ALL THE WAY HOME

Patricia Reilly Giff, . . Dell/Yearling, $5.99 (169pp) ISBN 978-0-440-41182-6

When a fire destroys the apple crop on his family's upstate New York farm in 1941, a boy is sent to live temporarily in Brooklyn. There he befriends a young polio victim who wishes to accompany him home. "Giff brings together two appealing young characters in this story of friendship, family and finding where one belongs," said PW. Ages 8-12.(Apr)

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