ferris, Jean. Looking for Home. Farrar, 1989. ISBN 0-374-34649-6. [176p]. $12.95. Reviewed from galleys. R Gr. 7-10. Daphne begins her story when she is seventeen, afraid of her abusive father, and all the more responsive to the affection of a popular senior, Scott. Their one-night (prom night) lovemaking results in Daphne's pregnancy. She doesn't tell Scott; taking her savings, she goes to another town. Two things happen: she changes her mind about having her baby adopted, and she finds three dear people who become her friends, almost her "family." Although this has an aura of one-lucky-coincidence-after-another scenario, the story is nicely written and the characters drawn with depth and insight, especially Daphne's three friends: the former doctor for whom she works as a waitress, the black college student who also works in the restaurant, and the woman customer who looks like a bag lady but proves to be a well-to-do artist who welcomes Daphne and her baby into her home. ZS D.V. Friendship values

Gaeddert, LouAnn. A Summer like Turnips. Holt, 1989. ISBN 0-8050-0839- X. 71p. $13.95. Ad Gr. 5-8. "Bruce had expected Gramps to be sad" but he did not anticipate the magnitude of Gramps' overwhelming depression; the man hardly seemed to be himself when he greeted Bruce, who was arriving for his annual visit, the first since Gram died. Gramps occasionally manages to be loving and social, but most of the time he sits watching TV or lies in bed, lashing out at Bruce whenever the boy tries to cheer him up. There's enough material in the story for a full-length novel; by limiting herself to a brief book, Gaeddert isn't able to give quite enough character or narrative development to fully engage readers' empathy. However, both love and conflict are clear, plausible, and unsentimentally portrayed, and Gramp's eventual recovery is realistically halting and unoccasioned by melodrama or convenient catharsis. RS D.V. Death, adjustment to; Grandparent-child relations

[274 ] Glenn, Mel. Squeeze Play: A Baseball Story. Clarion, 1989. ISBN 0-89919- 859-7. 135p. $12.95. Ad Gr. 4-6. There's a new sixth-grade teacher, and Jeremy and his classmates soon learn that Mr. Shore is a martinet whose barking voice and rigid discipline extend beyond the classroom to the baseball diamond. Jeremy, who tells the story, becomes increasingly resentful as Mr. Shore persists in domineering and bullying his team. It is the protagonist's elderly friend Mr. Janowicz, a gentle but far from timid Holocaust survivor, who has the courage to confront Mr. Shore at the end of a game in which, despite Shore's hostility, Jeremy's class wins when Josie is brought in as a relief pitcher. The characters are convincing, the writing style is adequate, the situation is handled with insight; the weaknesses of the book are the structure (predictable and monotonous) and the slow pace. ZS

Goodall, John S., illus. The Story of a Farm; illus. by John S. Goodall. McElderry, 1989. ISBN 0-689-50479-9. 72p. $14.95. Reviewed from galleys. Ad Gr. 2-4. Goodall uses his usual device, half-pages alternating with full pages, so that there are partial changes in the paintings spread before the viewer of a wordless picture book. Unfortunately, the device seems to serve little purpose, since the partial changes do not consistently affect the chronology, the presentation of activity, or period details. The pictures show changes in an English farm and its environs, from the Early Middle Ages to the present; a table of contents provides historical clues. The concepts of passage of time and changes in life style (as well as clothes, activities, architectural details, and technological advances) seem more mature than the format would indicate. ZS C.U. Social studies Granger, Michele. The Summer House Cat; illus. by Lindy Strauss. Dutton, 1989. ISBN 0-525-44488-2. [96p]. $11.95. Reviewed from galleys. Ad Gr. 3-4. Billed as a "beginning novel," this is a story that focuses very simply on a girl's persuading her parents to adopt the cat they find during a vacation week near the beach. Eight-year-old Charlotte has allies in her baby-talking little sister Tessa and in soft-hearted Mom. That just leaves Dad, whose will steadily erodes in face of opposition (there's already a bad-tempered cat back home in the city) and who proves basically amenable even when a search for the stray holds up their departure on the ferry. There's little dramatic action here, but the animal adoration and the resolution of family tensions will appeal to many a transitional reader. BH D.V. Animals, kindness to

Green, Susan. Self-Portrait with Wings. Little, 1989. ISBN 0-316-32677-1. 206p. $13.95. M Gr. 5-7. Eleven-year-old Jennifer Rosen would like nothing better than to fly across the ice like the star skater in her class, but her thin, stick-like limbs are stiff despite all her efforts. Then, with some new iridescent pencils, she draws a self-portrait with wings and wakes up the next morning with a real pair of invisible, albeit no less awkward, wings. Much of the book

[ 275 ] is devotedto the mechanics of Jennifer's trying to get through school, skating Sactcie, a daumv, and various bus rides, with huge wings that hurt when they're bumped or crushed. This becomes repetitious (only once does Jennifer try an experimental flight in the park, which ends in disaster), and her reluctance to tell her mother for fear of an amputation belies the woman's portrayal as a sensitive artist and loving mother. Between Jennifer and her best friend, there's a convincing relationship with some realistic dialogue, peppered by typically overused junior high exclamations of "ohmagod" and "forgodsake," but the narrative seems wordy and the fantasy labored. Readers will, however, appreciate the Kafkaesque aspects of life with unexpectedly literal lift and drag. A similar story that flies higher is Black andBlue Magic by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (BCCB 11/66). BH D.V. Meeting difficult situations

Greenwald, Sheila. Rosy's Romance; written and illus. by Sheila Greenwald. Joy Street/Little, 1989. ISBN 0-316-32704-2. 106p. $12.95. R Gr. 4-6. Inspired by their new obsession with teen romance series like Sugerwater High and Sakrinhill Quints, Rosy and Hermione decide to turn Rosy's rather bohemian older sisters into real teens. As Hermione says of Anitra and Pippa, "they may be teens, but the Sakrinhill Quints wouldn't let them through the door." Thus is born Project Romance, as Rosy and Hermione scheme to get the sisters "dates and crushes and parties and ... " to the prom, "the most exciting thing of all." Paperback daydreams and romantic reality collide most entertainingly here, and Project Romance becomes an apt mix of slapstick and send-up while Rosie's own romance (complete with an anonymous love note) begins without any machinations at all. Rosie and Hermione are engaging as always, and Anitra and Pippa prove themselves to be a pair of really good sports. RS D.V. Boy-girl relations Haskins, James. India under Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. Enslow, 1989. ISBN 0- 89490-146-X. [104p], illus. with photographs. $15.95. Reviewed from galleys. R Gr. 7-10. This is Haskins at his best: a thoughtful, moderate tone, a good balance of personal and political material, and enough background to make the chronological narrative more meaningful. The roles of Mohandas Gandhi and, even more, of Jawaharlal Nehru are described in enough detail to make it clear why Nehru's daughter Indira became Prime Minister. Haskins is particularly candid about the careers and philosophies of Rajiv and his brother Sanjay, and the text, which concludes with political events of 1987, reserves judgment about Rajiv's success as Prime Minister. A divided bibliography and an index are provided. ZS C.U. History-India

Haynes, Mary. Catch the Sea. Bradbury, 1989. ISBN 0-02-743451-6. 172p. $12.95. R Gr. 5-8. When her artist father goes to New York for an important exhibition of his work, Lily, who's supposed to be busy starting

