Darleen Bailey Beard, Author . FSG $16 (176p) ISBN 978-0-374-30475-1
In 1924, in Babbs Switch, Okla., 36 people died when fire broke out at a Christmas party in the town's one-room schoolhouse. As a note makes clear, the event inspired Beard's (The Flimflam Man) novel, but the incendiary relationships—n
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Darleen Bailey Beard, Author, Nancy Carpenter, Illustrator , illus. by Nancy Carpenter. FSG/Sunburst $5.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-48014-1
"A rural family and its neighbor face potential disaster as a tornado heads for their homes in this suspenseful though ultimately reassuring picture book," said PW. "The portraits of the children have an emotional pull, showing their...
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Darleen Bailey Beard, Author, Nancy Carpenter, Illustrator, Nancy Carpenter, Photographer Farrar Straus Giroux $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-37977-3
A rural family and its neighbor face potential disaster as a tornado heads for their homes in this suspenseful though ultimately reassuring picture book. Natt and Lucille enjoy a sultry summer day eating Popsicles and pretending to be royalty. As...
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Darleen Bailey Beard, Author, Eileen Christelow, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $15 (96p) ISBN 978-0-374-32346-2
A promising premise and colorful cast of characters don't quite overcome the abrupt finish in Beard's (The Pumpkin-Man from Piney Creek) middle-grade novel set in 1950. Ten-year-old Bobbie Jo Hailey, the appealing heroine, meets up with a jolly,...
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