NIGHT FLYING

Rita Murphy, . . Dell/Laurel-Leaf, $4.99 (, $4.99 ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-440-22837-0

In a starred review, PW called this first novel about a girl approaching her 16th birthday and her initiation into solo flying (literally) "an auspicious debut. The author seamlessly links the metaphor of flying with Georgia's rite of passage." Ages 12-up. (Apr.)

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