[ 276 ] eighth grade, is left to guard their summer cottage and their secret: Dad is supposed to be working on some "dumb-and-ugly" seascapes for a wealthy patron, and he's not. During the week he's gone, Lily fends off the paron, makes a friend of a woman, an astronomer, in a neighboring cottage, and begins a tentative exploration of her own creativity. Haynes' writing is simple and clear, confidently blending thematic questions--"You're sure you're not an artist?"-with the emotional palette of Lily's life: her loving but distracted father, and her mother, far away and famous in Paris. Lily's evasions of the forbidding patron, Mrs. Phipps, add humor and suspense, and the characters, like the sea Lily works so hard to paint, revealingly change in the shifting light. RS D.V. Creativity; Parent-child relations Heslewood, Juliet. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Oxford, 1989. ISBN 0-19- 278107-3. 181p. illus. $15.95. R Gr. 5-8. Folklore from Polynesia, Australia, New Zealand, the Americas, the Mediterannean, Africa, Europe, and the Far East is organized thematically around the four elements. There is considerable variety of tone: some of these are creation myths of turmoil and upheaval while others are folktales of love and loss. Though the stories of Daedalus, Persephone, Sedna, and the Kelpie may be familiar to readers, most of the twenty-four selections will not be. The adapter has cited her sources-some scholarly and some popular-in notes on each story and has mentioned a few of the changes she has made. Considering the diversity of the material, these read fairly smoothly, though they'll ultimately be drawn on more for school than for personal use and might in fact be most effective as a resource for storytellers. Dramatic black- and-white illustrations with scratchboard effects are scattered throughout the book. BH C.U. Literature-study and teaching; Storytelling James, Betsy. Long Night Dance. Dutton, 1989. ISBN 0-525-44485-8. [208p]. $12.95. Reviewed from galleys. Ad Gr. 5-8. Romantic readers will be attracted to this Cinderella- like fantasy of a sixteen-year-old who rescues herself from a house where her father works her to the bone and values her only for the possibility of a financially advantageous match. The catalyst of Katyesha's bid for independence is her rescue of an injured seal-man from the shore. Loving him makes her realize how starved for joy and self-esteem her life has been. Although the ending offers the prospect of their union, Kat plans first to visit her mother's benevolent family, members of a hill-country bear clan, to strengthen her own sense of identity. The setting is a vaguely Scottish coast with fictional, slightly mythical inventions. While at times the writing is poetically spare, it occasionally becomes overwrought: "She looked at him as though from deep waters-some of them the tidal abandon of joy, some of them a safe familiar dread. . .. His harsh and certain voice poured around her like water, and withdrew. She crouched, drenched, in the silence of its ebb." This self- conscious style shadows the competent plot and characterization. At one point, the seal-man, Nall, has "laid his hand earnestly on her thigh," saying "'To dance, to swim ... ' His voice was harsh with weariness. 'To sing. To dream. They are the same.'" Those characters who develop naturally, Kat's brother for [2771 instance, are more vivid than those intended to portray wisdom, as is the Downshore couple who help heal Nail's wounds. In spite of some forced artifice, the fairy tale overtones, including a "Beauty and the Beast" motif, will hold attention. BH D.V. Self-reliance Kitchen, Bert. Tenrec's Twigs; written and illus. by Bert Kitchen. Philomel, 1989. ISBN 0-399-21720-7. 24p. $14.95. Ad Gr. K-3. Kitchen's animal pictures are always impressive, deftly textural and beautifully detailed and colored. Most of the creatures in this picture book are from central or southern Africa, and they include-in addition to the title creature (Tenrec)-a warthog, a pangolin, a stork, and an anteater. Kitchen is careful to specify the family (small-scaled pangolin, streaked tenrec), and he provides notes on all of them in the final pages. What is weak is the story: Tenrec goes from animal to animal to ask if it is foolish to build buildings of twigs, and finally he gets the encouraging word he's been seeking from the Milky Eagle Owl, so he happily returns to his building. Unfortunately, the device is repetitive and the resultant text is flat. ZS Klein, Robin. Enemies; illus. by Noela Young. Dutton, 1989. ISBN 0-525- 44479-3. [64p]. $11.95. Reviewed from galleys. Ad Gr. 2-4. First published in Australia in 1982 in serial form, this is a story that's slightly overextended but that shows the sympathetic and quiet humor that pervades Klein's longer and more complicated books. Their mothers are best friends, but Mary-Anna and Sandra have a flourishing dislike for each other; neither is overjoyed when, due to a weekend trip by one set of parents, they have to share a room. Not unexpectedly, proximity fosters understanding, and getting lost together while on a visit to the city increases that understanding and leads to mutual trust and even friendship. A bit pat, but few readers will object to the happy, tidy ending. ZS D.V. Friendship values

Koller, Jackie French. Impy for Always; illus. by Carol Newsom. Little, 1989. ISBN 0-316-50147-6. 57p. (Springboard Books). $9.95. Ad Gr. 3-4. Cousin Teeny, twelve, has changed since her last visit two years before, and eight-year-old Imogene ("Impy") doesn't like the new Christinaone bit: "She was right about not being teeny anymore. She was almost as tall as Imogene's mom, and she was getting all lumpy and curvy like Mom, too." Christina doesn't like to splash in the pool or play with dolls anymore, instead evincing an interest in obnoxious Michael Radnor, who once put cat droppings in Impy's doll's diaper. "'That's hysterical,' she shrieked. 'I love it! I have got to meet this guy.'" A convincing, if slight, acknowledgement of the puberty gap, this keeps things moving with plenty of clear-cut conflict, some slapstick mayhem, and realistic motivations from both sides. Although the ending (and the illustration) is sugary---"There's still lots of stuff we can do together, and no matter what, I'll always love you Imogene"- this is acceptable transitional reading for girls eager but not quite ready for Blume. RS

[278 ] Krensky, Stephen. Witch Hunt: It Happened in Salem Village; illus. by James Wading. Random House, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-394-91923-8; Paper ed. ISBN 0-394-81923-3. 48p. (Step into Reading). Library ed. $6.99; Paper ed. $2.95. R Gr. 3-5. While not as inclusive a treatment of the Salem trials as Karen Zeinert's The Salem Witchcraft Trials (BCCB 4/89), this has the considerable advantage of a smooth, storytelling style that admits the dramatic without spilling into the sensational. Krensky's retelling is straightforward, beginning with Betty Parris' "fits," and continuing through the subsequent strange behavior of the other girls, the accusations, trials, and eventual exonerations. Short sentences and simple vocabulary are used effectively: "They were the star witnesses. Testifying against the witches was a kind of job for them. And they had become very good at it." While some of the watercolor illustrations seem content to evoke a generic colonialism, many, including the cover, have the requisite dark drama. RS C.U. History-U.S.-Colonial Little, Jean. Hey World, Here I Am!; illus. by Sue Truesdell. Harper, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-06-024006-7; Trade ed. ISBN 0-06-023989-1. 89p. Library ed. $10.89; Trade ed. $10.95. R Gr. 4-7. Nice. Very nice. The voice is that of Kate (Look Through My Window and Kate, which introduced the girl whose exploration of self was both sensible and tender) and thoughts and memories are expressed in a series of poems and brief anecdotes. They are wonderfully vivid and each is complete in itself, but what is most impressive about them is that they do two things simultaneously (and do them both well): they reveal Kate as an individual and they speak for all adolescents who are sensible and sensitive and intelligent. Scratchy line and wash pictures, black and white, have the humor of cartoon art. ZS

Mallory, Kenneth. Rescue of the Stranded Whales by Kenneth Mallory and Andrea Conley. New England Aquarium/Simon, 1989. ISBN 0-671-67122-7. 64p. illus. with photographs. $14.95. R Gr. 4-6. "The" in the title here may be a bit misleading here, since most children doing reports on stranded whales will think of the more famous 1989 incident involving California Gray whales trapped in the frozen Arctic Ocean. (See review under Whittell.) This rescue operation involves pilot whales stranded in 1986 off the coast of Cape Cod, and it represents a scientific breakthrough in understanding why whales beach and how they can be saved. Personnel from the New England Aquarium manage to save three young whales from an entire pod of nearly forty mothers and juveniles, most of which must be put to sleep on the beach. The logistics of moving the whales, caring for them during their recuperation, and returning them to sea (equipped with radio and satellite transmitters) is a dramatic story, and the newsworthy color photographs make exciting viewing. Overall, this is a report that will satisfy children's scientific curiosity as well as their concern for saving threatened wildlife. BH C.U. Nature study D.V. Environmental awareness

[279 Marie de France. Proud Knight, Fair Lady: The Twelve Lais of Marie de France; tr. by Naomi Lewis; illus. by Angela Barrett. Viking, 1989. ISBN 0- 670-82656-1. 100p. $19.95. R Gr. 7-. After an introduction to the twelfth-century writer Marie de France, Naomi Lewis delivers graceful prose translations of twelve stories revolving around chivalrous love and fealty. The formal narrative quickly becomes a familiar voice, and the events are laced with fairy tale magic, legendry, and medieval adventure. Lovers tryst, undertake challenges, change shape, die heartbroken, or triumph depending on their destiny and the heart with which they meet it. Junior high and high school readers who have outgrown fairy tales but enjoy Robin McKinley's work will revel in these, and students of the Middle Ages will find in the tales an immediacy of detail that lends perspective on the high culture of the period. The pictures, both full-page and illuminated miniatures, are drawn, colored, and composed with exquisite restraint BH C.U. History-Medieval

