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Himalayan
Dhaba
Craig
Joseph Danner
Crispin/Hammer
Pub. Co.
First-time
novelist, Craig Danner tackles themes as lofty
as the peaks that tower over his characters,
while grounding his story in the closely
observed details of rural life in northern
India. A sense of spiritual craving permeates
the book, propelling the story as swiftly as a
thriller. Danner skillfully entwines the urgency
and occasional despair of his heroine's medical
work with the majesty of the mighty
Himalayas.
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Standing
Up to the Rock
Louise
Freeman-Toole
Univ. of
Nebraska Press
This beautifully
written memoir of ten years on a cattle ranch in
Hell's Canyon, Idaho, tells of a life consumed
and enriched by the harsh beauty of the work and
the land. It is a unique exploration and an
elegant tribute to the land and the people of
the Snake River.
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True
Believer
Virginia
Euwer Wolff
Atheneum/Simon
& Schuster
In lyric free
verse the reader follows the
15-year-old narrator as she struggles to
transcend the ghetto and grapples with
spirituality, first love and academic
achieve-ment. This is an astonishing portrait
and an important literary accomplishment, far
beyond a young adult novel.
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Whale
Talk
Chris
Crutcher
Greenwillow/HarperCollins
Chris Crutcher
utilizes wit and vivid characterizations to tell
the story of a high school swim team composed of
a group of outcast and marginalized teens in
this superb young adult novel. Readers of any
age will be drawn to the powerful characters and
swept into the story as it builds to a "kick in
the gut" ending.
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Where
Do I Sleep?
Jennifer
Blomgren, Author
Andrea Gabriel, Illustrator
Sasquatch
Books
Both children and
their parents will delight in this magical blend
of words & illustration, a book that
beautifully reflects the natural wonder of the
magnificent animals that grace the Pacific
Northwest.
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