Susan Heyboer O'Keefe, Author . Peachtree/ Freestone $14.95 (224p) ISBN 978-1-56145-264-4
Part mystery, part coming of age story, O'Keefe's (One Hungry Monster) debut YA novel features a troubled 15-year-old narrator who—mostly through her irrepressible energy—convinces readers of the legitimacy of her amateur...
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Susan Heyboer O'Keefe, Author . Roaring Brook/Brodie $15.95 (134p) ISBN 978-1-59643-011-2
The narrator of O'Keefe's (My Life and Death by Alexandra Canarsie
) appealingly outlandish novel is an aspiring young chef who prepares extravagant meals for his workaholic actuary father and his eccentric mother (she teaches a class on "
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Susan Heyboer O'Keefe, Author, Susan H. C'Keefe, Author, Lynn M. Munsinger, Author Little Brown and Company $5.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-63388-8
Fantastical creatures, somewhat reminiscent of Sendak's Wild Things, fight and frolic their way through this counting book. Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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Susan Heyboer O’Keefe, Three Rivers, $15 paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-307-71732-0
The eponymous monster of gothic horror rises once again in this well-wrought sequel to Mary Shelley’s classic tale, the adult debut of children’s author O’Keefe (One Hungry Monster with Lynn Munsinger). Narrated by the articulate and sensitive...
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Susan Heyboer O'Keefe, Author, Lynn M. Munsinger, Illustrator Joy Street Books $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-63385-7
A young boy encounters 10 hungry monsters in this counting book in rhyme. The night begins with one hungry monster ``begging to be fed,'' and before the 10th monster arrives, chandeliers are swung on, sneakers are chewed and a rug is ravaged for a ``
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Susan Heyboer O'Keefe, Author, Lynn M. Munsinger, Illustrator Little, Brown Books for Young Readers $6.99 (10p) ISBN 978-0-316-60804-6
Steve Lavis looks at animals foreign and domestic with two Peek-Through Board Books. On the Farm follows the wooly sheep as he searches out who has eaten its breakfast. As each page is turned, more animals become visible through the die-cut spaces....
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Susan Heyboer O'Keefe, Author, Robin Spowart, Illustrator Boyds Mills Press $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56397-981-1
The team behind Love Me, Love You presents an ode to the many activities that comprise a little one's daily routine. Much like the pitter-patter of little feet that takes the bear cub hero (or heroine, the gender is note specified) from activity to...
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