The Not-Just-Anybody Family

Betsy Cromer Byars. Yearling Books, $5.5 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-440-45951-4

Junior's flight from the barn on his handmade wings lands him in the hospital; his siblings Maggie and Vern are trying to get their Grandpa out of jail; and Grandpa's dog Mud is defying all obstacles to get to his loved one, in a book that PW said ""races without pause between hilarious, suspenseful and touching crises. The Newbery Medalist's new story will capture her readers' hearts.'' (10-up)

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