HNR Issue 37 (August 2006)
The Mantua Maker’s Beau
Clementina, a delightfully resilient, resourceful and realistic orphan who has made the most of her good fortune and forswears…
A Suitable Husband
Oliver Mayhew, a soldier returning from the Peninsula Wars and penniless third son of an aristocrat, finds himself in need…
The Boys of San Joaquin
Small-town California in 1951 is the setting for this young adult novel. Written with a strong eye to the…
Restitution
In colonial Maryland, Jack McCready travels the countryside as an untrustworthy peddler. His stolen route brings him to the…
Endymion Spring
(1) Endymion Spring, apprentice to the famous printer Gutenberg, has to flee for his life when he is entrusted with…
Jack of Clubs
“Cap’n Jack” Endicott is the younger brother of Alexander “Ace” Chalfont Endicott, the Earl of Carde. Back from the…
The Janus Gate: An Encounter with John Singer Sargent
The Janus Gate is part of the Art Encounters fiction series designed to introduce young adults to great painters. The…
Black Powder
Rabin writes an intriguing young adult novel which addresses the pertinent issue of youth gang violence. In 2010, teenager…
Plenty Porter
Set in rural Illinois in the early 1950s, Plenty Porter follows the youngest of eleven children. Twelve-year-old Plenty is…
Fire in the Hills
Donna Jo Napoli has done it again. With each book, she proves why she is one of today’s best…
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