Johanna Hurwitz, Author , illus. by Mike Reed. North-South/SeaStar $4.95 (, $4.95 ISBN ) ISBN 978-1-58717-133-8
"To her sizable roster of affable and believable young characters, Hurwitz adds the enduringly bumbling Noah," said PW; the tale is "bolstered by punchy dialogue and convincing characterization." Ages 7-9. (Mar.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Sheila Hamanaka, Illustrator HarperCollins $15.99 (112p) ISBN 978-0-688-06723-6
Lucas is the most obstreperous pupil in Mrs. Hockaday's third grade. He races pencils and cracks jokes when things seem a bit dull, and he always forgets to raise his hand. When his teacher sends home a note, Lucas vows (although it won't be any fun)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Sheila Hamanaka, Illustrator, Shelia Hamanaka, Illustrator HarperCollins $15.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-688-09114-9
The characters first met in Hurwitz's Class Clown and Teacher's Pet return here, with the spotlight on Julio Sanchez and the upcoming fifth-grade election. Julio would like to be president, although he lacks the confidence to run. But almost in...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Sheila Hamanaka, Illustrator, Shelia Hamanaka, Illustrator HarperCollins $14.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-688-09938-1
Hurwitz ( Class Clown ; Class President ) presents the irrepressible Lucas Cott in a new venue. Here, his high spirits are played out not at school but at home, with a French au pair who is spending the summer with the Cotts as his foil. The pranks...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Sheila Hamanaka, Illustrator, Sheila Hamamaka, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $16 (116p) ISBN 978-0-688-07506-4
In this companion book to her popular Class Clown, Hurwitz focuses on Cricket Kaufman. A bright and highly motivated girl, Cricket is assigned to a teacher who refuses to play favorites and is scrupulously fair and even-handed. All of the teacher-ple
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Andy Hammond, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15.99 (132p) ISBN 978-0-06-052343-5
The kids from Class Clown, Fourth-Grade Fuss by Johanna Hurwitz, illus. by Andy Hammond, finds Julio, Cricket and Lucas navigating typical school events, including a statewide standardized test, an ice-skating party and school picture day. .
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Mary Azarian, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (112p) ISBN 978-0-688-15334-2
The 120-year-old Fresh Air Fund, which gives free rural vacations to inner-city children, here provides readers the chance to explore not one but two period settings. In the summer of 1910, 12-year-old Hadassah (Dossi) Rabinowitz, born in Russia and
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Mary Azarian, Illustrator , illus. by Mary Azarian. HarperCollins $15.99 (167p) ISBN 978-0-06-056053-9
Hurwitz's (the Riverside Kids series) authentic if occasionally sleepy portrait of life in early 20th-century Vermont compiles the thoughtful journal entries of 15-year-old Emma, who finds writing easier than speaking aloud ("I'm happier
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Gail Owens, Illustrator Morrow Junior Books $11.95 (104p) ISBN 978-0-688-08241-3
Once again, Hurwitz combines humor, realism and a keen perception of childhood feelings in a well-written sequel to Ali Baba Bernstein . Protagonist David Bernstein, an individualist preferring the exotic ``Ali Baba'' to what he considers the...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Gail Owens, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14 (105p) ISBN 978-0-688-11922-5
Hurwitz's brisk episodic novel, third in a series ( The Hot & Cold Summer ; The Cold & Hot Winter ), deftly depicts how children handle experiences that fall short of their expectations. Rory, Derek and their unpredictable friend, Bolivia return for
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Donald Carrick, Illustrator William Morrow & Company $15 (112p) ISBN 978-0-688-06078-7
From the author of such popular books as Aldo Applesauce and Busybody Nora comes a slight story about eight-year-old Jay Koota, who hates new experiences. For Jay, a city boy, his family's summer trip to Vermont is a trial. He has never been in the...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator Puffin Books $3.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-14-034594-0
``Hurwitz's prose is effortless and affecting,'' said PW of these comic story collections that ``should confirm the seven-year-old's status as a favorite heroine.'' Ages 7-10. (June)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator HarperTrophy $4.95 (96p) ISBN 978-0-688-16666-3
Calling Hurwitz ""a master of middle-grade fiction,"" PW said that these chapter books ""have the ring of authenticity."" Ages 5-up. (Apr.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator William Morrow & Company $16 (85p) ISBN 978-0-688-04628-6
Hoban's endearing drawings accompany events in Hurwitz's sequel to Rip-Roaring Russell, the tad who lives in the New York apartment house where Busybody Nora and her brother, Super-Duper Teddy, are also at home. Russell is five now, ready to tackle...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator Puffin Books $3.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-14-034592-6
