Randall Beth Platt, . . Dell/Laurel-Leaf, $5.50 (, $5.50 ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-440-22880-6
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called this tale about a 14-year-old half-Caucasian, half-Chinese albino girl living in a Washington lumber camp in 1918, "a satisfying story of self-acceptance." Ages 14-up. (May)
From the opening sentence, Platt creates a convincing voice and point of view for Royal Leckner, narrator of this offbeat, comic western novel set in 1890s Oregon. After rancher Samuel J. Perrault is Continue reading »
Platt's fifth novel (after Honor Bright), a WWII coming-of-age story, is a realistic though predictable tale of a newly retired naval officer who revisits the summer camp he was forced to attend as a Continue reading »
Set in Hollywood in 1915, this zany western, Platt's fifth novel and the sequel to The Four Arrows Fe-As-Ko (1991), is a story ""'bout being who you ain't and becoming what you are."" Royal Leckner Continue reading »
Cornball humor enlivens but crowds this fourth book in the ""Fe-As-Ko"" series, charting the continuing adventures of Royal Leckner, manager of the northeastern Oregon Four Arrows Ranch, and his Continue reading »
In this WWII domestic drama, 14-year-old Teddy discovers family secrets and resentments when she and her twin brother spend a summer at their grandmother's house. Ages 12- up. Continue reading »
The narrator of Platt's (Honor Bright) unconventional historical novel is 14-year-old Cordelia Lu Hankins, a comic na f in a tall tale setting. A half-Caucasian, half-Chinese albino, Cordy lives in a Continue reading »
How the Ghost Army Hoodwinked Hitler: The Story of American Artistry and Deception in World War II
Rebecca Siegel
In this gripping historical exploration, Siegel (The United States Book) recounts the seemingly implausible story of how American soldiers used theatrical subterfuge to outsmart Continue reading »
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Mika Song
A raccoon living in the walls of a fine dining restaurant finds herself the unexpected guardian of a baby crow in this wholesome graphic novel by Song (the Norma and Belly Continue reading »
Because of a finfolk curse placed upon her human family, 19-year-old Annie Fairfax is slowly transforming into a monstrous creature. As a child, Annie believed she had no reason Continue reading »
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