Family humor – novel and sequel

Family humor — novel and sequel

**WHEN THE WATER CLOSES OVER MY HEAD**
1994 Dutton (pb 1996 Puffin)
ISBN 0-525-45083-1
reissued pb 2002 Scholastic
ISBN 0043936800

Outstanding Merit, Bank Street Child Study CBC
starred review KIRKUS
boxed review BOOKLIST
book of the month Philadelphia Children’s Reading Round Table
cassette National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
in Chinese (1999Academy Press-Xue Yuan ISBN 7-5077-0814-4)

KIRKUS:…a genial famly story that, in its succinct handling of real issues, recalls Betsy Byars…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: …deftly delivers a worthwhile message to youngsters having trouble overcoming a fear

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Book of the month Philadelphia Children’s Reading Round Table
braille and cassette National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
in Chinese (1999 Academy Press-Xue Yuan ISBN 7-5077-0815-2)

BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS:…deftly drawn, evincing wisdom about the perplexities and pitfalls involved in youthful alliances… lure of an offbeat and glamorous sport...

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