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Wright, Randall A Hundred Days from Home
Henry Holt and Co. October 11, 2002 0805068856 / 9780805068856 Hardcover Good Hardcover
From School Library Journal nGrade 6-10-Wright's vivid and laconic first novel explores the events of the summer of 1961 when 12-year-old Elam, still coming to terms with the death of his best friend the year before, later has to face the death of his father. Opposed to his family's move from the upland forests of Arizona to the raw desert, where his father works for a mining company, the boy nonetheless finds a kind of solace in the natural activity of the arid land, especially in a hidden nook in which a pine sapling has, incredibly, taken root. Repelled by the neighborhood boys, also miners' sons, sensitive Elam is drawn to Ref£gio, likewise an outsider because he is Mexican and lives on a farm nearby. Wright deftly evokes the prickly love that links and estranges adolescent boys and their fathers and has a marvelous way-almost Tennysonian-of using the landscape as an echo of Elam's states of mind. Some readers will argue that the two deaths that form the boundaries of this tale are one too many, but even so one must acknowledge the skill, tenderness, and lack of bathos with which Wright handles the traumatic events. This is a remarkable debut, lean and reserved, while full of true emotion and skillful psychological insight. nCoop Renner, Moreno Elementary School, El Paso, TX nCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. n nFrom Booklist nGr. 6-10. Elam's lingering grief over the sudden death of his best friend pushes his family to move to the Arizona desert, where his father finds a good job and where Elam's parents believe the different surroundings will help him forget the past and create a new life. For a time Elam remains a recluse, but then he meets a resourceful Mexican boy who teaches him much about guilt, forgiveness, and prejudice. Though the story is set in the early 1960s, Elam's concerns are timeless. The simple language and steady pacing make this first novel an especially inviting read for preteens. The chapters are short, the story structure is tight, the messages concerning friendship and loyalty are heartfelt and sincere, and the desert setting is a physical reality--always a part of home. Although Wright unnecessarily contrives one major plot point that affects the story's resolution, he shows real promise as an author who can reach readers in a meaningful way. Roger Leslie nCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Campbell, R. Wright Alice in La-LA Land
Poseidon Press November 1987 0671644831 / 9780671644833 Hardcover good Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly nCampbell's In La-La Land We Trust received rave reviews and this maze-like sequel should, too. "La-La Land' is a Los Angeles area that private-eye Whistler knows well, turf for male and female whores, drunks and druggies. When lovely Nell Twelvetrees, a stranger in La-La, asks Whistler to be her bodyguard, he gladly accepts, and not just for the fee. He is captivated by Nell and eager to protect her from her husband Roger, a millionaire TV comic. Assaults on Whistler and the woman follow, as she tries to force Roger to settle a fortune on her during divorce negotiations. Also involved in these events are Jenny, the comic's lethal daughter, and her eerie boyfriend. A crooked cop, battered hookers and other types figure in the cunning plot. No one is what he or she seems, especially the Alice of the title. She plays a startling role in this chronicle by an author who shines as a satirist but creates feeling in the reader for even the worst of his debauched characters. nCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. n nFrom Library Journal nThe environs of Los Angeles are as much a part of Campbell's new Whistler novel as are the many and varied street types, the over-paid celebrities and their hangers-on. Whistler is hired to protect Nell Twelvetrees, third wife of an aging TV personality with a yen for under-age hookers and a set of psychological problems straight from a textbook. Brimming with unexpected action, hidden clues, and Campbell's great storytelling, this sequel to In La-La Land We Trust (1986) is a treat of smooth prose with a jolt at the end. nCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Cliff Wright Crumbs!
Ideals Childrens Books 1991-05 0824984919 / 9780824984915 Hardcover Used: Good Hardcover
Card catalog description To get an early taste of the cake made for his fifth birthday, Thomas dresses in a mouse costume, shrinks down, and joins a band of mice in their raid on the cake.
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Wright, Eric Death on the Rocks
St. Martin's Minotaur 18-Jun-99 0312205252 / 9780312205256 Hardcover acceptable Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly nIn his second Lucy Trimble mystery (after Death of a Sunday Writer), WrightAauthor of the popular Charlie Salter seriesAtests his unseasoned detective with a couple of perplexing cases. Canadian sleuth Lucy is hired by well-to-do Greta Golden to find out more about a man who is hanging around asking questions about her. When Lucy goes undercover and meets him, she finds out he's a fellow detective and gets him to reveal that he was hired by a British law firm to investigate Greta's background, as she may be an heir to a recently deceased and wealthy man. Greta has always thought she was an only child with no living relatives, so she is intrigued to learn she may have family members in England. She rehires Lucy, this time to fill in the gaps in her parents' histories. In Britain, Lucy exhumes an old story of two sisters and the man they loved, a tale of jealousy and murder. A subplot involving the odd behavior of a drugstore owner adds a riddle to this otherwise straightforward mystery. Though Wright's descriptions of Canada and England aren't exceptional, his well-rounded characters, lyric if low-key prose and subtle humor transforms Lucy's burgeoning caseload into a piece of satisfying suspense. (June) nCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. n nFrom Library Journal nDeath of a Sunday Writer (Foul Play, 1996) introduced a new series featuring a part-time librarian who inherits a Toronto detective agency. In her second case, Lucy Trimble searches for a suspicious man who has been asking questions about her client, a pottery wholesaler. Recommended for all collections. nCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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