Mazer, Norma Fox. Heartbeatby Norma Fox Mazer and Harry Mazer. Bantam, 1989. ISBN 0-553-05808-8. 165p. $13.95. R Gr. 7-10. Several years before, Amos had saved Tod's life after a swimming accident; they became best friends and Tod now, as a high school senior, had a chance to do something for Amos. Although shy, Tod agreed to talk to Hilary (the girl Amos admired) on his friend's behalf. In the John Alden tradition, Tod falls in love with Hilary; she responds, but she also becomes fond of Amos. Neither wants to hurt him, and the problem is accelerated when Amos is hospitalized. His illness, infectious cardiomyopathy, proves fatal. Painfully, Tod realizes that he and Hilary can never go back, laden as they are with grief and guilt, to their former relationship. It's a moving story, psychologically intricate and convincing, that explores the conflict between romantic love and loyalty to a friend in a way that is broader than the immediate situation of the story. ZS D.V. Death, adjustment to; Friendship values

Miller, Christina G. Coastal Rescue: Preserving Our Seashores; by Christina G. Miller and Louise A. Berry. Atheneum, 1989. ISBN 0-689-31288-1. 120p. illus. with photographs. $12.95. R Gr. 5-8. This examination of a threatened U.S. ecosystem describes the way beaches build and shift naturally, then goes on to show how artificial breakwaters, coastal construction, and pollution have destroyed both wildlife and the terrain that supports them. The text is well written and organized, with black-and-white photographs and drawings adequately extending the information. Although the tone is straightforwardly honest in assessing shore damage despite recent legislation, a final chapter suggests what young readers can do to inform themselves and make a difference in the future. A glossary, list of sources for more information, bibliography (divided into juvenile and adult books, plus articles), and index complete the book, which will be especially helpful in environmental units, as well as for families with homes near or vacations planned by the sea. BH C.U. Nature study

[280 ] Nilsson, Ulf. Little Bunny & the Hungry Fox; ISBN 0-87701-605-4. Little Bunny at the Beach; ISBN 0-87701-610-0. EaO book: illus. by Eva Eriksson. Chronicle, 1989. 25p. $6.95. R 1-3 yrs. Toddler picture books with just the right amount of suspense, these are illustrated with appealingly scruffy drawings that leave plenty of space for the imagination. In the first, Little Bunny violates her mother's prohibition "not to go out by herself" and of course has a close call with a fox. In the second, she defies Big Brother Rabbit at the beach, drifts out to sea, and comes to her senses just in time. Both narrative and dialogue are spare but natural ("'Fine,' said Big Brother Rabbit. 'You can float out to sea all by yourself then'"), and the child figure saves herself either by action or by good judgement The light-hearted art buoys up the theme in both books. BH D.V. Self-reliance

Pendergraft, Patricia. Brushy Mountain. Philomel, 1989. ISBN 0-399-21610- 3. 207p. $14.95. Ad Gr. 5-7. Thirteen-year-old Arney Burdette hates old man Hooker with a passion so strong that he fantasizes about killing him, and once even tries to. Instead, he ends up saving Hooker's life three times, from drowning, from fire, and from an explosion. Arney also helps his sister Sal deliver Hooker's twin grandsons, one dead, in a terrible storm during which wolves surround the shack. If this seems like a lot of plot to develop in a limited amount of space, it is, and the book falls back on some stock characters (especially a fat girl who's set on kissing Arney) and repetitive devices. However, Arney's family and first girl friend are clearly drawn, and readers who find the heavy dialect accessible will get involved in the mountain community of Weedpatch. BH D.V. Community life Priceman, Marjorie. Friend or Frog; written and illus. by Marjorie Priceman. Houghton, 1989. ISBN 0-395-44523-X. 32p. $13.95. R 5-8 yrs. "Kate's best friend was green and spotted, which is unusual in a friend but attractive in a frog. Kate met him on the beach in Florida" and "invited him north to live with her family." Packing is not a problem-he has only one belonging, "a towel with the name Hilton on it." Kate's New York City apartment, however, does prove problematic, and after her mother's ultimatum, Kate must find Hilton a new owner. The three applicants-a chef, a boy genius, and a romantic--have dubious intentions, so Hilton escapes ("'My prince!' screamed Miss Lavender. 'My dinner!' hollered Monsieur Fromage. 'My science project!' squealed Donald"). The ending is contrived, but cleverly. While Kate realizes "that you can't really own a frog," she also discovers that "any frog who's truly a friend will try to stay in touch." The watercolor illustrations that accompany this flurry of activity are action- packed themselves, with fly-away lines, quick-sketch changes of expression, and jolly splats of color. Fresh and funny. BH D.V. Pets, love for

[281 ] Pringle, Laurence. Living in a Risky World. Morrow, 1989. ISBN 0-688- 04326-7. 105p. illus. with photographs. $12.95. Ad Gr. 9-12. Although the format would indicate a middle-grade and junior high audience, Pringle's latest is a sophisticated, densely argued analysis of risk (both real and perceived), probability, and calculation of costs against benefits in assessing the likelihood of hazards. It's all rather heavy- going, particularly as the author prefers the statistical to the anecdotal, and sometimes becomes obscure: "Suppose, for example, a job has an estimated risk of one death among every 10,000 workers in a year. Suppose also that workers are willing to face that risk for $300 dollars in additional pay each year. This is interpreted to mean that the workers value the life of one of their fellows at $300 times 10,000 workers, or $3 million." Part of Pringle's point is that such calculations are too narrowly focused, failing to take all germane factors into account, but he still needs to be more clear in explaining how such projections are made. This book is at its best when discussing the actions (or inactions) of various regulatory agencies, and in its thoughful analysis of how people perceive risks, and how those perceptions change in response to social, technical, and mass-media forces. Documentation is occasional; a glossary, reading list, directory of agencies, and an index are appended. RS C.U. Social studies

Radford, Ken. The Cellar. Holiday House, 1989. ISBN 0-8234-0744-6. 171p. $13.95. NR Gr. 5-8. SiAn is a young (her age, and the era of the story, are indeterminate) orphan who accepts a job as companion and housekeeper for an elderly pair of sisters and their even more elderly father, affectionately and repetitively referred to as "the old seafarer." The family lives in a spooky old house (setting of Radford's earlier novel House in the Shadows) in northern Wales, and Sian is convinced the house is haunted by a ghost who cannot rest. There's little suspense in the gradual revelation and materialization of the lonely ghost, primarily because the author relies on tired tricks (a found diary, a bricked- off cellar) to advance the story, and some of the effects are calculated: Sian's wielding of a candle (that-what else?-goes out) in the scary cellar may be atmospheric, but it seems a little silly, given that everyone else in the book has access to a flashlight. The writing is often confused ("When dusk fell and their evening's work was finished.. .") or cliched ("Nature was awakening after its winter sleep and Sian could feel the excitement surging within her") and the story is burdened with an excess of whimsy, both in the unneccesary character of Sidn's imaginary friend, "Faraway," and in the dimpled quality of Sihn's conversation: "There's nothing more precious than happy memories, for no one can ever take them away." RS

Rowland, Jada, ad. Rapunzel; ad. and illus. by Jada Rowland. Calico/Contemporary, 1989. ISBN 0-8092-4400-4. 32p. $12.95. Ad 5-8 yrs. In retelling this Grimm tale, with its haunting image of a girl whose love climbs her hair into an enchanted castle, Rowland has romanticized both the story and the paintings that accompany it. She adds a

[ 282 ] nightingale to reinforce the motif of Rapunzel's singing, along with motivations for the witch's hatred of men (a wizard deserted her at the altar) and a happy ending brought about by the remorseful witch herself. The watercolors are somewhat reminiscent of Elisabeth Zwerger's in style and hues, but with a more sweetened tone and less linear dash; they are well composed and, with the exception of a shorn Rapunzel who comes startlingly too soon for her appearance in the text, well placed in relation to the storytelling. BH

Rylant, Cynthia. But I'll Be Back Again: An Album. Orchard, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-531-08406-X; Trade ed. ISBN 0-531-05806-9. [80p]. illus. with photographs. Library ed. $12.99; Trade ed. $12.95. Reviewed from galleys. R Gr. 5-9. One greets this autobiography with mixed emotions. On the one hand, it is well written and revealing of Rylant's painful childhood, some of which will offer points of identity for young readers. On the other hand, there stretches the endless vista of autobiographies as a new genre for every young (or even middle-aged) children's and YA writer with a will to share personal background outside of fictional crafting. The thematic focus here is on Rylant's perceived loss of her parents, her father to alcoholism and, simultaneously, her mother to a nurses' training program that took her away from her child for several years. Loving care by grandparents and cousins, crushes on boyfriends and the Beatles, a handshake from her hero Bobby Kennedy are all remembered in sharp focus. Not everyone will care about what happened to Rylant's childhood friends, but the description of the first kiss, and later ones as well, will have inherent appeal. Verses from the Beatles are somewhat irrelevantly interspersed, and snapshots of Rylant growing up are appended. Honest and heartfelt. BH D.V. Self-expression

