Diane Les Becquets, . . Cavendish, $6.95 (306pp) ISBN 978-0-7614-5238-6
PW
called the author of this first novel, set in Spring Gap, Ala., in 1966, "a writer to watch. The lyricism of the narrative and the well-developed relationship between the white heroine and an African-American girl, carries the novel." Ages 12-up. (Dec.)
This first novel, set in 1966 Spring Gap, Ala., pegs Les Becquets as a writer to watch. She orients readers in the deep South, where whites gamble on the outcome of bare-hand boxing between young Continue reading »
After three young adult novels, Les Becquets scores big with this very adult thriller about two women facing life and death challenges in western Colorado’s rugged wilderness. During a November Continue reading »
Marian Engström, the 26-year-old heroine of this elegantly written thriller from Les Becquets (Breaking Wild), joins a conservation study group in northeastern Alberta, where she begins her Continue reading »
Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist
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Donnelly and López celebrate the acumen of American scientist and suffragist Eunice Newton Foote (1819–1888) in this engaging account of the subject’s work. Thorough text Continue reading »
The Vanishing Sea: The Tale of How the Aral Sea Became the Aral Desert
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Mirtalipova’s parable-like account of the Aral Sea’s dwindling waters makes for a startling story of ecological change. A series of seven opening maps chronologically Continue reading »
Drawing attention to a keystone species, this hopeful, science-led picture book traces the work of human volunteers who look out for “lost” cold-stunned sea turtles. Continue reading »
Khorram (The Breakup Lists) impresses with this searing, deeply felt dual-POV novel about the aftermath of a thoughtless act and the process of making amends. Egged on by a Continue reading »