Books by David Skinner and Complete Book Reviews

You Must Kiss a Whale
You Must Kiss a Whale
David Skinner, Author Simon & Schuster $14 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-74781-7
Readers may think they're entering the Twilight Zone upon encountering Skinner's dreamscape of a desert and an abandoned house. The family of ``squatters'' within consists of 13-year-old Evelyn, her baby brother Zack and their mother, who is...
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The Wrecker
The Wrecker
David Skinner, Author Simon & Schuster $14 (106p) ISBN 978-0-671-79771-3
As much a parody of school life as a tale of vengeance, this brains-vs.-brawn contest stars Theo Vee, eighth grade genius/inventor extraordinaire and his reluctant sidekick, Michael. A newcomer to the Sherman School, Michael is more unsettled than...
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Thundershine: Tales of Metakids
Thundershine: Tales of Metakids
David Skinner, Author Simon & Schuster $15 (128p) ISBN 978-0-689-80556-1
Readers may experience the sensation of entering the ""Twilight Zone"" when they open this volume featuring ""metakids,"" junior-high aged children with unusual superpowers. Skinner (The Wrecker) clearly enjoys twisting laws of physics and...
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The Story of Ain’t: America
The Story of Ain’t: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published
David Skinner. Harper, $25.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-202746-7
Humanities editor Skinner, who is on the usage panel for the American Heritage Dictionary, offers a highly entertaining and intelligent re-creation of events surrounding the 1961 publication of Webster’s Third New International Dictionary by G. & C.
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