THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER

Jacqueline Wilson, . . Dell/Yearling, $4.99 (144pp) ISBN 978-0-440-41807-8

Tracy lives in a group home for children. She takes solace in writing and in a new friendship with a writer who visits the home for research. PW called this novel an "insightful portrait" of 10-year-old narrator, Tracy, "whose tough-kid veneer is wrenchingly transparent." Ages 8-12. (Nov.)

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