Rescued by Mao: World War II, Wake Island, and My Remarkable Escape to Freedom Across Mainland China
William Taylor, Author . Silverleaf $24.95 (303p) ISBN 978-1-933317-87-8
Taylor's vivid recollection of nearly four years as a Japanese prisoner during WWII would have benefited from a tactful editor, but still remains riveting. An octogenarian and the former mayor of North Las Vegas, Taylor shipped out to Wake...
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William Taylor, Author Scholastic $0 (165p) ISBN 978-0-590-41013-7
An impressive American debut for New Zealand author Taylor, Paradise Lane is the simple but moving story of a teenage girl's struggle to understand her parents' apparently destructive relationship and to learn to love. For ages it seems Rosie...
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William Taylor, Author Scholastic $2.75 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-41014-4
A loner named Rosie and an extrovert named Michael become friends in Taylor's haunting novel set in New Zealand. Ages 12-up. (Feb.)
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William Taylor, Author Scholastic $13.95 (132p) ISBN 978-0-590-43365-5
In this story set in New Zealand, a school project pairs goody-goody Belinda and roughneck Joe in a research project about the elderly. Mrs. Carpenter, however, is not at all what their teacher had in mind--she's no sweet old lady reminiscing about...
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William Taylor, Author Scholastic $13.95 (101p) ISBN 978-0-590-45778-1
Welcome back to the zany world Down Under, as presented by Taylor ( Agnes the Sheep ; Paradise Lane ). Charlie's mum, a fashion model, is pregnant, and nothing will do but Charlie wants to knit the little tot a sweater. The question is, how? After...
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William Taylor, Author Alyson Books $10.95 (128p) ISBN 978-1-55583-493-7
Australian humorist Taylor turns to serious subject matter in this emotionally charged story of love between two teenage boys. His accurate, nuanced writing shows rather than tells of the awkward advances and skittish retreats of 15-year-old David...
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