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www.candlewick.com Nothing's more important to Simeon Zook than his family and their farm, so when a fire breaks out, he's determined to uncover its cause--even if it's his own fault, in Cathryn Clinton's Simeon's Fire (07636-27070 $15.99). His investigation leads to a discovery and a possible new danger to his family if he tells in this fast-paced story. Paul Shipton's The Pig Scrolls By Gryllus The Pig (076362702X, $15.99) is a story quite different from the norm: set in ancient Greece, Gryllus has been transformed by Circe into a pig--and is content to stay that way until pushy push·y adj. push·i·er, push·i·est Disagreeably aggressive or forward. push  i·ly adv. prophetess Sibyl sibyl (sĭb`ĭl), in classical mythology and religion, prophetess. There were said to be as many as 10 sibyls, variously located and represented. The most famous was the Cumaean sibyl, described by Vergil in the Aeneid. kidnaps him and informs him only he can save the world. So much for the leisurely life of a swine: Gryllus becomes a reluctant hero in this zany Greek tale packed with both action and humor.
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