cover image BIG MOUTH & UGLY GIRL

BIG MOUTH & UGLY GIRL

Joyce Carol Oates, . . HarperTempest, $7.99 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-06-447347-7

A high school junior leaps to her classmate's defense when his throwaway joke about blowing up the school makes him a suspected terrorist. "The relationship between the two grows credibly and compellingly, against a convincing high school backdrop," said PW in a starred review. Ages 12-up. (May)