cover image Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

Hilma Wolitzer, Hilmer Wolitzer. Farrar Straus Giroux, $3.45 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-374-48412-5

Bernie Segal, 13, misses his dead father and resents his mother's upcoming marriage to Nat. He wants to join his grandfather in Florida and start a new life, but other people's plans interfere with Bernie's own. In PW's words, ""Wolitzer never perceives any character in a minor role. A humorous, compassionate adventure.'' (10up)