About the first book starring this irrepressible heroine, PW said, ``Six joyous stories. . .will make six-year-old Nora and her little brother the favorite fiction friends of all readers, any age. Ages 7-10. (Feb.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator Puffin Books $4.5 (80p) ISBN 978-0-14-034593-3
Unlike his know-it-all big sister Nora, five-year-old Teddy is painfully shy--but he manages gradually to come into his own in these six comical episodes. Ages 7-10. (Feb.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $16 (68p) ISBN 978-0-688-07165-3
Bright, ingenuous Russell of Rip Roaring Russell and Russell Rides Again is now in first grade. Like his female literary counterpartBeverly Cleary's RamonaRussell experiences life fully, puzzling over its ironies and contradictions. A new word he...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator Puffin Books $3.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-14-032939-1
Three books about irrepressible Russell and his adventures at school. Ages 7-10. (Apr.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator Morrow Junior Books $11.95 (87p) ISBN 978-0-688-08792-0
Russell's little sister Elisa is growing up fast. She is almost four, and although most of the time Russell thinks she is a pest, sometimes he enjoys her company. This book, the latest in Hurwitz's popular series about Russell and his family and...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator Puffin Books $4.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-14-036033-2
Blithesome drawings and spirited text blend perfectly in this fifth saga of Elisa and Russell; according to PW , the heroine's ``inner life is an active relection of the worries, joys and imaginative play of children.'' Ages 7-10. (Feb.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Lillian Hoban, Illustrator, Debbie Tilley, Illustrator HarperCollins $12.95 (85p) ISBN 978-0-688-10439-9
Hurwitz, creator of the Michaels family--stars of Rip-Roaring Russell and Russell Sprouts --presents the irrepressible clan from a new perspective, that of four-year-old Elisa. Six linked episodes--in which big brother Russell is an important...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Diane de Groat, Illustrator Morrow Junior Books $12.95 (113p) ISBN 978-0-688-09751-6
It is easy to understand why Aldo, who has been featured in a number of Hurwitz's lighthearted novels, is such a favorite with middle readers. The affable lad has a knack for getting himself into--and eventually out of--some sticky situations, with...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Diane de Groat, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-688-17382-1
Hurwitz (Make Room for Elisa) affectingly treats two familiar themes in the plot of her latest novel divorce and pet ownership and places the rigors of childhood front and center. Ten-year-old Curtis, smarting from his parents' recent separation,...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Diane de Groat, Illustrator HarperCollins $5.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-688-10974-5
In this story by the creator of the Sossi family, the inimitable Aldo relinquishes the spotlight to his sister Karen. PW said, ``The novel lifts our spirits. De Groat's artful drawings illustrate the lively happenings, described in the author's warm
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Diane de Groat, Illustrator , illus. by Diane deGroat. HarperTrophy $4.95 (111p) ISBN 978-0-380-73293-7
"Hurwitz raises two difficult issues [divorce and pet ownership] responsibly and credibly," said PW.
"DeGroat's finely etched, black-and-white illustrations underscore the genuine emotion that runs through this elucidating story.&#
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, John Wallner, Illustrator Puffin Books $4.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-14-034084-6
Aldo Sossi is an eccentric third-grader who gets very involved in everything he does. In Much Ado , Aldo becomes a vegetarian when he realizes that the class's pet crickets will be eaten by predatory chameleons. Applesauce is the not-so-welcome...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Chronicle Books, Author, Patience Brewster, Illustrator Chronicle Books $14.95 (96p) ISBN 978-1-58717-027-0
A guinea pig narrates Hurwitz's (One Small Dog) endearing story of the furry fellow's adventures in New York's Central Park. Nine-year-old Robbie, though disappointed when his uncle gives him a guinea pig rather than a puppy for his birthday (""I...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Chronicle Books, Author, Patience Brewster, Illustrator Chronicle Books $14.95 (112p) ISBN 978-1-58717-191-8
New York City's Central Park guinea pig PeeWee meets his match and his dreams of starting a family come true in PeeWee & Plush, the third installment in the Park Pals Adventure series by Johanna Hurwitz, illus. by Patience Brewster. (Oct.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Chronicle Books, Author, Patience Brewster, Illustrator , illus. by Patience Brewster. North-South/SeaStar $3.95 (112p) ISBN 978-1-58717-160-4
This sequel to PeeWee's Tale
follows Lexi the squirrel and PeeWee the guinea pig as they pair up to help a homeless man in Manhattan's Central Park. Ages 3-7. (Oct.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Shelia Hamanaka, Illustrator Scholastic $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-42031-0
