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It's not perfect. But The Sign of the Beaver is a good story. Good enough to be named a Newbery Honor Book, as a matter of fact. It...

Everyone has a history. For Petula and her Youth Art Therapy (YART) classmates, their histories pretty much bite. How does one move past a...

I'm reviewing this book for Locus Magazine right now, so I can't say much but you need to get In Other Lands on your radar now. I...