Tiltawhirl John

Gary Paulsen. Puffin Books, $6.99 (128pp) ISBN 978-0-14-034312-0

First published in 1977, this gritty novel by the author of Hatchet features a 15-year-old runaway who hooks up with a carnie. Ages 12-up. (Sept.)

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