Protecting Marie

Kevin Henkes. Puffin Books, $6.99 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-14-038320-1

A girl struggles to win the acceptance of her father, an aging artist; in a starred and boxed review, PW said that Henkes ""affirms the resiliency of the creative spirit and the transcending power of love."" Ages 12-up. (Sept.)

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