Jane Cutler, Author Dutton Books $14.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-525-45636-0
This refreshing book focuses on a boy who triumphs, but whose definition of success is unique. Gary is failing every subject in fifth grade. His teachers yell at him, other boys harass him, and his dad is angrily impatient with him. His only escape?
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Jane Cutler, Author Puffin Books $4.99 (138p) ISBN 978-0-14-038150-4
A boy comes to terms with his learning disabilities, shedding his need to ""space out,"" in this unsentimental story, refreshing for its ""crisp, brisk storytelling,"" said PW. Ages 8-12. (July)
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Jane Cutler, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $15 (176p) ISBN 978-0-374-35111-3
A sensibility more adult than childlike colors Cutler's episodic novel about an American girl growing up during WWII. Ellen, first met in the summer of 1942, when she is 11, has no way of grasping the meaning of war. When a German Jewish refugee...
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Jane Cutler, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $6.95 (112p) ISBN 978-0-374-42258-5
Rachel's wacky great-uncle rides into town on his motorcycle and helps her figure out what makes a family. Ages 8-12. (Apr.)
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Jane Cutler, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $4.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-374-45463-0
PW praised the ""laconic wit"" and ""convincing"" period details of this episodic novel about a girl growing up during WW II, but expressed reservations about the ""elliptical"" episodic structure and adult sensibility. Ages 10-up. (Mar.)
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Jane Cutler, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $16 (160p) ISBN 978-0-374-37141-8
Set during the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, this novel combines a highly original premise with meticulous research but proves uneven. The story begins in Africa, where illegal slave traders capture Ota Benga, a Pygmy, and sell him to an American...
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Jane Cutler, Author, Philip Caswell, Author, Philip Caswell, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $14 (117p) ISBN 978-0-374-32267-0
Rachel's family never sits down to eat dinner together, so when Great-Uncle Benson comes for an extended visit he asks, ``How can you have a family without family dinner?'' and launches a culinary crusade to start such gatherings. Rachel is...
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Jane Cutler, Author, Hiroe Nakata, Illustrator , illus. by Hiroe Nakata. FSG $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-30719-6
In a childlike and thoughtful offering, Cutler (The Cello of Mr. O.
) considers the relative value of shiny new toys. Franny's fancy birthday doll arrives in the mail from an aunt and uncle she doesn't remember. Rose wears a beautiful gown,...
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Jane Cutler, Author, Greg Couch, Illustrator Dutton Children's Books $15.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-525-46119-7
""At night, from my window, I can see the white trails of tracer fire and the orange flash of mortars in the sky. I pretend I am watching shooting stars and meteors,"" says the nameless girl protagonist of Cutler's (The Song of the Molimo) moving...
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Jane Cutler, Author, Susannah Ryan, Illustrator Sunburst $6.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-41686-7
I don't like all the work they make for everyone. And besides, they get far too much attention, Grandma says in sympathy to her granddaughter, now an older sister, in Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies by Jane Cutler, illus. by Susannah Ryan and...
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Jane Cutler, Author, Emily Arnold McCully, Illustrator , illus. by Emily Arnold McCully. Farrar, Straus & Giroux $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-32813-9
A family story inspired Cutler’s (The Birthday Doll
) picture book about the struggles of Jewish immigrants in early-20th-century Canada. After his father dies, Ben’s family has trouble making ends meet, even when Mama works extra hours...
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Jane Cutler, Author, Susannah Ryan, Illustrator Scholastic $14.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-590-44587-0
With skillfully understated humor and peppy dialogue, Cutler ( Family Dinner ; No Dogs Allowed ) gives an inventive, compassionate twist to a common situation. The opening lines, set underneath a picture of joyous parents playing with an infant, say
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Jane Cutler, Author, Susannah Ryan, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $16.5 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-31696-9
I don't like all the work they make for everyone. And besides, they get far too much attention, Grandma says in sympathy to her granddaughter, now an older sister, in Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies by Jane Cutler, illus. by Susannah Ryan and...
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Jane Cutler, Author, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $14 (99p) ISBN 978-0-374-35526-5
The Fraser brothers--Edward, five, and Jason, eight--are the heroes of the five supposedly comic, actually disturbing stories in this collection. Throughout the book, Jason belittles Edward's creative self-expression: he insists the youngster stop...
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Jane Cutler, Author, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $16 (144p) ISBN 978-0-374-32502-2
Wittily and winningly, Mills's often poignant comedy focuses on one of the boys from her Losers, Inc. While his best friend has found his strengths, Julius Zimmerman still feels doomed to failure. It's summer vacation, and Julius's ambitious mom is...
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Jane Cutler, Author, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Illustrator Sunburst $5.95 (42p) ISBN 978-0-374-42521-0
In this follow-up to No Dogs Allowed and Rats!, second-grader Edward thinks he sees an alligator at the lake in the local park and, after he reports it, the Fraser brothers get caught up in the ensuing melee. Ages 7-10. (Apr.)
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