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338 pp.
| HarperCollins/Tegen
| March, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-162501-5$16.99
(3)
4-6
Despite her mother's wishes, Emily (named for Dickinson) isn't sure she wants to be a poet when she grows up; she's more into romance novels. But when her first-edition copy of a Dickinson book--which doubles as her baby book--disappears, Emily is determined to find it. Fitzmaurice's musings on fate and destiny, echoed by a long-lost father subplot, may resonate with New Agey tweens.
258 pp.
| Viking
| February, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-670-01292-3$16.99
(3)
4-6
In 1942, Japanese American boy Tetsu attempts to find dignity and purpose while living within the humiliating confines of the Gila River Relocation Center. Helping build a baseball field in the inhospitable desert provides some emotional relief; playing the game well further eases his anger. Informed by real-life memories of Gila River's baseball team, this novel delves deeply and affectingly into the human condition. Reading list, websites.
(3)
4-6
Eleven-year-old Eleanor "Groovy" Robinson aspires to attend culinary school. However, her plans are suspended after her father is sent to jail and family secrets come to light. Groovy's acceptance of her new circumstance is symbolically mirrored by the annual return of the swallows to her town of San Juan Capistrano. Her own personal journey is similarly rewarding.