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REVIEWS t h e nat i o n ’s p r e m i e r b o o k r e v i e w j o u r na l f o r mo r e t h a n 7 5 y e a rs
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+ Fabio Geda delivers an authentic, marvelous novel that borrows from oral history p. 995
+ Jim Dent pens a heartfelt bio of a Texas football star whose life was cut short by cancer p. 1016
+ A haunting, original American fantasy unfolds in Kelly Barnhill’s debut for children p. 1041
+ A Missouri summer camp is the setting of John Dalton¶V RGG EXW HɱHFWLYH drama p. 993
+ A trip through one of WKH ZRUOG¶V OHDVWĥNQRZQ places is presented by John Gimlette p. 1020
+ Monica Brown and John Parra celebrate a Colombian librarian’s EXUURĥEDFN GHOLYHU\ p. 1042
+ Bella Pollen stands out with a moving, beautifully written story told on several levels p. 1001
+ Former Reuters writer Mary Gabriel RɱHUV D humanizing portrait of the Marx family p. 1018
+ Random House Digital PDNHV Judy Sierra & Marc Brown’s Seuss tribute interactive p. 990
Michèle Halberstadt creates sweet music; Amy Hatvany reveals a secret; Eric Dezenhall makes a deal with the devil; Thomas Kaufman steals the show; Susan Wittig Albert helps solve a mystery; 3DP -HQRɲ melds the past and the present; and much, much more v i s i t k i rku sre vi e ws. com f or f ull versions of f eatures, q & as and thou sa n d s of archived reviews