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In the Mood - Bittersweet Stars
Page Modified: June 1, 2007
A list of books, many of which received at least one starred review (indicating a work of unusual merit) from the following review sources: Booklist (BL), Publisher's Weekly (PW), Kirkus, and Library Journal (LJ). Additional titles of interest may be included on this list. Titles are listed alphabetically by author.
Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine, unless noted.-
Bee Season
Author: Goldberg, Myla
Publisher: Doubleday $ 22.95 ISBN: 0385498799 Date: 2000
PW
Booklist
"Myla Goldberg's Bee Season is a bittersweet coming-of-age in which wise little Eliza Naumann's quirky passion for spelling bees unites and divides her family while revealing universal truths about the often crippling pain of love".--Martha McPhee, author of Bright Angel Time.
Updated 6/12/00.
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