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525 'B' Street Suite 1900, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA 92101-4495 www.harcourtbooks.com Grace's parents say she's out of control and her old friends don't like her--but Grace thinks she's a whole new chic person and is happy with her new friends in Katherine Spencer's SAVING GRACE (9152057404, $15.00), an excellent story for ages 12 and older about change, self-image self-image n. The conception that one has of oneself, including an assessment of qualities and personal worth. , and coming to grips with a brother's death. Susan Beth Pfeffer's LIFE AS WE KNEW IT (0152058265, $17.00) tells of a world changed when a meteor meteor, appearance of a small particle flying through space that interacts with the earth's upper atmosphere. While still outside the atmosphere, the particle is known as a meteoroid. Countless meteoroids of varying sizes are moving about the solar system at any time. on a collision path with the moon changes the world's climate overnight. Suddenly Miranda's everyday concerns are superceded by a world-wide struggle to preserve civilization--and Miranda's diary entries fuel a powerful account of her family's search for hope in dark times. Readers of apocalyptic fiction will relish this different viewpoint of a changed future. Carol Plum-Ucci's THE NIGHT MY SISTER WENT MISSING (0152047581, $17.00) will also reach ages 12 and older with a riveting riv·et·ing adj. Wholly absorbing or engrossing one's attention; fascinating: The last chapter was so riveting that I was reading past midnight. story: this about playing with a gun, a vanished sister, and a brother's investigation of what really happened that night. The first-person story is realistic and compelling. |
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