Farrar Straus Giroux.Farrar Straus Giroux 19 Union Square West, NY, NY 10003 1-888-330-8477 www.fsgkids.com Young adults have four striking summer reads from Farrar which are powerful, recommended picks. Valerie Hobbs' Defiance Defiance, city (1990 pop. 16,768), seat of Defiance co., NW Ohio, at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers, in a farm area; settled 1790, inc. 1836. Its manufactures include machinery and food, fabricated-metal, and glass products. Gen. (0374308470, $16.00) tells of a pre-teen who just wants to do normal fun things for his vacation, but finds his cancer treatment shadows his efforts. His determination to keep a new condition secret from his parents so he can enjoy a summer and his involvement with a spunky spunk·y adj. spunk·i·er, spunk·i·est Informal Spirited; plucky. spunk  i·ly adv. farm woman helps him discover the meaning of living. Suzanne Fisher Staples' Under The Persimmon persimmon: see ebony. persimmon Either of two trees of the genus Diospyros in the ebony family, and their globular, edible fruits. The native American persimmon (D. Tree (0374380252, $17.00) comes from the author of the award-winning Shabanu and tells of a young Afghan girl who finds her life changed when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother is killed in an air raid. A friend who is also on her own joins with her an in effort to overcome tragedy in this realistic, moving story of Afghan culture and life. Nina Bernstein's Magic By The Book (0374347182, $17.00) is more than just a tribute to books and a powerful fantasy: it will remind readers of a more modern version of the classic Edward Eager Edward McMaken Eager (1911 – October 23, 1964) was an American author who made a distinct contribution to children's literature by introducing a theme of magic into the lives of ordinary children. 'magic' books which so thrilled a generation. Can a book cast a spell and make its readers travel through time? A simple library book brings three kids to explore magic in the printed word. Polly Polly Biotechnology A Poll Dorset sheep cloned from sheep skin cells, which has a human gene in each cell. See Dolly. Horvath's Vacation (0374380708, $16.00) comes from a Newberry Honor-winning author and presents another story of a family divided. Here Henry's parents are off to Africa, leaving him in care of two aunts who decide to embark on their own dream vacation with Henry in tow. Before long they're crossing the country just as Henry's mother is lost in the jungles of Africa. An intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. story of family connections from afar. |
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