Margaret McMullan, Author . Houghton $16 (136p) ISBN 978-0-618-35008-7
This often gripping first novel set during the Civil War adopts the perspective of a 10-year-old boy who lives on a small farm in rural Mississippi. As the story opens, Frank, nicknamed Shanks "on account of my skinny legs," vies...
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Margaret McMullan, Author . Houghton Mifflin $15 (233p) ISBN 978-0-547-07659-1
This historical novel set in 1962 Mississippi spotlights the tensions of the early civil rights movement through the evolution of 14-year-old Sam, a former army brat transplanted to her recently deceased father's home state when her mother...
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Margaret McMullan, Author Crossing Press $18.95 (199p) ISBN 978-0-89594-651-5
McMullan's debut, set in the mid-80s and peppered with pop-culture references, proves rather prosaic, for all its behind-the-scenes glimpses at a fashion monthly. Underpaid editor Catherine, who compiles the entertainment page for a women's magazine,
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