Holiday House.Holiday House 425 Madison Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10017 www.holidayhouse.com Three delightful, reads are picks for teens seeking something different. Masry Amato's The Naked Mole-Rat Letters (0823-419274, $16.95) tells of a father who begins a long-distance romance, and a pre-teen who sends fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: emails to the zookeeper zoo·keep·er n. One who takes care of animals in a zoo. lover in an attempt to sabotage sabotage [Fr., sabot=wooden shoe; hence, to work clumsily], form of direct action by workers against employers through obstruction of work and/or lowering of plant efficiency. Methods range from peaceful slowing of production to destruction of property. their relationship. When the zookeeper responds unexpectedly with witty letters and advice, Frankie learns about honestly, evolving friendships, and maturity. Michael J. Daly's Space Station Rat (08234-18669, $15.95) joins Miss Frisby and other rat-and-mouse fantasies in presenting a Modified lavender rat who escapes from a special lab and stows away on a space station. A lonely young boy attracts her attention, and soon Jeff thinks he has a new email friend?even though the topics always seem to be about food. An unusual friendship evolves between two misfits in this fun fantasy. Leslie J. Wyatt's Poor Is Just A Starting Place (0823418847, $16.95) tells of a teen during the Great Depression who is tired of being poor and living with her family. She's determined to escape her family's farm, and her life of poverty--but finishing school fin·ish·ing school n. A private girls' school that stresses training in cultural subjects and social activities. finishing school Noun is her first vow. A realistic story of poverty and Depression survival. |
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