Randall Beth Platt, . . Dell/Laurel-Leaf, $5.50 (, $5.50 ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-440-22880-6
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called this tale about a 14-year-old half-Caucasian, half-Chinese albino girl living in a Washington lumber camp in 1918, "a satisfying story of self-acceptance." Ages 14-up. (May)
From the opening sentence, Platt creates a convincing voice and point of view for Royal Leckner, narrator of this offbeat, comic western novel set in 1890s Oregon. After rancher Samuel J. Perrault is Continue reading »
Platt's fifth novel (after Honor Bright), a WWII coming-of-age story, is a realistic though predictable tale of a newly retired naval officer who revisits the summer camp he was forced to attend as a Continue reading »
Set in Hollywood in 1915, this zany western, Platt's fifth novel and the sequel to The Four Arrows Fe-As-Ko (1991), is a story ""'bout being who you ain't and becoming what you are."" Royal Leckner Continue reading »
Cornball humor enlivens but crowds this fourth book in the ""Fe-As-Ko"" series, charting the continuing adventures of Royal Leckner, manager of the northeastern Oregon Four Arrows Ranch, and his Continue reading »
In this WWII domestic drama, 14-year-old Teddy discovers family secrets and resentments when she and her twin brother spend a summer at their grandmother's house. Ages 12- up. Continue reading »
The narrator of Platt's (Honor Bright) unconventional historical novel is 14-year-old Cordelia Lu Hankins, a comic na f in a tall tale setting. A half-Caucasian, half-Chinese albino, Cordy lives in a Continue reading »
How to Love the Whole World: A Story About Artist Agnes Martin
Henry Martin
Martin’s sensorial lines and Hampe’s pale mixed-media illustrations quietly capture the spirit of the art of Agnes Martin (1912–2004) in this softly told exploration of her work Continue reading »
De la Peña and Long, the duo behind Love, reteam to consider another universally resonant concept: home. A series of warmly lit scenes show children in residences where home is Continue reading »
A child’s unconditional love for their tender, quirky grandparents pivots into a bittersweet coming-of-age narrative in Go’s delicate and raw autobiographical tale. The Continue reading »
Incorporating facets of Mesoamerican mythology, Mansour (El Enmascarado De Lata/The Man With the Tin Mask) and Valtierra, making a picture book debut, chronicle the Vargas Continue reading »