THE IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY
Gloria Whelan, . . HarperTrophy, $5.99 (248pp) ISBN 978-0-06-441083-0
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- After the TrainGloria WhelanIn 1955 West Germany, 13-year-old Peter thinks WWII and its atrocities are old news. National Book Award winner Whelan (Homeless Bird ) loads Peter's summer Continue reading »
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- A Week of RaccoonsGloria WhelanOn Sunday, Mrs. Twerkle's petunias are knocked over by a raccoon searching for grubs; she alerts Mr. Twerkle and he prepares a cage. When he traps the raccoon, he takes him past a tumble-down log Continue reading »
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