Han Nolan, Author . Puffin $5.99 (264p) ISBN 978-0-14-131218-7
PW
starred this story about a chaotic household inhabited by a cast of odd characters, saying, "The author delivers a profound and heartwarming message about the various manifestations of love." Ages 12-up. (July)
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Han Nolan, Author . Harcourt $17 (288p) ISBN 978-0-15-201916-7
Nolan (Dancing on the Edge) uses boldly honest first-person narrative to recount the saga of an emotionally disturbed teen, whose life-affirming passion for music constantly conflicts with her self-destructive tendencies. Abandoned by her mother,...
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Han Nolan, Author . Harcourt $17 (291p) ISBN 978-0-15-216371-6
Nolan (Dancing on the Edge
) poses thought-provoking questions about religious fervor, faith and reason in this mysterious tale of two lost teens. Archie Caswell, the 14-year-old orphaned narrator, is a lonely, confused adolescent shaken by some...
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Han Nolan, Author . Harcourt $17 (334p) ISBN 978-0-15-205108-2
Nolan (Dancing on the Edge
) movingly conveys a teen's introduction to the civil rights movement in this intimate story set in the summer of 1963. Esther, the daughter of a renowned New York director, has led a sheltered, unhappy existence in...
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Han Nolan, Harcourt, $17 (352p) ISBN 978-0-15-205109-9
"Ever since the fifth grade, I've had this imaginary audience in my head who follow me around and watch me like I'm the star in a movie," explains 15-year-old Jason, who narrates this intense novel from National Book Award Medalist Nolan (Dancing on
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Han Nolan, Author Puffin Books $6.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-14-130203-4
A mentally ill girl finds her way back to sanity in this 1997 National Book Award winner. PW found the first half ""tedious and confusing"" but redeemed by the ""realistic and thought-provoking"" conclusion. Ages 12-up. (Apr.)
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Han Nolan, Author Harcourt Children's Books $16.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-15-238040-3
Few novels can match this effort for its stupefying lack of taste. Teenager Hilary, who has never recovered from the long-ago death of her father and from her Bible-thumping mother's temporary abandonment of her, lies in a coma, the victim of her...
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Han Nolan, Author Harcourt Children's Books $16 (256p) ISBN 978-0-15-201648-7
Nolan's (If I Should Die Before I Wake) attempt to create a compassionate first-person narrative of a mentally ill girl who finds her way back to sanity gets off to a tedious and confusing start. Influenced by her clairvoyant grandmother Gigi, 16-yea
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Han Nolan, Author Harcourt Children's Books $16 (272p) ISBN 978-0-15-201915-0
In this sometimes outlandish, often poignant exploration of a chaotic household, Nolan (Dancing on the Edge) delectably takes the notion of ""nontraditional family"" to extremes. The novel opens when narrator James Patrick (JP) has just lost his...
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Han Nolan. Harcourt, $16.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-15-206570-6
Two of 16-year-old Eleanor Crowe's biggest foibles, being stubborn and taking risks, turn out to be benefits in this funny and tragic tale of a pregnant teen. When Eleanor's parents find out she's going to have a baby, they give her two choices: go...
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Han Nolan, Author, Jerdine Nolen, Joint Author, Tilley, Illustrator Harcourt Children's Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-202279-2
Nolen (Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm) adds to her stable of quirky picture-book characters with Lauren McGill, a girl distinguished by an unbridled passion for pickles. Lauren is so obsessed by the tangy treats that she dresses all in bright ...
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