Books

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Book Review: A Portrait of Pia

By Anne Pyburn

Pia’s story is eminently accessible to young teens. The characters and their dilemmas are drawn with loving detail and the book’s lack of simple resolutions rings of real life.

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The Gospel According to Pinkwater

By Nina Shengold

Daniel Pinkwater’s voice—instantly recognizable to NPR listeners—resonates down the stairwell as he appears, a Hitchcockian silhouette dressed in top-to-toe black with a dusting of pet hair.

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Book Reviews: Way of Water and Welcome to Camden Falls

By Peter Lewis

Fate, often enough, arrives as a beanball. Down you go, a crumple in the dirt. Then, through the pain and vapors, you see a hissing curveball coming your way. That’s when life gets interesting.

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Summer Reading Round-up for Kids

By Nina Shengold, Susan Krawitz

Susan Krawitz and Nina Shengold offer their picks for picture books, poetry, and young adult titles.