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210 pp.
| Farrar
| November, 2008
|
TradeISBN 978-0-374-37356-6$16.95
(2)
YA
After his father leaves, eleven-year-old Milo takes comfort in his teacher's stories about idyllic Switzerland. Readers accompany Milo from fifth through tenth grade, getting to know him while he's puzzling through being ready to have meaningful interactions with other people. By story's end, Milo surprises himself, and edifies readers, after rekindling old friendships and coming to terms with his changing family.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2009
216 pp.
| Farrar
| April, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-374-37526-7$$16.00
(2)
YA
A four-man flag football team that has been playing together since fifth grade enters their seventh season needing to find a replacement member or be dropped from the league. While there's little time spent on the field, readers will find it easy to spend a weekend with these bright and funny athletes as they break out of their comfortable huddle and look to the future of their team.
Reviewer: Lauren Adams
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2002
185 pp.
| Farrar
| April, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-374-39981-6$$16.00
(1)
YA
Gardner shares his dad's philosophy that you should follow your dream, but as his sister tells him, "You and Dad have a problem in the focusing and following-through departments." Though Gardner and his recently laid-off dad have lots of questions about their lives, the friendship between them is unquestionable, and Powell's characterization of the psychic pleasures as well as malaise of both generations is perceptive and responsive to each.
Reviewer: Lauren Adams
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2001
215 pp.
| Farrar
| April, 1999
|
TradeISBN 0-374-37748-0$$17.00
(2)
YA
Grady is headed to Seattle for a tribute concert for his mom, a heavy metal idol who died three years ago from a life of excess. Grady's looking forward to spending time with his mildly retarded half-brother, whose staunch Christian, relentless supermom clashes with Grady on every subject. The smoothly written novel depicts a real teen with unusual parentage and eloquently portrays the complexities and affections of family life.
Reviewer: Lauren Adams
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 1999
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