The preacher persuades Pete to forsake friends and family to preach the word of God. And when a charismatic preacher comes to town, Pete thinks he has found them. Pete is looking for easy answers to life's hard questions. It tells the story of 13-year-old Pete's struggle to find God.
But her new book,"A Fine White Dust" ($4 paperback, Aladdin), is pretty good. We're a little wary of authors who win parents' choice awards -like Cynthia Rylant.
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On the positive side, the book is full of advice on how you can help stop the carnage. Included with fun facts and pictures of each animal is info about how human behavior is contributing to its destruction. Though the book has a silly side, its message is dead serious. This is a poster book for endangered species that don't get a lot of recognition because they're not warm and cuddly-like giant tarantulas, armadillos, manatees and frogs. You've got to love "Extremely Weird Endangered Species" by Sarah Lovett ($6 paperback, John Muir Publications). But they do not know he will grow to become a legend known to people all over the world."Say what? The guy is a basketball player, not a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize! Aside from the sickening adulation, the book didn't even have many interesting details about Hakeem's basketball career. Author Marshall recalls his parents' thoughts about the newborn Hakeem "They know he will change many lives. The book starts out with Hakeem's birth in Nigeria. "Going for the Gold Hakeem Olajuwon" by Jane Marshall ($4.50 paperback, Avon books) tells the story of the Houston Rockets superstar center. Good news: In June, the first book of "Night World,"Smith's vampire series, will hit stores.) (Kind of like life, eh?) (star)(star)(star)(star). Though they struggle with temptation (in the form of devil-ish dudes with killer kisses), they end up stronger because of it. They rely on themselves to get out of jams with seductive vampires and shadow men. What makes Smith's stories extraordinary is that her heroines are smart, strong and feisty. Smith, author of "The Forbidden Game" trilogy ($3.50 each, paperback, Pocket Books), writes sophisticated stories about kind, beautiful girls who get mixed up in mythical, magical battles between good and evil forces.