Lois Duncan, Author . Scholastic $16.99 (217p) ISBN 978-0-545-10853-9
The sibling stars of Hotel for Dogs
embark on a tamer adventure in this disappointing companion novel, arriving nearly 40 years after its predecessor. When Bruce, Andi and two friends publish a newspaper for dog owners, the business takes off....
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Lois Duncan, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14.95 (183p) ISBN 978-0-385-29566-6
When Brad tells Tracy that his little sister Mindy has been kidnapped by his stepfather, she promises to help him locate the child. Tracy is moved by Brad's story and defiant of the aunt and uncle she has lived with ever since her mother was stabbed
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Lois Duncan, Author Delacorte Press $15.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-385-32331-4
Duncan (Stranger with My Face) delights in building suspense brick by brick until she has a whole creepy wall to collapse at the climax. This time, her mortar is an eerie crystal paperweight, the Salem witchcraft trials, hints of reincarnation and...
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Lois Duncan, Author Delacorte Press $20 (289p) ISBN 978-0-385-30781-9
On July 16, 1989, Kaitlyn Arquette, a part-time college student and the author's daughter, was shot as she drove home in Albuquerque, N.M. She died the next day. The police department initially suspected that she had been the victim of a random...
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Lois Duncan, Author, Shonto W. Begay, Illustrator Scholastic $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-590-46155-9
Duncan blends several versions of a Navajo myth for this relatively abstract moral tale. When the Fourth World is created, the girl who will be Weaving Woman misses the lessons in leading a balanced life the rest of the People receive. Spider Woman...
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Lois Duncan, Author, Steve Johnson, Illustrator, Lou Fancher, Illustrator , illus. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. Picture Puffin $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-230090-9
"This lyrical riff on the nature of the cat untwines at a leisurely pace, in hushed verse that hints at the wildness lurking just beneath the surface," said PW. "Laden with shadows, the overall effect of the art is dreamy and...
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Lois Duncan, Author, Steve Johnson, Illustrator, Lou Fancher, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-87513-9
Duncan's (I Know What You Did Last Summer; The Longest Hair in the World) lyrical riff on the nature of the cat untwines at a leisurely pace, in hushed verse that hints at the wildness lurking just beneath the surface. The effect is somehow both...
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Lois Duncan, Author, Donna Diamond, Illustrator Little Brown and Company $12.95 (31p) ISBN 978-0-316-19554-6
Adept at conjuring up mysteries and supernatural tales, Duncan is a poet as well, composer of the fantasy flight so hypnotically described and depicted here. Diamond's illustrations surpass her previous marvels and almost compel the reader to...
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Lois Duncan, Author, Susan Davis, Author Puffin Books $4.5 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-050876-5
A gently rhyming text and radiant illustrations tell of a very special birthday present. According to PW , ``Ethereal watercolors depicting the elusive moon provide a shimmery backdrop for the dancing text.'' Ages 3-8. (Nov.)
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Lois Duncan, Author, Susan Davis, Author, Susan Davis, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $13.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-670-82238-6
``On your next birthday / I'll give you a moon / On the end of a string / Like a golden balloon.'' Thus begins Duncan's engaging, rhythmic text about the wondrous different presents a moon can become. If the moon is whole, it can be a ball to play...
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Lois Duncan, Author, Jon McIntosh, Illustrator Doubleday Books for Young Readers $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-385-32113-6
Duncan's (I Know What You Did Last Summer) usually glossy prose could use a little conditioning in this limp excursion. Emily makes a birthday wish for long hair, hoping to land the lead role of princess in the school play. As her hair grows to...
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Lois Duncan, Author, Meg Michele Cundiff, Illustrator , illus. by Meg Cundiff. Philomel $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23397-5
Thriller-writer Duncan, whose picture book I Walk at Night
described a cat's nocturnal prowlings, raises a few hairs (not too many) in this high-spirited circus romp. Cartwheeling along to a familiar rhythm, hyperbolic verses introduce a...
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Lois Duncan, Author, Margaret Sanfilippo, Illustrator Little Brown and Company $12.95 (76p) ISBN 978-0-316-19558-4
Brian and Sarah's family moves to a new town when their out-of-work father is offered a job. The children's first day at school is marred when their lunches are confiscated by Matt, a sixth-grade bully. But they do make friends with Robbie and Lisa,
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