Marc Talbert, Author Atheneum Books $16 (0p) ISBN 978-0-689-80282-9
It's no mean feat to devise a gripping yet unsentimental tale about a 13th-century Mayan youth who agrees to have his heart ripped out in a sacrificial rite. Talbert (Dead Birds Singing; A Sunburned Prayer), however, rises to the challenge: he...
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Marc Talbert, Author Aladdin Paperbacks $4.5 (112p) ISBN 978-0-689-81326-9
In a starred review of this novel about an 11-year-old boy on a 17-mile pilgrimage, PW said that ""few YA authors scrutinize the often painful process of growing up as intently as does Talbert."" Ages 10-14. (Mar.)
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Marc Talbert, Author Aladdin Paperbacks $4.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-689-81332-0
PW's starred review deemed this tale of a 13th-century Mayan youth willing to become a human sacrifice for his village ""a resonant coming-of-age story,"" adding that graphic descriptions reserve this novel for ""non-squeamish readers only."" Ages...
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Marc Talbert, Author Little Brown and Company $12.95 (207p) ISBN 978-0-316-83133-8
In this second novel by the award-winning author of Dead Birds Singing, Talbert gives readers a glimpse into the thoughts of a 10-year-old boy and his fifth grade teacher in a way that is remarkably clear and uncondescending. Martin Enders is...
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Marc Talbert, Author Dial Books $14.95 (184p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0571-5
As in his two preceding novels, Toby and Thin Ice , Talbert's protagonist is a troubled 10-year-old boy. The author tackles the problem of sexual abuse in his usual forthright, yet acutely sensitive fashion. Jeremy and his mother, who was battered...
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Marc Talbert, Author Dial Books $14.95 (216p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0693-4
Talbert ( The Paper Knife ; Toby ) shifts his focus from middle-grade boys to a teenage girl, and from the Midwest to New Mexico--the scenery is evoked with the same burning intensity as his heroine's burgeoning emotions. Life for 16-year-old Bernie
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Marc Talbert, Author Willa Perlman Books $14.95 (135p) ISBN 978-0-06-020428-0
Elementary-school-age Luke is elated when his father returns home after being wounded in Vietnam. However, the boy sees not a conquering hero but an exhausted, silent stranger. Luke learns that his father has been awarded the Purple Heart only when...
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Marc Talbert, Author Dial Books $15 (208p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0901-0
Talbert ( Double or Nothing ; The Paper Knife ) is back with another powerful work centered around a young person's struggles to grow up. This ``problem'' novel easily transcends the genre, due to the freshness and clarity of Talbert's vision and...
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Marc Talbert, Author Simon & Schuster $14 (108p) ISBN 978-0-689-80125-9
Few YA authors scrutinize the often painful process of growing up as intently as does Talbert (Dead Birds Singing; Pillow of Clouds). As in most of his other works, the protagonist here is a boy struggling to propel himself toward adulthood through...
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Marc Talbert, Author DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) $16.95 (170p) ISBN 978-0-7894-2531-7
Talbert's (Heart of a Jaguar) vivid descriptions overshadow the occasional holes in this novel, making for a creative and compelling adventure story. Tom is on vacation with his family in a Mexican beach resort and hating every moment of it; he...
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Marc Talbert, Author, Toby Gowing, Illustrator Dial Books $15 (129p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0832-7
This tender and sensitive novel celebrates a boy's devotion, faith and wonder. Although Uncle Frank's death has left Sam with a tremendous sense of loss, grief becomes mingled with excitement when the nine-year-old receives a large collection of...
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Marc Talbert, Author, Mark Talbert, Author Clarion Books $15 (192p) ISBN 978-0-395-91423-6
It's December 1941 in East Los Angeles, and Lu s's world turns topsy-turvy in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. First his father joins the army, then his mother takes him for the first time to his parents' tiny New Mexico hometown so she can...
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