Sacks, Margaret. Beyond Safe Boundaries. Lodestar, 1989. ISBN 0-525-67281- 8. [160p]. $13.95. Reviewed from galleys. R Gr. 7-10. Elizabeth Levin, the narrator, describes some of the changes in her life beginning with the arrival of her new stepmother (instantly loved by little Elizabeth, deeply resented by her older sister Evie) at their South African home. The story is set late in the 1950s and in the early 1960s, and it is both a story of the universal perils and concerns of adolescence and the story of a child who, coming from a careful and conservative Jewish family, learns from her own experiences and from Evie, who has become an idealistic activist in the fight against oppressive government policies. Elizabeth, developing a rising anger as she knows more about the excesses of apartheid, sadly concludes-- after Evie is smuggled out of the country-that some day she too will leave to seek a better life. The author, who came to this country from South Africa, writes with perception and candor about the relationships between races and classes, but she has written a convincingly personal story without allowing the message to overwhelm the book. ZS D.V. Intercultural understanding; Stepparent-child relations

[ 283 ] Schwartz, David M. If You Made a Million; illus. by Steven Kellogg. Lothrop, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-688-07018-3; Trade ed. ISBN 0-688-07017- 5. 40p. Library ed. $14.88; Trade ed. $14.95. R Gr. 2-4. A companion volume to How Much Is a Million ? (BCCB 7/85) this has the same oversize format and the same kind of ebulliently comic drawings. The text builds from the known (pictures of coins and bills of familiar denominations, including the various combinations of coins that make one dollar or bills that total one hundred dollars) and proceeds blithely to a million. Each time, the author suggests what you can purchase if you earn a specific amount; you are also invited to consider the interest your money would earn if it were banked. The picture book format indicates a young audience, but the concepts and the appended notes on such subjects as compound interest, checking accounts, and income tax should extend the range of readership. ZS C.U. Arithmetic Silverstein, Herma. Teen Guide to Single Parenting. Watts, 1989. ISBN 0- 531-10669-1. 62p. illus. with photographs. (Teen Guides). $11.90. R Gr. 7-. "Every year, 192,000 teenage girls become single mothers. Often they must cope with holding down a job or going to school and making a home for their baby. It's not easy, but it can be done." While there is some practical introductory advice on finding support systems to help cope with schooling, finances, housing, and birth control, the major portion of the book is a sensible primer on child care. Chapters covering stages of development from birth to 6 months, 6 to 15 months, and 15 months to 2 years tell the teenage parent what to expect, physically and emotionally, and how to react. Healthy food, safety tips, and suggestions for frustrated single parents (including Parents Anonymous toll-free numbers) all find their way into these brief, accessible chapters. Librarians will be happy to see that reading to babies gets a strong emphasis right from birth. Illustrated with color photographs of black, white, Asian, and Hispanic children, this is a solid addition to a valuable young adult series that also includes Brown's Childbirth and Nourse's Birth Control (both BCCB 11/88). BH C.U. Health and hygiene; Sex education D.V. Baby, adjustment to Singer, Marilyn. The Case of the Fixed Election; illus. by Richard Williams. Harper, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-06-025845-4; Trade ed. ISBN 0-06-025844-6. [80p]. Library ed. $10.89; Trade ed. $10.95. Reviewed from galleys. M Gr. 3-5. There are three candidates for student council president and as the campaign progresses, there is increasing evidence of dirty tricks. One of the candidates is Dave Bean, who-with his twin brother, Sam-does some detective work to ferret out who did or said what and for what reason; their investigations reveal the power-hungry classmate who is the culprit. The story loses suspense as the clues to labored incidents emerge; it seems an overextended treatment (although it is not really a long story) that is unleavened by humor or drama and that lacks any interesting characterization. ZS D.V. Ethical concepts

[284 ] Sundvall, Viveca. Mimi and the Biscuit Factory; tr. by Eric Bibb; illus. by Eva Eriksson. R&S/Farrar, 1989. ISBN 91-29-59142-2. 26p. $12.95. R Gr. K-2. Animated and amusing, the illustrations combine bland colors and a raffish line, and are nicely integrated with the ingenuous first- person text of a picture story book first published in Sweden. Mimi, the narrator, achieves two of her life goals (she's in first grade) when her class visits the biscuit factory and-on the same day-she gets a loose tooth. Sundvall has a keen ear for the pattern of children's speech and an understanding of their behavior; smoothly translated, her story has universality and humor. ZS D.V. Everyday life concepts Thompson, Julian F. Goofbang Value Daze. Scholastic, 1989. ISBN 0-590- 41946-3. 261p. $12.95. Ad Gr. 8-10. Not science fiction, but set in a futuristic community under a dome, this is the plaintive and humorous story (told by Gabe) of the censorship struggle at his high school. Gabe's a friendly kid, he loves and enjoys his supportive parents, and he loves his girl Dori, who is bright and pretty. Dori has one problem: her father is too serious, too tense. Thompson knits plot threads into a convincing whole, despite a cumulation of almost-stock characters: Dori's father for one, Gabe the activist-nonconformist for another, and several of the censorious adults (the school directors; the ranting and militant congressman, Mr. Orrifice). Amongst the issues that arise are the abuse of testing for AIDS, student behavior regulations, pressure on school athletes. Gabe protests, volubly and repeatedly; as Dori's father says when the authorities respond in hostile fashion, "This Gabe, he seems to think he's free to practice all the liberties our laws allow him to, and use all their protections, too. Well, they can't stand it." To some extent, the forces of reason are vindicated in this tart examination of values education. The book is often funny, despite a somber ending (Dori's father commits suicide, Dori leaves town), and the humor may make the theme more provocative, but the writing is weakened by the type- casting, the determined comedy-script aura of the dialogue, and the improbability of some of the incidents. ZS D.V. Boy-girl relations; Parent-child relations Watkins, Will. Sid Seal, Houseman; illus. by Toni Goffe. Orchard, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-531-08384-5; Trade ed. ISBN 0-531-05784-4. 89p. Library ed. $13.99; Trade ed. $13.95. R Gr. 3-5. Wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Livingston de Swine and their son Waltham lead a stuffy life until they discover low-class but multi-talented Sid Seal cavorting in their bathtub. Sid makes himself invaluable as a waiter, musician, and all-around companion to Waltham, whose routine becomes considerably less boring with the mildly adventurous episodes Sid stirs up. These range from being trapped by a snowstorm in a sweet shop overnight to picketing a heartless landlord who has torched his own building for the insurance. Even in the latter, there's an element of the farce that dominates the book, which is saved from archness by cavalier tongue in cheek. A light, smoothly catered readaloud in the magical-nanny tradition. BH D.V. Friendship values

[285 ] Whittell, Giles. The Story of Three Whales: A True Adventure; illus. by Patrick Benson. Gareth Stevens, 1989. ISBN 0-8368-0092-3. 28p. $9.95. R 5-8 yrs. This is a well-simplified account of an Inuit's discovering several California Gray whales trapped in the Frozen Arctic sea during the early winter of 1988, and of a Russian ice-breaker's freeing them after others' futile attempts. The continuous text is set beneath capable pen-and-ink hatch drawings that catch the action without violating the spacious calm of the surroundings. The general characteristics of the animals, their special plight, and the international attention to them as symbols of ecological concern get brief but balanced attention. A list of organizations that send information on saving whales and other endangered wild species, a bibliography of children's nonfiction and fiction about whales, and a list of important words related to the subject (with definitions and sample usage) will give young readers or listeners a chance to act on the sympathy naturally evoked by the book. BH D.V. Animals, kindness to Wisniewski, David. The Warriorand the Wise Man; written and illus. by David Wisniewski. Lothrop, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-688-07890-7; Trade ed. ISBN 0-688-07889-3. 32p. Library ed. $13.88; Trade ed. $13.95. R Gr. 3-5. Tozaemon was the greatest warrior in Japan; his twin brother Toemon was the greatest sage. In this folk-like story, Wisniewski uses the traditional folklore patterns of the setting of tasks: whichever brother first returns with the five elements should succeed their father as emperor. The writing style is fluent and well-paced; the nicely-integrated illustrations are bold and dramatic, done in beautifully detailed cut-paper technique that combines color and-in effective contrast-black silhouettes. On a few pages, a dark background makes the print less easy to read. ZS D.V. Pacific attitudes

