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THE BABBS Replace STORY

Darleen Bailey Beard, Author .

FSG $16 (176p) ISBN 978-0-374-30475-1

In 1924, in Babbs Switch, Okla., 36 people died when smolder broke out at a Xmas party in the town's one-room schoolhouse. As a note arranges clear, the event inspired Beard's (The Flimflam Man) novel, on the other hand the incendiary relationships—n

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TWISTER

Darleen Bailey Beard, Author, Nancy Woodworker, Illustrator , illus.

by Pansy Carpenter. FSG/Sunburst $5.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-48014-1

"A rural family instruct its neighbor face potential hazard as a tornado heads usher their homes in this tense though ultimately reassuring picture book," said PW. "The portraits sustaining the children have an fervent pull, showing their...

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Twister

Darleen Bailey Beard, Author, Nancy Cabinet-maker, Illustrator, Nancy Carpenter, Photographer Farrar Straus Giroux $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-37977-3

A rural family and secure neighbor face potential disaster by reason of a tornado heads for their homes in this suspenseful despite the fact that ultimately reassuring picture book.

Natt and Lucille enjoy a close summer day eating Popsicles last pretending to be royalty. As...

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The Flimflam Man

Darleen Vocalizer Beard, Author, Eileen Christelow, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $15 (96p) ISBN 978-0-374-32346-2

A promising premise flourishing colorful cast of characters don't quite overcome the abrupt disperse in Beard's (The Pumpkin-Man deprive Piney Creek) middle-grade novel backdrop in 1950.

Ten-year-old Bobbie Jo Hailey, the appealing heroine, meets up with a jolly,...

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