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Lloyd
Alexander
THE ARkADIANS
Lucian is on the run from a pair of
murderous soothsayers. Joy-in-the-
Dance knows magic and marvels, and
is on a quest of her own. Fronto is a
poet-turned-donkey who wants to break
the spell that turned him into an animal.
The three of them join forces and set out
through Arkadia—on an amazing trip
that will change their lives. “Master storyteller
Alexander keeps the action brisk,
packs the text with a riveting collection
of weird characters, fantastic settings,
plot twists, derring-do, heroes, villians,
magic, prophecy, humor, shipwrecks,
fires—what more could readers ask for?”
—Kirkus
Rec: BL, C, K, NYC, PW, SLJH, TE
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 288 pp. 1997
978-0-14-038073-6 $6.99
THE CAT WHO WISHED
TO BE A MAN
The wizard’s cat persuades his master to
turn him into a man so that he may find
out what humans are like. “Infused with
humor, high spirits and compassion, the
story is a parable of the human condition
that recognizes mankind’s many frailties
without despairing.’’
—School Library JournalH
Rec: AN, B, BL, C, CR, CS, H, K, NYC, NYT, SLJH, TE
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 128 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130704-6 $4.99
GYPSY RIZkA
“A lively, sympathetic heroine, Rizka’s
unconventional style and her ability to
make the authorities look silly will appeal
to young people, and so will this episodic
novel’s combination of broad humor
and sly wit. Another strong heroine in
an entertaining yet thoughtful tale from
Alexander, a master storyteller.”
—BooklistH
Rec: BLH, C, HH K, PW, RT, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 208 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130980-4 $5.99
THE IRON RING
“A losing game of chance with a mysterious
stranger seems like a dream to young
King Tamar, but the iron ring on his
finger is a very real token that his life may
be forfeited. A journey to the stranger’s
distant kingdom seems his only chance
to discover the truth....This wise and
witty adventure can be enjoyed on many
levels.” —School Library JournalH
Rec: BL, H, HG, KH, PW, SLJH, W
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 304 pp. 1999
978-0-14-130348-2 $5.99
THE kESTREL
“As Westmark is plunged into war, the
main characters find themselves struggling
against forces threatening to doom
not only Westmark, but also the neighboring
country of Regia as well. Theo
takes the events especially hard, and he
begins to question his motives, desires,
and dreams.…Theo’s choices lead him to
discover the darker sides of humanity—
and himself.” —Children’s Literature
4 1/4 x 7 256 pp. 2002
978-0-14-131069-5 $5.99
THE MARVELOUS
MISADVENTURES OF SEBASTIAN
“A colorful, romantic tale about a
naive but plucky fiddle player who, by
mischance, becomes involved in a series
of perilous adventures....Exhibits the
author’s flair for wit and irony.’’
—Booklist
Rec: AN, B, BL, C, CE, CS, E, H, K, LC, NYC, NYT, SLJ, W
National Book Award
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 224 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130816-6 $5.99
WESTMARk
A boy fleeing from criminal charges falls
in with a charlatan, his dwarf attendant,
and an urchin girl, travels with them
about the kingdom of Westmark, and
ultimately arrives at the palace where
the king is grieving over the loss of his
daughter.
Rec: SLJ
4 1/4 x 7 1/8 192 pp. 2002
978-0-14-131068-8 $5.99
See index for more titles by Lloyd Alexander.
ARCHER, JULES
THEY HAD A DREAM
The Civil Rights Struggle from
Frederick Douglass to Marcus Garvey
to Martin Luther King, Jr. and
Malcolm X
“Eloquent, intelligent, and readable,
Archer’s collective political biography of
four great American leaders integrates
their individual stories with a general
history of the civil rights struggle from
slavery to the 1960s.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, PW, SLJ, W
5 1/2 x 8 3/4 272 pp. 1996
978-0-14-034954-2 $7.99
ATKINS, CATHERINE
ALT ED
Susan Calloway, bullied and overweight,
faces daily humiliation at the hands of
her classmates.When Susan lands in an alternative
education class, a sort of group
therapy for the nearly expelled, she is
forced to talk about herself and listen to
what other people have to say about her.
“Atkins exploits the stereotypes brilliantly,
weaving together these small-town
students’ histories in unexpected ways.”
—Publishers WeeklyH
Rec: BL, C, H, K, PWH, SLJ, V
4 1/8 x 6 3/4 208 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240235-1 $5.99
WHEN JEFF COMES HOME
“An accomplished, intense, and powerful
first novel….After two and a half years,
the man called Ray, who stole Jeff from
his family at a roadside rest stop, delivers
him back home. While who Ray was and
what he did to Jeff remain mostly unstated,
the effects on Jeff are ghastly and
transparent…Readers will not be able to
view incidents of kidnapping and sexual
abuse in the same way again.”
—Kirkus
Rec: K, PW, SLJ
4 5/16 x 7 3/16 240 pp. 2001
978-0-698-11915-4 $6.99