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230 pp.
| Holt |
April, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-6062-6$$15.95
(3)
YA
When sixteen-year-old David changes his name to Blue Avenger, he saves his principal from an attack of killer bees, falls in love with classmate Omaha Nebraska Brown, and creates a "weepless" lemon meringue pie--among other achievements large and small. The dizzying plot addresses issues of predetermination and chaos theory through the heady escapades of some quirky, yet nicely defined characters.