SPIDER'S VOICE

Gloria Skurzynski, . . S&S/Aladdin, $4.99 (, $4.99 ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-689-84208-5

. In a starred review of this story of the doomed 12th-century lovers, Abelard and Heloise, PW said, "The author doesn't flinch from her often distressing subject matter, and her characterizations are complex." Ages 12-up. (May)

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