cover image THE HOUSE YOU PASS ON THE WAY

THE HOUSE YOU PASS ON THE WAY

Jacqueline Woodson, . . Putnam/Speak, $5.99 (128pp) ISBN 978-0-14-250191-7

The daughter of an interracial couple, 14-year-old Staggerlee is already an outsider when she wonders if she is gay, too. PW's starred review called this a "poignant tale of self-discovery," and praised Woodson's "graceful, poetic" prose. Also available in hardcover ($16.99 ISBN 0-399-23969-3) . Ages 12-up. (Oct.)