Gloria Skurzynski, Author . S&S/Aladdin $4.99 (, $4.99 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-689-84208-5
. In a starred review of this story of the doomed 12th-century lovers, Abelard and Heloise, PW
said, "The author doesn't flinch from her often distressing subject matter, and her characterizations are complex." Ages 12-up. (May)
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Gloria Skurzynski, Author . S&S/Atheneum $16 (272p) ISBN 978-0-689-83991-7
Skurzynski's (Spider's Voice) taut historical novel examines the plight and maturation of a boy caught in the crossfire of the early labor movement. Spanning eight years, the novel opens in 1907, when 10-year-old Tommy travels with his...
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Gloria Skurzynski, Author Bradbury Press $13.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-02-782916-7
The author of Robots: Your High-Tech World and What Happened in Hamelin adds sparkle to her latest work--and humanizes a complex process--by framing her informative photo essay with an engaging narrative. When Stephanie in Santa Fe writes to her...
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Gloria Skurzynski, Author MacMillan Publishing Company $16 (137p) ISBN 978-0-02-782926-6
Reminiscent of Ray Bradbury's 1950 story ``The Veldt,'' Skurzynski's (Good-Bye, Billy Radish) imaginative science fiction tale never lets up its thrilling pace. In the year 2015, Darci Kane, 11, moves out of decaying Baltimore into a leafy suburban...
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Gloria Skurzynski, Author Simon Pulse $4.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-689-82425-8
""Taking place almost entirely in a shifting series of simulated environments,"" said PW, ""this speed read could be just the ticket for cyberfiction enthusiasts."" Ages 10-14. (Feb.)
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Gloria Skurzynski, Author Atheneum Books $16 (192p) ISBN 978-0-689-84263-4
Having won the titular conflict in Virtual War for the Pacific Island of Hiva, Corgan lives an idyllic life in the only undomed patch of land on the planet. However, Sharla shows up with the cloned babies of Brig, who are growing at a whirlwind...
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Gloria Skurzynski, Author Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $16 (160p) ISBN 978-0-689-81374-0
Taking place almost entirely in a shifting series of simulated environments, this speed read could be just the ticket for cyberfiction enthusiasts. Fourteen-year-old Corgan has been genetically engineered to fight a virtual reality war for...
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Gloria Skurzynski, Author, Amy Crehore, Illustrator Atheneum Books $16.95 (144p) ISBN 978-0-689-82149-3
The scandalous history of the doomed 12th-century lovers Abelard and Heloise forms the dramatic frame for a coming-of-age story that is also a meditation on servitude, the fragility of the human body and the power of language. Aran, the peasant boy...
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