cover image THE TEARS OF THE SALAMANDER

THE TEARS OF THE SALAMANDER

Peter Dickinson, . . Random/Lamb, $7.95 (197pp) ISBN 978-0-440-23823-2

In a starred review, PW wrote, "Burning questions—about the twin influences of nature and nurture, the true meaning of family, and the possibility of guiding one's fate, to name a few—blaze below the surface of this engrossing, almost operatic novel, set in long-ago Italy." Ages 10-up. (Feb.)