FICTION
Released: July 3, 2002
"Works beautifully for so long as Susie simply tells the truth, then falters when the author goes for bigger truths about Love and Life. Still, mostly mesmerizing and deserving of the attention it's sure to receive."
An extraordinary, almost-successful debut that treats sensational material with literary grace, narrated from heaven by the victim of a serial killer and pedophile.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2003
"Soto writes with a touch as light as Chuy's ghost and with humor, wonderment, and a generosity toward life. (Fiction. 12+)"
Seventeen-year-old Chuy dies in the opening scene of this view from beyond; thereafter the story is told by his ghost, "invisible and touchable as light."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2003
"A lightweight and moving chuckler. (Fiction. 11-14)"
An abused teen and a bitter old man find affection and redemption in this heartwarming . . . slapstick comedy?
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2004
"Written with Woodson's characteristic focus on telling detail (the buttery quality of light in a kitchen), this is a tender, existential meditation on grief, interior in nature that will nevertheless touch readers who enjoyed (and wept over) the first. (Fiction. YA)"
A sequel to Woodson's If You Come Softly (1998), in which Miah was mistakenly shot to death by police.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 9, 2005
"Hopeful and engaging. (Fiction. 12+)"
An unusual premise and a thoughtful treatment make Zevin's first effort at writing for young adults a success.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2006
"For anyone who has lost a friend or loved one at an early age, this is a good read. (Fiction. 12-15)"
Death isn't an easy subject to write about, but Shusterman handles it deftly, as he explores what happens to two children who are "lost" on their way "towards the light."
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