cover image THE JEDERA ADVENTURE

THE JEDERA ADVENTURE

Lloyd Alexander, . . Puffin, $5.99 (152pp) ISBN 978-0-14-131238-5

In this addition to his Vesper Holly adventures, she and her guardian, Brinnie, head to the remote desert city of Bel-Saaba in Jedera (in North Africa). "The author succeeds in combining impeccably paced adventure with a thoughtful, compassionate evocation of a foreign land," wrote PW. Ages 10-14. (July)