Mirette on the High Wire by Emily McCully
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: In this picture book set in 19th-century Paris, a child helps a daredevil who has lost his edge to regain his confidence. Many traveling performers stay at Madame Gateaux's boarding house, but Mme.'s daughter Mirette is particularly taken with one guest--the quiet gentleman who can walk along the clothesline without falling off. Mirette implores the boarder to teach her his craft, not knowing that her instructor is the ``Great Bellini'' of hi ...More |
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
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: Female bonding is always good for a good cry, as Hannah ( True Colors ) proves in her latest. Pacific Northwest apple country provides a beautiful, chilly setting for this family drama ignited by the death of a loving father whose two daughters have grown apart from each other and from their acid-tongued, Russian-born mother. After assuming responsibility for the family business, 40-year-old empty-nester Meredith finds it difficult to c ...More |
Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
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: The freshly illustrated reissue of Simon's thorough, picture-book explanation of this Jewish holiday (which first appeared in 1968, as did The Story of Easter, reviewed below, as part of the Crowell Holiday Book series) laudably covers much ground. Following a passage about Passover's significance, readers will find a simplified summary of the book of Exodus describing how Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt after God inflicted the 10 plagu ...More |