Woods, Geraldine. Affirmative Action. Watts, 1989. ISBN 0-531-10657-8. 128p. illus. with photographs. (Impact Books). $12.90. Ad Gr. 8-10. Woods does an adequate job of giving historical background for her account of the establishment of federal laws and programs dealing with affirmative action, and of their testing in court cases. She also cites many opinions on both sides, maintaining neutrality in what has been and continues to be a controversial issue. Separate chapters present the cases for and against affirmative action, and a final chapter presents-very briefly-the author's views on what the future holds for affirmative action. The writing style is inert and heavy, but the book should prove useful because of the importance of its subject. Footnotes, a bibliography, and an index are appended. ZS C.U. Social studies

Worley, Daryl. Billy and the Attic Adventure; illus. by John Daab. Tyke, 1989. ISBN 0-924067-004. 32p. $9.95. R 3-6 yrs. First in a series designed to teach the seven cardinal virtues, this simple and secular demonstration of "Faith" is effective and age- appropriate, if slightly bare-boned. Billy has climbed up to the attic to explore,

[ 286 ] but slips on the way down, grabbing the edge of the opening. His eyes covered by an old cap he found, Billy won't jump into his father's waiting arms: "I can't SEE you!" "'You don't need to,' said dad. 'I can see you.'" So Billy lets go, falls, and lands in a hug. Pencil illustrations are equally simple, with a hazily photographic quality and a variety of perspectives and page design that heighten the drama. Children may be puzzled by the lack of a traditional story, but this is the kind of concept book that works best in the context of conversation. Most children will probably be able to appreciate Billy's leap of faith; that they can make the conceptual leap to the abstract is open to question. RS C.U. Religious education D.V. Faith; father-son relations

Yolen, Jane. Piggins and the Royal Wedding; illus. by Jane Dyer. Harcourt, 1989. ISBN 0-15-261687-X. 32p. $13.95. R 5-8 yrs. With all the children who act as flower girls or ringbearers, it's surprising more picture-book stories haven't focused on the subject, but here's one that does it up royally. Piggins fans who remember the wealthy Reynard family from previous books (BCCB 4/87 and 5/88) will not be surprised at how well-connected it is. Trixy and Rexy are to star in a princely wedding, but the ancestral ring disappears from the ceremonial pillow right in Rexy's paws, and Piggens the butler must be summoned from his tea at the Reynard home ("he does not like crowds") to solve the mystery. It's a silken thread, a scrap of silver paper, and sniff of chocolate that give the thief away, and it's the intricate watercolor paintings that save the scenario from becoming repetitious. Dyer's rich colors, varied compositions, and tongue-in-cheek celebration of pomp and circumstance will give young listeners more to look at than they might see from a perch in Westminster Abbey. BH

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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GRADUATE LIBRARY SCHOOL

INDEX, VOLUME 42 SEPTEMBER, 1988-JULY/AUGUST, 1989

Aardema. Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion. Ames, L Draw 50 Beasties. 115. 241 Ames, M. Who Will Speak for the Lamb? Aaron's Shirt. Gould. 195. 187. Aaseng. Fortunate Fortunes. 241. Ammon. Growing Up Amish. 268. Abortion. Terkel. 86 Amoko and Efua Bear. Appiah. 216. Abrams. Guide to Careers Without College. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock. 115. Kimmel. 42. Ackerman. Song and Dance Man. 62. And One for All. Nelson. 130. Adler, C. Eddie's Blue-Winged Dragon. 89. Anderson, J. From Map to Museum. 63. ---. One Sister Too Many. 163. - . Spanish Pioneers of the Southwest. Adler, D. Jackie Robinson. 187. - . Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln. Anderson, M. Druid's Gift. 188. 267. Andi's War. Rosen. 203. - . Picture Book of George Andrews. Flying Fingers Club. 141. Washington. 267. Animals Keeping Clean. Burton. 244. Adoff. Flamboyan. 24. Animals Keeping Cool. Burton. 244. Adventures of High John the Conqueror. Animals Keeping Safe. Burton. 244. Sanfield. 180. Animals Keeping Warm. Burton. 244. Adventures of Ulysses. Gottlieb. 121. Anna, the One and Only. Joosse. 149. Aesop's Fables. Aesop. 214. Annie's One to Ten. Owen. 178. Aesop's Fables. Paxton. 81. Anno's Aesop. Anno. 215. Aesop. Aesop's Fables. 214. Anno. Anno's Aesop. 215. Affirmative Action. Woods. 286. Another Shore. Bond. 26. Agee. Incredible Painting of Felix Another Winter's Tale. Morgan. 105. Clousseau. 62. Apfel. Nebulae. 25. Aiken. Give Yourself a Fright. 141. Appaloosa Horses. Patent. 81. ---. Teeth of the Gale. 63. Appiah. Amoko and Efua Bear. 216. Alcock. Monster Garden. 24. Aragon. Winter Harvest. 89. Alessandra in Love. Kaplow. 227. Archbishop Tutu of South Africa. Bentley. Alexander, E. Llama and the Great Flood. 65. 214. Ark. Geisert. 7. Alexander, L. Jedera Adventure. 242. Arnold, C. Dinosaur Mountain. 242. Alexandra Ingredient. Strauss. 136. - . Llama. 1. Alice in Rapture, Sort of. Naylor. 261. . Penguin. 1. Aliens for Breakfast. Etra. 96. . Terrible Hodag. 164. All About Sam. Lowry. 46. Arnold, T. Winter Mittens. 89. All I See. Rylant. 133. Arroz con Leche. Delacre. 146. Allen. Ozzy on the Outside. 268. Art Lesson. dePaola. 168. Alphabet Puzzle. Downie. 32. As. Juster. 226. Always Gramma. Nelson. 131. Ashabranner. Always to Remember. 2. Always to Remember. Ashabranner. 2. . Born to the Land. 216. Amadeo. There's a Little Bit of Me in Asimov. How Did We Find Out About Jamey. 268. Microwaves? 243. Amelia Bedelia's Family Album. Parish. 15. At Home. Sanders. 179. American Sports Poems. Knudson. 12. At My House. Miller. 153.

