Mary Francis Shura, Author Dodd Mead $12.95 (138p) ISBN 978-0-396-09309-1
Versatile, gifted Shura has written another memorable novel that both children and adults will enjoy for its imaginative themes. Emmy faces her 13th year reluctantly, afraid she'll get weird like all teenagers. Exacerbating her problems is the...
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Mary Francis Shura, Author Scholastic $12.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-44367-8
The late author ( The Search for Grissi ; The Sunday Doll ; The Josie Gambit ) carefully interweaves historical fact with fiction to create the enticing biography of Anna Blair Etheridge. Courageous and independent Annie enlists with the Union Army...
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Mary Francis Shura, Author Scholastic $2.75 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-42381-6
Readers drawn to pioneer stories will enjoy the adventures of 12-year-old Kate Alexander as she and her family travel west in 1843. When Kate's father decides to sell their Ohio farm and move to Oregon, the family has many regrets. Nonetheless, they
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Mary Francis Shura, Author Avon Books $2.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-380-70496-5
A friendship springs from a feud when two girls become involved in a terrifying mystery. Ages 8-12. (March)
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Mary Francis Shura, Author Scholastic $3.5 (343p) ISBN 978-0-590-44672-3
This lengthy tale of obsessive love begins when Ellen, 14, meets Michael, a popular high-school junior. Responding to the young man's immediate and intense effect on her, Ellen soon realizes she's in love. Michael's friendly overtures have Ellen...
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Mary Francis Shura, Author, Jacqueline Rogers, Illustrator Dodd Mead $11.95 (124p) ISBN 978-0-396-08971-1
Shura displays still another talent with her new novel, different from The Search for Grissi and other award-winning stories. This is a fine, suspenseful tale told by Janie Potter, 11, who lives in Riverton, Neb. A new girl, Dinah Dobbins, arrives...
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