Frances Temple, Author HarperTrophy $5.99 (150p) ISBN 978-0-06-440669-7
In this sequel to The Ramsay Scallop, a pair of star-crossed lovers challenge a wicked uncle in the 14th-century in the Middle East. ""Temple is at the top of her game here, deftly handling societal issues with a spirited style,"" said PW in a...
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Frances Temple, Author Orchard Books (NY) $18.95 (310p) ISBN 978-0-531-06836-6
In a striking departure from her first two novels ( Taste of Salt ; Grab Hands and Run ), which center on current political and social injustices, Temple travels back to 13th-century Europe for a coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old orphan....
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Frances Temple, Author Orchard Books (NY) $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-531-06859-5
Temple, known for her novels ( Taste of Salt ; The Ramsay Scallop ), reworks a Jamaican tale starring Anansi, the notorious trickster spider, to great effect in this snappy picture book. While Tiger busily brews some sweet coconut-mango soup for...
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Frances Temple, Author Scholastic $16.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-531-05459-8
This arresting first novel presents a powerful fictional portrait of the poverty and oppression in contemporary Haiti. Seventeen-year-old Djo, one of Jean-Bertrand Aristide's bodyguards, has been badly beaten by the macoutes , violent members of...
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Frances Temple, Author Orchard Books (NY) $15.95 (165p) ISBN 978-0-531-05480-2
Temple addresses the plight of Salvadoran refugees in this follow-up to Taste of Salt , her powerful portrayal of strife in contemporary Haiti. Twelve-year-old Felipe and his sister Romy, eight, have never grown accustomed to the intricacies of...
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Frances Temple, Author Scholastic $15.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-531-06899-1
Temple (Taste of Salt; Grab Hands and Run) revisits contemporary Haiti in her latest novel. Governmental oppression has created dire conditions for Paulie and her relatives, who are followers of ousted president Aristide. They plan to leave their...
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Frances Temple, Author Scholastic $15.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-531-09519-5
The barren desert ""sand sea"" of the Middle East plays backdrop to romance, intrigue and adventure in this sequel to The Ramsay Scallop. Halima and Atiyah, cousins betrothed since birth, look forward to a happy married life as part of their nomadic
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Frances Temple, Author, Tim O'Brien, Illustrator HarperCollins $5.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-06-440670-3
Despite evidence of the author's own political agenda, said PW, Temple tells this story of a girl who must flee Haiti's oppressive government ""with great feeling, presenting difficult subject matter through the eyes of her fragile and ultimately...
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