El Guero: A True Adventure Story

Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, Elizabeth Borton De Treviino. Farrar Straus Giroux, $5.95 (112pp) ISBN 978-0-374-42028-4

Based on the adventures of the author's father-in-law, this story of survival takes place in Mexico in the late 19th century. ``Trevino writes with authority and dignity, and her prose is lucid and powerful,'' said PW of this ``outstanding novel by a master of historical fiction.'' Ages 8-12. (Oct.)

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