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B for Buster

Iain Lawrence, . . Random/ Laurel-Leaf, $5.99 (321pp) ISBN 978-0-440-23810-2

This story, told through the eyes of a 16-year-old who lies about his age to enlist, presents "a gritty, unglorified picture of what it was like to be a fighter pilot during WWII," according to PW 's starred review. Ages 12-up. (Jan.)