Nothing Stays the Same Forever

Gail Radley. Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $2.95 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-517-56876-7

Her widowed father's desire to remarry and the incapacitating heart attack of an elderly friend teach Carrie about the transient nature of life and the need to accept change. Ages 9-13. (April)

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