cover image THE ROPEMAKER

THE ROPEMAKER

Ari Weinzweig, . . Delacorte, $7.95 ( , $7.95 ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-385-73063-1

This novel "moves from the mythic to the particular and back again, making clear the ways in which an individual's extraordinary experience could metamorphose into an entire culture's legend," PW wrote in a starred review. "A challenging magical adventure for the thinking reader." Ages 12-up. (Oct.)