Last Algonquin

Theodore L. Kazimiroff, Theodore Kazimtroff. Walker & Company, $15 (224pp) ISBN 978-0-8027-7517-7

The author recreates the life story of Joe Two Trees, which the elderly Algonquin told to Kazimiroff's father. ""A portrait of youth and age, pupil and teacher, the story is an astonishing account,"" according to PW. Ages 12-up. (Nov.) r

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