cover image GETTING NEAR TO BABY

GETTING NEAR TO BABY

Audrey Couloumbis, . . Puffin, $5.99 (211pp) ISBN 978-0-698-11892-8

"Couloumbis deftly constructs an intricate montage of thoughts and memories from the perspective of 12-year-old Willa Jo Dean who, with Little Sister, mourns the death of their baby sister," said PW in a starred review. Ages 10-14. (Aug.)