LITTLE SOLDIER: A Novel

Bernard Ashley, . . Scholastic/Point, $5.99 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-439-28502-5

This story unfolds as a string of seemingly disconnected violent acts occurring on two separate continents. The author then draws parallels between political conflict and street warfare, while revealing the growing camaraderie between two "little soldiers" fighting different battles. "A timely, meticulously orchestrated contemporary tale," wrote PW . Ages 12-up. (Nov.)

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