HOW TIA LOLA CAME TO VISIT STAY

Julia Alvarez, . . Dell/Yearling, $4.99 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-440-41870-2

PW called this story of a nine-year-old boy and his younger sister attempting to adjust after their move from New York City to Vermont in the wake of their parents' divorce "alternately affecting and treacly." Ages 8-12. (Aug.)

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