W. R. Philbrick, Author St. Martin's Press $15.95 (215p) ISBN 978-0-312-05533-2
J. D. Hawkins, amateur sleuth and writer of police procedurals, returns from Paint It Black to help his wife, Megan, a book editor, fend off a threatened lawsuit against her employer. One of Megan's authors, Fiona Darling, is accused of plagiarizing
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Rodman Philbrick. Scholastic/Blue Sky, $17.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-545-78975-2
A massive power outage, triggered by a solar flare, throws a small New Hampshire town—and presumably the world at large—into turmoil, with all things electronic instantly rendered useless. After the town pharmacy burns down amid growing discontent,...
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Rodman Philbrick, Author, W. R. Philbrick, Author . Scholastic/Apple $5.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-439-36830-8
"Philbrick's evocative tale may tip the hat to Hemingway's classic through its clever title, as well as its clean, direct prose and minimal dialogue," wrote PW
, "but it has an ending more palatable to a young audience."...
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Rodman Philbrick, Author, W. R. Philbrick, Author Blue Sky Press (AZ) $16.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-590-47412-2
Maxwell Kane, a lumbering eighth grader who describes himself as a ``butthead goon,'' has lived with grandparents Grim and Gram ever since his father was imprisoned for murdering his mother. Mean-spirited schoolmates and special ed (for an...
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Rodman Philbrick, Author, W. R. Philbrick, Author Scholastic Paperbacks $6.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-590-57964-3
PW's starred review called this sequel to Freak the Mighty ""a rip-roaring, heartwarming escapade."" Ages 10-14. (Oct.)
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Rodman Philbrick, Author, W. R. Philbrick, Author Scholastic $4.99 (169p) ISBN 978-0-590-47413-9
Two eighth-grade misfits-one physically impaired, the other with a learning disability-become fast friends in a story PW found ``choked with cliches and stereotypes.'' Ages 10-14. (May)
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Rodman Philbrick, Author, W. R. Philbrick, Author Blue Sky Press (AZ) $16.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-439-08362-1
Imaginative characters and a string of cliffhangers make Philbrick's (Freak the Mighty) science-fiction novel a fun and fast-paced read. Eleven-year-old Arthur Woodbury, tired of being called ""Biscuit Butt,"" orders a weight-loss device advertised...
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Rodman Philbrick, Author, W. R. Philbrick, Author Blue Sky Press (AZ) $16.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-439-08758-2
Like the hero from his last novel, REM World, Philbrick's latest misfit protagonist embarks on an adventure in a fantastic--and often frightening--alternative world. Spaz, an abandoned epileptic, lives on postapocalyptic Earth, destroyed long ago by
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Rodman Philbrick. Scholastic/Blue Sky, $16.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-545-34238-4
In August 2005, 12-year-old Zane Dupree reluctantly travels to New Orleans with his dog Bandy to visit Miss Trissy, his paternal great-grandmother. Zane is biracial and knows nothing about his late father’s side of the family; he acquires some...
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Rodman Philbrick, Author, W. R. Philbrick, Author, William R. Dantz, Author . Forge $23.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-312-87273-1
Best known for his young adult novels (Freak the Mighty), Philbrick swerves from his usual path with this adults-only supernatural horror show, certainly not for the squeamish or faint of heart. Just before the Civil War, young doctor Davis Bentwood
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