RAZZLE

Ellen Wittlinger, . . Simon/Pulse, $7.99 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-689-85600-6

When his parents retire, the 15-year-old narrator begrudgingly moves with them from Boston to Cape Cod, where he meets eccentric Razzle. "Readers will relate to the strained relationship he has with his parents, especially his mother who raised him on 'automatic pilot,' " wrote PW. Ages 12-up. (Mar.)

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