[ 288] At the Edge. Behrens. 91. Bemheim. Father of the Orphans. 3. At the Frog Pond. Michels. 259. Berry. Coastal Rescue. 280. Atomic Dawn. Driemen. 119. Best Enemies. Leverich. 228. Attmore. Read About Horses and Ponies. Best Friends Club. Winthrop. 210. 216. Best Friends Tell the Best Lies. Dines. 272. Auch. Glass Slippers Give You Blisters. Best Present. Keller. 173. 217. Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist. Honeycutt. - . Mom Is Dating Weird Wayne. 115. 10. Auntie's Knitting a Baby. Simmie. 108. Betancourt. Crazy Christmas. 65. Autumn Tale. Updike. 160. Bethie. Rabinowitz. 234. Avi. Something Upstairs. 2. Better with Two. Joosse. 125. Babe Ruth. Berke. 117. Beverly Sills. Kerby. 254. Baby Moses. Hayward. 251. Beware! Beware! Richardson. 155. Baby's Book of Babies. Henderson. 171. Bewitching of Alison Allbright. Davidson. Baehr. Louisa Eclipsed. 90. 247. Bailey. Naturescapes. 90. Beyond Safe Boundaries. Sacks. 283. Baker, B. Third Grade Is Terrible. 141. Beyond the Ridge. Goble. 249. Baker, J. Birthday Magic. 116. Bhutan. Wright. 113. - . Christmas Magic. 116. Bianca. Phipson. 17. - . Halloween Magic. 116. Bible. Baby Moses. 251. - Valentine Magic. 116. SEaster. 164. Baker's Dozen. Forest. 33. . Nativity. 3. Ballard. Exploring the Titanic. 25. . Noah and the Ark. 26. Balloon for Grandad. Gray. 147. Big Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook. Balyet. Wrightson. 161. Hughes. 197. Band Never Dances. Landis. 150. Big and Small. Dijs. 169. Bang. Delphine. 25. Big Old Bones. Carrick. 190. Banish. Let Me Tell You About My Baby. Big Rock. Hiscock. 39. 63. Bill Peet. Peet. 262. Barber. Enchanter's Daughter. 64. Billings. Loon. 91. Barton, B. I Want to Be an Astronaut. 26. Billy and the Attic Adventure. Worley. 286. Barton, M. Why Do People Harm Animals? Billy Boone. Smith. 182. 188. Bingo Brown and the Language of Love. Bates. Tough Beans. 116. Byars. 244. Bath Time for John. Graham. 147. Birthday Burglar & A Very Wicked Bathing Ugly. Busselle. 165. Headmistress. Mahy. 47. Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee. Beatty. 64. Birthday for Blue. Lydon. 229. Beans on the Roof. Byars. 66. Birthday Magic. Baker. 116. Bear and Mrs. Duck. Winthrop. 58. Birthday Party Mystery. Markham. 257. Beatty. Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee. 64. Bjork. Linnea's Windowsill Garden. 92. Beauty. Wallace. 88. Blackbird. Southall. 135. Beck. Choosing Day. 164. Blackwood. Dying Sun. 269. Bee. Looking the Tiger in the Eye. 6. Blanchard. Sounds My Feet Make. 218. Been Clever Forever. Stone. 136. Blimps. Munro. 80. Before the Wildflowers Bloom. Bylinsky. Block. Weetzie Bat. 142. 92. Blood Red Ochre. Major. 200. Begonia for Miss Applebaum. Zindel. 212. Bode. Different Worlds. 218. Behrens. At the Edge. 91. Boholm-Olsson. Tuan. 92. Beime. Under the Lights. 116. Bolognese. Drawing History. 234. Beisner. Topsy Turvy. 2. Bomb and the General. Eco. 170. Bellairs. Trolley to Yesterday. 217. Bond. Another Shore. 26. Belle Pruitt. Cleaver. 29. Bone Wars. Lasky. 77. Bendick. Egyptian Tombs. 188. Bonners. Just in Passing. 142. Benjamin Franklin. Meltzer. 104. Boot Weather. Vigna. 160. Benson. 60s Reader. 38. Born Different. Drimmer. 32. Bentley. Archbishop Tutu of South Africa. Born to the Land. Ashabranner. 216. 65. Boughton. Great Lives. 27. Berger, G. Human Body. 217. Bowkett. Gameplayers. 143. Berger, M. If You Lived on Mars. 91. Boyd. Hoops. 243. Berke. Babe Ruth. 117. Bradman. Look Out, He's Behind You! 92. Bernal. 'Night, Zoo. 243. - . Wait and See. 27.

[289] Brandenberg. Leo and Emily's Zoo. 28. Catwings Return. Le Guin. 150. Branley. Tornado Alert. 4. Catwings. Le Guin. 13. Branscum. Cameo Rose. 143. Cellar. Radford. 282. Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. Disch. Center Stage Summer. Lukas. 78. 32. Chaikin. Feathers in the Wind. 166. Bravo Minski. Yorinks. 113. . Friends Forever. 67. Bridge. Neville. 49. Chalk Doll. Pomerantz. 233. Brisson. Your Best Friend, Kate. 165. Changeling Sea. McKillip. 15. Broccoli Tapes. Slepian. 205. Changes for Kirsten. Shaw. 157. Brooks. No Kidding. 189. Changes for Molly. Tripp. 157. Brown. Teen Guide to Childbirth. 66. Changes for Samantha. Tripp. 157. Browne. Car and Truck Lift-the-Flap Book. Charlton. Wheezy. 144. 269. Charnas. Golden Thread. 219. Brushy Mountain. Pendergraft. 281. Chaucer. Canterbury Tales. 67. Buckley. Love Notes. 117. Chetwin. Mr. Meredith and the Truly Buffalo Brenda. Pinkwater. 202. Remarkable Stone. 166. Buffalo Hunt. Freedman. 34. Childe Roland. Marks. 257. Buffy's Orange Leash. Golder. 146. Children and the AIDS Virus. Hausherr. 251. Bunting. Ghost Children. 189. Children of the River. Crew. 145. . Is Anybody There? 28. Childress. Those Other People. 117. . Wednesday Surprise. 165. Chinese Handcuffs. Crutcher. 271. Bums. Our Mom. 269. Chinese Puzzle. Graham. 8. Burton, J. Animals Keeping Clean. 244. Choosing Day. Beck. 164. - . Animals Keeping Cool. 244. Christiansen. My Mother's House, My - . Animals Keeping Safe. 244. Father's House. 190. . Animals Keeping Warm. 244. Christmas Magic. Baker. 116. Burton, M. Tail Toes Eyes Ears Nose. 66. Christopher. Spy on Third Base. 144. Busselle. Bathing Ugly. 165. Ciardi. Hopeful Troutt. 244. But Ill Be Back Again. Rylant. 283. Cinderella. Perrault. 202. Byars. Beans on the Roof. 66. Circle of Revenge. French. 35. - . Bingo Brown and the Language of Circle Unbroken. Hotze. 40. Love. 244. Cleaver. Belle Pruitt. 29. Bylinsky. Before the Wildflowers Bloom. Clever Tom and the Leprechaun. Shute. 20. 92. Cl6ment. Voice of the Wood. 245. Calmenson. What Am I? 218. Coastal Rescue. Miller. 280. Camel Express. Shaffer. 151. Coats. Mr. Jordan in the Park. 190. Cameo Rose. Branscum. 143. Cobb. Getting Dressed. 245. Cameron. Julian, Secret Agent. 93. - . Keeping Clean. 245. - Most Beautiful Place in the World. - . Why Doesn't the Earth Fall Up? 67. 145. Camp Girl-Meets-Boy. Cooney. 68. Cockroaches. Kerby. 198. Canterbury Tales. Chaucer. 67. Cohen, B. Canterbury Tales. 67. Canterbury Tales. Chaucer. 67. . Tell Us Your Secret. 270. Car and Truck Lift-the-Flap Book. Browne. Cohen, C. Mud Pony. 93. 269. Cohen, D. Phone Call from a Ghost. 67. Caraker. Snows of Jaspre. 166. Cohen, M. See You in Second Grade! 167. Carlson. Poor Carl. 143. Cohen, S. When Someone You Know Is Carrick. Big Old Bones. 190. Gay. 245. --. Elephant in the Dark. 28. Cold and Hot Winter. Hurwitz. 75. . Left Behind. 4. Cold as Ice. Levy. 102. Carson. Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet. Cole, B. Three Cheers for Erroll 219. 144. Cole, J. Magic School Bus Inside the Carter. Up Country. 270. Human Body. 190. Case of the Fixed Election. Singer. 284. Collier. Winchesters. 29. Case of the Gobbling Squash. Levy. 78. Collins, A. Jacob's Ladder. 219. Case of the Mind-Reading Mommies. Levy. Collins, D. To the Point. 271. 256. Coming Home Cafe. Pearson. 82. Casey Webber the Great. Hutchins. 124. Commander Coatrack Returns. McNair. 201. Castle. Read About Ballet. 218. Complete Frog. Lacey. 175. Catch the Sea. Haynes. 276. Conford. Genie With the Light Blue Hair. Cats Are Cats. Larrick. 126. 145.

