cover image STICK & WHITTLE

STICK & WHITTLE

Sid Hite, . . Scholastic, $4.99 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-439-09829-8

"This tongue-in-cheek post–Civil War novel about two friends named Melvin combines rip-roaring adventure with Hite's familiar themes of unrequited love, enduring friendship and the mysterious power of fate," wrote PW. Ages 12-up. (Nov.)