Antieau, Kim. Coyote cowgirl.ANTIEAU, Kim. Coyote cowgirl. Tor. 284p. c2003.0-765-30268-3. $14.95. SA In her mid-twenties, Jeanne remains the baby of her restaurateur res·tau·ra·teur also res·tau·ran·teur n. The manager or owner of a restaurant. [French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant. family: never trusted with anything serious, ignorant of family events before her birth. One evening, she neglects to lock away a couple of family treasures--a bejeweled be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled adj. Decorated with or as if with jewels. scepter scepter symbol of regal or imperial power and authority. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority scepter denotes fairness and righteousness. [Heraldry: Halberts, 37] See : Justice and a crystal skull--and in the light of morning, she discovers the scepter has been stolen by her ne'er-do-well cousin. Following his trail to Las Vegas, Jeanne embarks on an adventure that nicely mixes humor-laced suspense, heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. romance, enticing cooking, and well-managed magical realism. The crystal skull turns out to be quite talkative, and free with his advice about recipes, which is a darn good thing for Jeanne, who has no personal cooking history and finds herself trying to "buy back" the scepter through sweat equity Sweat Equity The equity that is created in a company or some other asset as a direct result of hard work by the owner(s). Notes: For example, rebuilding the engine on your 1968 Mustang to increase its value. as a chef in a rural restaurant. Along the way, Jeanne uncovers a variety of family secrets, including her mother's involvement with antinuclear antinuclear /an·ti·nu·cle·ar/ (-noo´kle-ar) destructive to or reactive with components of the cell nucleus. protests, her father's real ancestry, and the identity of the crystal skull's voice. Antieau floats a lot of high concepts as lightly through this plot as cream on a custard. A fine partner to Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate. Recipes included. Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley P.L., CA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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