[290] . Jenny Archer, Author. 271. - . Fourth Grade Wizards. 31. Conley. Rescue of the Stranded Whales. Deem. How to Find a Ghost. 69. 279. DeFelice. Strange Night Writing of Conrad. My Daniel. 167. Jessamine Colter. 5. . Staying Nine. 29. Definitely Not Sexy. Sutton. 110. . Taking the Ferry Home. 4. Delacre. Arroz con Leche. 146. Consider the Lemming. Steig. 54. Delaney. Cosmic Chickens. 95. Cooking the African Way. Nabwire. 153. Delphic Choice. Johnston. 226. Coombs. Dorrie and the Pin Witch. 191. Delphine. Bang. 25. Cooney, B. Island Boy. 30. Delton. No Time for Christmas. 31. Cooney, C. Camp Girl-Meets-Boy. 68. Demi's Reflective Fables. Demi. 119. Cooper, I. Queen of the Sixth Grade. 68. Demi. Demi's Reflective Fables. 119. Cooper, K. Where Did You Get Those Eyes? Den 4 Meets the Jinx. Tapp. 85. 93. Dentist's Tools. DeSantis. 70. Corbin. Knights. 191. Denton. Felix & Alexander. 95. Corcoran. Private War of Lillian Adams. dePaola. Art Lesson. 168. 246. DeSantis. Dentist's Tools. 70. --- . Sky Is Falling. 118. Deuker. On the Devil's Court. 95. Cormier. Fade. 68. Devil's Arithmetic. Yolen. 59. Cosmic Chickens. Delaney. 95. Dexter. Mazemaker. 192. Cosmic Cousin. Hayashi. 123. Dickinson. Eva. 220. Cosner. War Nurses. 94. ---. Merlin Dreams. 96. Costabel. Jews of New Amsterdam. 69. Different Worlds. Bode. 218. Crazy Christmas. Betancourt. 65. Diggs. Selene Goes Home. 192. Cresswell. Trouble. 30. Dijs. Big and Small. 169. Crew. Children of the River. 145. - . How Many? 169. Cross. Map of Nowhere. 246. Dilly Dilly Piccalilli. Livingston. 256. - . Dark behind the Curtain. 118. Dines. Best Friends Tell the Best Lies. 272. Crouch. Ivan. 220. Dinner. Nothing to be Ashamed of. 169. Crowther. Robert Crowther's Most Amazing Dinosaur Mountain. Arnold. 242. Pop-up Book of Machines. 69. Dinosaurs Are 568. Rogers. 51. Cruise Control. Fosburgh. 34. Disch. Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. Crutcher. Chinese Handcuffs. 271. 32. Crutches. Hirtling. 74. Discovery at Coyote Point. Gabhart. 248. Cry Wolf. Lewis. 127. Dissidents. Shustennan. 264. Czerkas. My Life with the Dinosaurs. 247. Do Not Disturb. Facklam. 248. Daddy and Me. Ricklen. 83. Dodds. Wheel Away! 272. Dagmar Schultz and the Powers of Darkness. Dolan. MIA. 272. Hall. 196. Doll Hospital. Duffy. 193. Dahl. Matilda. 30. Doll in the Garden. Hahn. 171. Dancing Teepees. Sneve. 237. Don't Look Behind You. Duncan. 221. Daneman. Francie and the Boys. 168. Donnelly. Moonwalk. 273. Dangerous Ground. Skurzynski 236. - . Who Shot the President? 119. Daniel Boone. Lawlor. 101. Dorrie and the Pin Witch. Coombs. 191. Dark behind the Curtain. Cross. 118. Double Dog Dare. Gilson. 8. David and Max. Provost. 133. Downie. Alphabet Puzzle. 32. Davidson. Bewitching of Alison Allbright. Draw 50 Beasties. Ames. 115. 247. Drawing History. Raphael. 234. Davis. Sex Education. 5. Driemen. Atomic Dawn. 119. Day of Darkness, Night of Light. Martin. Drimmer. Born Different. 32. 151. Drugs, Steroids and Sports. Mohun. 104. Day, A. Frank and Ernest. 5. Druid's Gift. Anderson. 188. Day, E. John Tabor's Ride. 168. Dubrovin. Guide to Alternative Education de Regniers. Sing a Song of Popcom. 31. and Training. 120. Dear Mili Grimm. 72. Duffy. Doll Hospital. 193. Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life. Van Dump Days. Spinelli. 21. Leeuwen. 238. Duncan. Don't Look Behind You. 221. DeAnnond. Seal Oil Lamp. 94. Dunlop. Poetry Girl. 193. Death Ride. Kropp. 228. Dutton. Tales of Belva Jean Copenhagen. December Stillness. Hahn. 9. 169. DeClements. Five-Finger Discount. 192. Dying Sun. Blackwood. 269.

[291 ] Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Heslewood. 277. Fire Fighters. Maass. 151. Earthlets. Willis. 210. Fire in the Heart. Murrow. 261. East of the Sun & West of the Moon. First Things First. Voake. 87. Willard. 209. Fisher, L. Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of Easter. Bible. 164. the Moon. 6. Eat Up, Gemma. Hayes. 10. - . Theseus and the Minotaur. 33. Eating the Alphabet. Ehlert. 273. Fisher, M. Women in the Third World. 248. Eco. Bomb and the General. 170. Five-Finger Discount. DeClements. 192. Eddie's Blue-Winged Dragon. Adler. 89. Flamboyan. Adoff. 24. Edwards. Little John and Plutie. 33. Fleischman. Ghost in the Noonday Sun. Egyptian Tombs. Bendick. 188. 222. Ehlert. Eating the Alphabet. 273. - . Scarebird. 6. Ehrlich. Where It Stops Nobody Knows. Fletcher and the Great Big Dog. Hilleary. 120. 99. Eight Days of Luke. Jones. 11. Flight of Dazzle Angels. Hooks. 40. Eighty-Eight Steps to September. Marino. Flight of the Albatross. Savage. 235. 230. Flip City. Hermann. 123. Eisenberg. Mystery at Bluff Point Dunes. Flying Fingers Club. Andrews. 141. 33. Follow the Drinking Gourd. Winter. 139. El Gfiero. Trevifio. 265. Fonteyn. Swan Lake. 222. Elephant in the Dark. Carrick. 28. Forbidden Beast. Forrester. 71. Emily Dickinson. Thayer. 265. Forbidden Door. Heyer. 98. Emily's Own Elephant Pearce. 16. Forest of Dreams. Wells. 58. Emma's Christmas. Trivas. 56. Forest. Baker's Dozen. 33. Empty Sleeve. Garfield. 35. Forrester. Forbidden Beast. 71. Enchanted Garden. Jenkin-Pearce. 226. Forsyth. Journey through a Tropical Jungle. Enchanted Umbrella. Meyers. 104. 194. Enchanter's Daughter. Barber. 64. Fort. Redbird. 7. Enemies. Klein. 278. Fortunate Fortunes. Aaseng. 241. Engineer of Beasts. Sanders. 20. Fosburgh. Cruise Control. 34. Ethridge. Viola, Furgy, Bobbi, and Me. Four Questions. Schwartz. 181. 274. Fourth Grade Is a Jinx. McKenna. 152. Etra. Aliens for Breakfast. 96. Fourth Grade Wizards. DeClements. 31. Eva. Dickinson. 220. Fowl Play, Desdemona. Keller. 173. Explorers of the Americas before Columbus. Fox Busters. King-Smith. 43. Leon. 256. Francie and the Boys. Daneman. 168. Exploring the Titanic. Ballard. 25. Frank and Ernest. Day. 5. Eyes. Worthy. 266. Freedman. Buffalo Hunt. 34. Facklam. Do Not Disturb. 248. French. Circle of Revenge. 35. Facklam. Trouble with Mothers. 221. Friedman. Tiny Parents. 265. Fade. Cormier. 68. Friend Like That. Slote. 85. Faithful Elephants Tsuchiya. 86. Friend or Frog. Priceman. 281. Family Pose. Hughes. 172. Friends Forever. Chaikin. 67. Farm Noises. Miller. 260. From Map to Museum. Anderson. 63. Father of the Orphans. Bernheim. 3. Fun. Mark. 79. Faville. Keeper. 96. Gabhart. Discovery at Coyote Point. 248. Favorite Greek Myths. Osbome. 261. Gaeddert. Summer like Turnips. 274. Feathers in the Wind. Chaikin. 166. Galbraith. Reuben Runs Away. 146. Feett Parnall. 16. Galvin. Otto Learns about His Medicine. Feldbaum. Looking the Tiger in the Eye. 6. 35. Felix & Alexander. Denton. 95. Gameplayers. Bowkett. 143. Ferguson. Show Me the Evidence. 193. Garden Partners. Palmisciano. 202. Ferris. Looking for Home. 274. Gardner. Science and Sports. 120. Fighting Back. Kuklin. 174. Garfield. Empty Sleeve. 35. Filisky. Sterling. 240. Garrett. Hoops. 243. Find Waldo Now. Handford. 37. Geisert. Ark. 7. Finding a Way. Rosenberg. 107. Geller. Raymond. 7. Fine, A. My War with Goggle-Eyes. 222. Gemstones. Jackson. 252. Fine, J. Hunger Road. 70. Genie With the Light Blue Hair. Conford. Fire and Stone. Le Guin. 255. 145. Fire Came to the Earth People. Roth. 51.

