Barbara Steiner, Author Morrow Junior Books $11.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-688-07232-2
Set in rural Arkansas in 1946, this books starts out well enough, but then begins to meander like the title character's favorite stream. Tessa Mae, 14, can't wait for school to be over so she can roam the woods looking for Indian artifacts with her...
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Barbara Steiner, Author Signet Book $2.25 (0p) ISBN 978-0-451-14057-9
In the first book in a new Fifteen series, sophomore Maggie Howell, a teen with a wild imagination who's limited by her overprotective parents, gets the opportunity to exercise a little freedom when she stays a week with rich friend Carol Barton....
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Barbara Steiner, Author Avon Books $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-380-75758-9
The high school's most popular girls are suffering from a mysterious disease and only Megan knows that nerdy Derrick is responsible for their illness. Derrick has come to despise the pretty girls he photographs for the school paper. Driven berserk...
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Barbara Steiner, Author, Eileen Christelow, Illustrator Avon Books $2.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-380-70465-1
A witty story of one 10-year-old's misguided but well-meaning attempts at wildlife preservation and conservation. Ages 8-12. (January)
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Barbara Steiner, Author, Eileen Christelow, Illustrator Morrow Junior Books $12.95 (117p) ISBN 978-0-688-08435-6
In this third book about the Dibbs family, first-grader Bo decides to become famous. His brother Ollie has earned recognition for his many accomplishments; Bo is certain he will also, if his dog Dolby wins the Woofies Dog Food Company's Woof-Off....
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Barbara Steiner, Author, Gretchen Will Mayo, Illustrator Walker & Company $12.95 (28p) ISBN 978-0-8027-6804-9
Omu, an Eskimo boy, tries to carve a seal from bone, but his father and another carver both tell him that he has not been able to put any life into his work. Believing that he is not a carver after all, Omu gives it up; still searching for a talent,
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