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Vaupel, Robin
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Austin is into experiments: observing, recording, and theorizing about the world in order to come up with a set of rules. His science-minded brain is put to the test by his ailing grandfather's gift of a wish-granting star. Though the premise is convoluted and some of Austin's rules are sappy, the story will intrigue budding scientists.
Reviewer: Betsy Murray
(3)
YA
Fired up by the writings of Henry David Thoreau (and by a class project), Beth Gardner and three other social outcasts build a cabin in Wayburn Woods and begin to live "deliberately." Thoreau's philosophy is the touchstone of this engaging, human story, and the characters' personalities, high-school politics, and an eventual showdown with a developer add tension and interest.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
2 reviews
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