THE GIRL WHO INVENTED ROMANCE

Caroline B. Cooney, . . Delacorte, $8.95 (192pp) ISBN 978-0-385-73239-0

"Cooney has explored the many faces of love several times. Here she rolls all her expertise into one book. A thoughtful heroine needs to know how she stacks up in the game of love, and invents a board game called 'Romance,' " wrote PW . Ages 10-up. (Dec.)

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