Audrey Couloumbis, Author . Puffin $5.99 (211p) ISBN 978-0-698-11892-8
"Couloumbis deftly constructs an intricate montage of thoughts and memories from the perspective of 12-year-old Willa Jo Dean who, with Little Sister, mourns the death of their baby sister," said PW
in a starred review. Ages 10-14. (Aug.)
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Audrey Couloumbis, Author . Putnam $16.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-399-23390-6
Couloumbis gets the suspense going at a high pitch from the start of this gripping novel, quite a dramatic departure in theme from her Newbery Honor book, Getting Near to Baby. In the first chapter, narrator Casey describes her morning exchange with
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Audrey Couloumbis, Author . Random $15.95 (295p) ISBN 978-0-375-93245-8
Trying her hand at a new genre of fiction, Coloumbis (Getting Near to Baby
) offers a rip-roaring Western as full of wild escapades as the dime novels of old, which her protagonist is so fond of reading. Orphans 11-year-old Sallie (who narrates) and
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Audrey Couloumbis, Author , read by Lee Adams. Listening Library $45 (
, unabridged, seven CDs, eight hours, $45 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-7393-3610-6
, unabridged, seven CDs, eight hours, $45 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-7393-3610-6
Adams brings an inviting Wild West drawl to her reading of Couloumbis's (Getting Near to Baby
) range-riding adventure story of two orphaned sisters who inadvertently become outlaws when they run away from a foster home following the death of...
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Audrey Couloumbis, Author . Random $16.99 (209p) ISBN 978-0-375-83839-2
Couloumbis's (Getting Near to Baby
) winning, witty portrayal of a slightly neurotic American family encapsulates universal truths about family relationships. The narrator, 13-year-old Elvira, is horrified when her father leaves home after a...
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Audrey Couloumbis, Random, $15.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-375-85630-3
In a slice-of-life novel filled with warmth and quiet humor, Couloumbis (War Games) shows how 10-year-old Jake weathers unexpected difficulties during the holidays. A few days before Christmas, Jake is dreaming of getting his first bike when his...
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Audrey Couloumbis, Author St. Martin's Press $16.95 (292p) ISBN 978-0-312-00586-3
Allie, the narrator of this first novel about coming of age in the Iowa countryside in the early 1950s, is an aspiring writer and budding painter. Sex is at the center of her consciousness; her stories, written in the lurid, confessional style of...
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Audrey Couloumbis, Author Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers $17.99 (211p) ISBN 978-0-399-23389-0
In her first novel for children, Couloumbis deftly constructs an intricate montage of thoughts and memories from the perspective of 12-year-old Willa Jo Dean who, with Little Sister, mourns the death of their baby sister. As the story opens, Willa...
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Audrey Couloumbis, Author Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-399-23555-9
Once again, Couloumbis explores issues of family love and conflict in this tender story set during the Vietnam War era. Although the narrative here is not as taut as in her Getting Near to Baby, the book does accurately depict the Vietnam...
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Audrey Couloumbis. Random, $16.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-375-86783-5
Fifteen-year-old Vinnie is not excited to move from Queens to Long Island with his newly remarried mother, but his attitude softens a bit after he glimpses the beautiful girl next door from his bedroom window. Unfortunately, when he calls Patsy, he...
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Audrey Couloumbis, Author, Akila Couloumbis, Author . Random $16.99 (232p) ISBN 978-0-375-85628-0
Newbery Honor–winning author Audrey Couloumbis (Getting Near to Baby
) collaborates with her husband, Akila, to tell a story inspired by his family history in Greece during WWII. Twelve-year-old Petros and his older brother, Zola, live in the...
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Audrey Couloumbis, illus. by Julia Denos. Random, $15.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-375-85632-7
"A big part of growing up is dealing with things we don't like," says 10-year-old Lexie's recently divorced mother when Lexie laments that her mother won't be part of this year's beach vacation. These words ring all the truer when Lexie's father...
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Audrey Couloumbis, Author, Lee Adams, Read by Listening Library $45 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7393-3545-1
Adams brings an inviting Wild West drawl to her reading of Couloumbis's (Getting Near to Baby ) range-riding adventure story of two orphaned sisters who inadvertently become outlaws when they run away from a foster home following the death of their...
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