Class Pictures

Marilyn Sachs. Puffin Books, $3.95 (144pp) ISBN 978-0-14-034682-4

Best friends since kindergarten, Pat and Lolly begin to grow apart as they approach high school graduation; PW said, ``This is a story capitalizing on Sachs's ability to combine rugged humor and pathos.'' Ages 10-up. (May)

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