NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2008
"A gritty portrait of hard-pressed people moving through some of the least attractive real estate in America."
A feminist anthropologist shares observations gathered during seven years of crisscrossing the United States by bus.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2007
"Junior's keen cartoons sprinkle the pages as his fluid narration deftly mingles raw feeling with funny, sardonic insight. (Fiction. YA)"
Alexie nimbly blends sharp wit with unapologetic emotion in his first foray into young-adult literature.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 8, 2006
"Charlton-Trujillo's debut opens a world not often seen in children's literature and is a terrific choice for discussion. (glossary) (Fiction. 11-13)"
Life has grown difficult for 12-year-old Chula Sanchez since a terrible car accident—in which her father was the drunk driver—left her with epilepsy.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2008
"First-rate. (Fiction. 10-13)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2001
"They'll think that, after all he's been through, Ricky deserves all the breaks he can get. (Fiction. 10-13)"
Many readers will want to give 11-year-old Ricky Gordon, the protagonist of this fast-paced novel, a reassuring hug.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2005
"Tobin's own blossoming, through friendship, and the rediscovery of his family, and the love for and of his chickens, is entirely satisfying—just right. (Fiction. 10-14)"
Seventh-grader Tobin has pretty much flown under the radar most of his life, only stealing a paper clip now and then to prove his relationship to the rest of his juvenile-delinquent family.
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