[292 1 George and Martha Round and Round. Granger. Summer House Cat. 275. Marshall. 14. Grant. Phoenix Rising. 147. George. Shark Beneath the Reef. 194. Grasshopper Summer. Turner. 206. Get Help. Gilbert. 195. Gray. Balloon for Grandad. 147. Getting Dressed. Cobb. 245. Great Lives. Boughton. 27. Getting Elected. Hewett. 196. Great Man's Secret. Van Raven. 207. Getting Your Period. Marzollo. 258. Greaves. Magic Flute. 195. Ghastlies, Goops & Pincushions. Kennedy. Green, C. War at Home. 249. 254. Green, S. Self-Portrait with Wings. 275. Ghost Abbey. Westall. 161. Green, R. Throttlepenny Murder. 250. Ghost Children. Bunting. 189. Greenberg, J. Just the Two of Us. 72. Ghost in the Noonday Sun. Fleischman. Greenberg, M. Werewolves. 22. 222. Greene, C. Isabelle and Little Orphan Ghost of Skinny Jack. Lindgren. 78. Frannie. 9. Ghosts of Creepy Castle. Moseley. 105. - . Monday I Love You. 36. Ghosts of Hungryhouse Lane. McBratney. Greene, J. Out of Many Waters. 121. 231. Greenfield. Under the Sunday Tree. 97. Gibbons. Sunken Treasure. 35. Greenwald. Rosy's Romance. 276. Giblin. Let There Be Light. 71. - . Write On, Rosy! 121. Gideon Ahoyl Mayne. 151. Gregory. Jenny of the Tetons. 170. Gilbert. Get Help. 195. Grimm. Dear Mill. 72. Gilman. Matthew Henson. 36. Grindley. Wake Up, Dad! 250. Gilson. Double Dog Dare. 8. Grounded. Jaspersohn. 124. Gimme a Kiss. Pike. 50. Grove. Good-bye, My Wishing Star. 9. Girard. We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo. Growing Colors. McMillan. 48. 223. Growing Up Amish. Ammon. 268. Girl in the Box. Sebestyen. 53. Guide to Alternative Education and Training. Give Yourself a Fright. Aiken. 141. Dubrovin. 120. Glass Slippers Give You Blisters. Auch. Guide to Careers Without College. Abrams. 217. 115. Gleeson. I Am Susannah. 223. Gun Control. Hawkes. 98. Glenn. Squeeze Play. 275. Guns. Rowland-Entwistle. 45. Goble. Beyond the Ridge. 249. Gus Wanders Off. Schertle. 52. Godfrey. Last War. 224. Gutnik. Immunology. 250. Going on an Airplane. Rogers. 235. Guy. Ups and Downs of Carl Davis I1l. 170. Going to the Dentist. Rogers. 235. Gwynne. Little Pigeon Toad. 122. Going to the Hospital. Rogers. 18. Haas. Sixth Sense. 122. Going Up! Sis. 205. Hahn. December Stillness. 9. Gold and Silver, Silver and Gold. Schwartz. . Doll in the Garden. 171. 134. Haines. Micromysteries. 72. Golden Thread. Chamas. 219. Halam. Transformations. 73. Golder. Buffy's Orange Leash. 146. Haldane. Painting Faces. 10. Good King Wenceslas. Neale. 48. Hall. Dagmar Schultz and the Powers of Good-bye, My Wishing Star. Grove. 9. Darkness. 196. Goodall. Story of a Farm. 275. . Killing Freeze. 37. Goofbang Value Daze. Thompson. 285. ---. Murder at the Spaniel Show. 73. Gorman. Pornography. 71. Halloween Magic. Baker. 116. Gorog. Three Dreams and a Nightmare. 71. Hamilton. In the Beginning. 37. Gottlieb. Adventures of Ulysses. 121. Hammond. Sports. 73. Gould. Aaron's Shirt. 195. Handford. Find Waldo Now. 37. Graham, B. Bath Time for John. 147. Hansen. Out From This Place. 97. --- . Has Anyone Here Seen William? Happy Birthday, Little League. Newman. 224. 201. . Here Comes John. 147. Harlan. Hispanic Voters. 122. . Here Comes Theo. 147. Harley. Last Laugh. 74. --- . Where Is Sarah? 147. Harrison. Oxford Treasury of Children's Graham, H. Chinese Puzzle. 8. Poems. 148. Graham, R. Jack and the Monster. 249. Harry in Trouble. Porte. 155. Grand Old Duke of York. Sowden. 264. Has Anyone Here Seen William? Graham. Grandma and Me. Ricklen. 83. 224. Grandpa and Me. Ricklen. 83.

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[295 ] Knll. Songs of Praise. 12. Lewis, S. One-Minute Stories of Brothers Kudlinski. Juliette Gordon Low. 44. and Sisters. 14. Kuklin. Fighting Back. 174. Librarians A to Z. Johnson. 172. - . Taking My Cat to the Vet. 126. Lies, Deception and Truth. Weiss. 57. . Taking My Dog to the Vet. 45. Like Seabirds Flying Home. Murray. 130. Kunhardt. I Want To Be a Farmer. 255. Lily Pad Pond. Lavies. 199. ---. I Want to Be a Fire Fighter. 255. Lindgren. Ghost of Skinny Jack. 78. Kurtzman. My Life as a Cartoonist. 126. Linnea's Windowsill Garden. BjBrk. 92. Lacey. Complete Frog. 175. Lion and the Puppy. Tolstoy. 56. Lake at the End of the World. MacDonald. Lioness Rampant. Pierce. 155. 229. Little Bunny & the Hungry Fox. Nilsson. Lake. Lasenby. 228. 281. Landau. Surrogate Mothers. 76. Little Bunny at the Beach. Nilsson. 281. - . Teenagers Talk about School. 100. Little Daylight. MacDonald. 47. Landis. Band Never Dances. 150. Little John and Plutie. Edwards. 33. Langley. World of Sharks. 45. Little Pigeon Toad. Gwynne. 122. Larrick. Cats Are Cats. 126. Little Sophie and Lanky Flop. Pelgrom. Larsen. Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb. 131. 101. Little, E. Trojan Horse. 127. Lasenby. Lake. 228. Little, J. Hey World, Here I Am! 279. Lasky. Bone Wars. 77. Living in a Risky World. Pringle. 282. Last Laugh. Harley. 74. Livingston. Dilly Dilly Piccalilli. 256. Last Story, the First Story. Thompson. . There Was a Place. 46. 137. - Up in the Air. 228. Last War. Godfrey. 224. Llama and the Great Flood. Alexander. 214. Lattimore. Prince and the Golden Ax. 13. Llama. Arnold. 1. . Why There Is No Arguing in Load Lifters. Marston. 128. Heaven. 255. Loh. Tucking Mommy In. 14. Lauber. News About Dinosaurs. 175. Long Live the Queen. White. 208. - . Voyagers from Space. 199. Long Night Dance. James. 277. Laurie Loved Me Best. Klein. 125. Look Closer! Ziebel. 211. Lavies. Lily Pad Pond. 199. Look Inside a House. Patrick. 233. .Tree Trunk Traffic. 199. Look inside a Ship. Patrick. 233. Lawlor. Daniel Boone. 101. Look Out, He's Behind You! Bradman. 92. Lawlor. How To Survive Third Grade. 77. Look! Look! Look! Hoban. 39. Le Guin. Catwings. 13. Looking at Dolphins and Porpoises. Patent. ---. Catwings Return. 150. 232. . Fire and Stone. 255. Looking for Daniela. Kroll. 44. Left Behind. Carrick. 4. Looking for Home. Ferris. 274. Leo and Emily's Zoo. Brandenberg. 28. Looking the Tiger in the Eye. Feldbaum. 6. Leon. Explorers of the Americas before Loon. Billings. 91. Columbus. 256. Louisa Eclipsed. Baehr. 90. Leonard. Tina's Chance. 102. Love Notes. Buckley. 117. Lemer. Plant Families. 199. Lowry. All About Sam. 46. Lester. More Tales of Uncle Remus. 45. - . Number the Stars. 176. Let Me Tell You About My Baby. Banish. Ludie's Song. Herlihy. 38. 63. Luhrmann. Only Brave Tomorrows. 229. Let There Be Light. Giblin. 71. Lukas. Center Stage Summer. 78. Leverich. Best Enemies. 228. Lulu and the Flying Babies. Simmonds. 84. Levine. What Did Mommy Do Before You? Lydon. Birthday for Blue. 229. 78. Maass. Fire Fighters. 151. Levinson. Our Home is the Sea. 127. Macaulay. Way Things Work. 128. Levitin. Incident at Loring Groves. 13. MacDonald, C. Lake at the End of the - . Silver Days. 200. World. 229. Levy. Case of the Gobbling Squash. 78. MacDonald, G. Little Daylight. 47. .Case of the Mind-Reading Magic Flute. Greaves. 195. Mommies. 256. Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body. --- . Cold as Ice. 102. Cole. 190. Lewis, N. Cry Wolf and other Aesop Fables. Magician's Company. McGowen. 80. 127. Maguire. I Feel Like the Morning Star. 230. Lewis, R. In the Night, Still Dark. 46.

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