Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author . Delacorte $15.95 (189p) ISBN 978-0-385-32497-7
Orphea Proud tells her "love story" as a performance piece, also sprinkling some poetry into the mix. She talks about losing her preacher father at age seven, the death of her mother the following year, and about being raised by her strict...
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author Yearling Books $2.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-440-40224-4
Palmer, Shanonstet , Amy and Lisa, new to the Alma Stephens School for Girls, run an ad in the newspaper published by Ardsley Academy, an all-boys school. They soon hook up with ``The Unknowns,'' four roommates at Ardsley, and their adventures begin.
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author Yearling Books $3.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-440-41114-7
PW singled out Wyeth's ``compassionate renderings of contemporary families'' in this novel about an 11-year-old who becomes the target of racial slurs as a result of her mixed racial and ethnic heritage. Ages 8-12. (Nov.)
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $16 (144p) ISBN 978-0-679-88350-0
Occasionally ponderous execution impedes the flow of this otherwise rewarding novel about an African girl's voyage to America in 1760. Monday and her mother, citizens of Madagascar, have set out for New York City to rescue Monday's uncle, who has...
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $5.5 (160p) ISBN 978-0-679-89446-9
Despite ""occasionally ponderous execution,"" said PW, this tale about an African girl's voyage to New York in 1760 to free her illegally enslaved uncle is ""otherwise rewarding."" Ages 10-13. (Dec.)
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14.95 (167p) ISBN 978-0-385-31174-8
A school project, recording family traditions, inspires 11-year-old Daughter McGuire to learn more about her heritage and establish her own identity: no easy task for a girl whose grandparents are, respectively, African American, Italian, Irish-Catho
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author, Raul Colon, Illustrator Dragonfly Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-679-88934-2
An African American girl spends a summer on a farm and bonds with her often absent father. Paintings with a scratched-surface texture create a nostalgic feeling. Ages 4-8. (Dec.)
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author, Chris K. Soentpiet, Illustrator Doubleday Books for Young Readers $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-385-32239-3
This moving picture book offers a shining testament to the ability of human beings to find ""something beautiful"" in even the most unlikely places. An African American girl initially sees only the ugliness of her neighborhood. There is ""trash in...
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author, Chris K. Soentpiet, Illustrator, Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Illustrator , illus. by Chris K. Soentpiet. Dragonfly $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-440-41210-6
In PW's words, "This moving picture book offers a shining testament to the ability of human beings to find 'something beautiful' in even the most unlikely places." All ages. (Jan.)
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author, Andrea Cascardi, Editor Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $14.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-679-88535-1
Wyeth (Something Beautiful; Once on This River) paints a vivid picture of inner-city life but compromises character development to emphasize the downward slide of the heroine's dysfunctional family. The novel opens on the eve of Mahalia Moon's 13th...
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. Scholastic/Levine, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-545-08125-2
Wyeth (Something Beautiful) draws from her own family’s history as she traces a line of women back to the arrival in America of an Irish ancestor, telling stories along the way of separation, deprivation, tragedy, and—eventually—ascendancy to a...
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Author, Sharon D. Weyth, Author Skylark Books $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-553-48394-9
The American Gold series isn't likely to make many waves with this debut volume, which centers on a sister-brother duo. Cute, strawberry-blond Kirk is the most popular boy in eighth grade and captain of Surfside Middle School's swim team. Readers...
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