In the fourth grade, Cricket Kaufman finds to her dismay that her new teacher doesn't have pets, and the new girl turns out to be as clever as Cricket. Ages 7-10. (Sept.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Karen Dugan, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-688-14937-6
In this relatively sedate tale featuring Cricket Kaufman and pals, first introduced in Class Clown, Hurwitz takes a break from the series' predominantly school setting. For the bulk of the novel--and all of her spring vacation--Cricket is laid up...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Mark Graham, Illustrator HarperCollins $16.99 (112p) ISBN 978-0-688-13388-7
When Adam's mother promises a surprise, he is sure it will be the mountain bike he's been pining for. The arrival of a llama-with the news that Mrs. Fine will start a trekking business from their Vermont home-comes as a bit of a blow. Adam's...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Ray Cruz, Illustrator HarperTrophy $3.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-688-10495-5
Desirous that his son's mind be on ``higher things,'' nine-year-old Ezra's father cannot understand the boy's passion for the New York Mets. Ages 8-12. (Mar.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Diane de Groat, Author, Diane de Groat, Illustrator Puffin Books $4.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-14-036020-2
The uninhibited hero of three previous books encounters--and causes--more lunacy when his parents leave Aldo and his sisters alone for two weeks. Ages 8-12. (Apr.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Debbie Tilley, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-06-009601-4
Several popular series continue with new installments. Elisa Michaels, Bigger & Better by Johanna Hurwitz continues the Riverside Kids series. A half-dozen stories highlight Elisa's newest adventures now that she's in second grade. In the first,
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Robert Rayevsky, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15 (1p) ISBN 978-0-688-12065-8
Hurwitz reaches into the bottomless grab-bag of maxims and homilies and selects a handful of the better-known examples to delight and instruct her readers. With a nod to Benjamin Franklin, father of the American adage, the brief preface explains the
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Patience Brewster, Illustrator Seastar Books $14.95 (108p) ISBN 978-1-58717-091-1
In a sequel to PeeWee's Tale, Lexi's Tale by Johanna Hurwitz, illus. by Patience Brewster, follows Lexi the squirrel and PeeWee the guinea pig as they pair up to help a homeless man in New York City's Central Park. ( Oct.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, illus. by Tuesday Mourning. Candlewick, $14.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-7636-5602-7
Hurwitz launches a chapter-book series about identical twins Arlene and Ilene Kelly, friends of the star of Mostly Monty and its sequels. “Arlene and Ilene knew that being a twin was very special, and they considered themselves lucky,” writes...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Ingrid Fetz, Illustrator Beech Tree Paperback Book $3.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-688-10498-6
PW stated that ``Hurwitz rises to new heights'' in this ``irresistible'' tale of a girl whose summer project is getting her agoraphobic mother to leave--for the first time in eight years--the family's apartment. Ages 8-up. (Apr.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Carolyn Ewing, Illustrator Scholastic $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-42619-0
When fun-loving Bolivia Raab returns for a post-Christmas visit with her buddies Derek and Rory, things start disappearing, and the friends accuse one another of stealing. A perceptively written sequel to The Hot and Cold Summer . Ages 8-12. (Nov.)
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Carolyn Ewing, Illustrator Morrow Junior Books $16.99 (132p) ISBN 978-0-688-07839-3
Derek, Rory and Bolivia are reunited over the Christmas school break in this sequel to The Hot and Cold Summer. Bolivia's week-long return to New Jersey is joyously welcomed by her great-aunt and great-uncle, and her two favorite fifth-grade...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Hohanna Hurwitz, Author HarperCollins $15.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-06-029840-1
Twelve-year-old Dossi Rabinowitz has come home to Manhattan's Lower East Side after spending two weeks as a Fresh Air child on the Meade family's Vermont farm in 1910, in Faraway Summer by Johanna Hurwitz. In this sequel, Dear Emma, Dossi...
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Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Jerry Pinkney, Illustrator HarperCollins $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-05286-7
A Latin American locale brings the only dash of picante to this rather bland slice of life. From ``another America,'' Tia Rosita sends Silvia a pair of shiny red shoes, which are too big. Day after day, Silvia anxiously tries them on to see if she...
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Thomas J. Dygard, Author, Johanna Hurwitz, Author, Karen Dugan, Illustrator HarperCollins $15 (144p) ISBN 978-0-688-15685-5
Hurwitz (Class Clown; School Spirit) didn't stray far afield to find the heroes of this effervescent caper. Familiar to her many fans, Lucas Cott--now a sixth grader--appears in these pages, but the leading roles go to his five-year-old twin...
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