cover image HERO OF LESSER CAUSES

HERO OF LESSER CAUSES

John Ed. Johnston, Julie Johnston, . . Tundra, $9.95 (232pp) ISBN 978-0-88776-649-7

This story of a 12-year-old girl whose older brother contracts polio "starts slowly and accelerates into a spectacular novel, balancing coming-of-age angst with grief from a sudden, devastating affliction," wrote PW in a starred review. Ages 11-up. (Sept.)