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A Hole In The World

Scholastic Paperbacks

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From acclaimed storyteller Sid Hite, a stirring novel about a town haunted by the past and a boy who must overcome his own past to help it.

Paul Shackleford has gotten himself into trouble, and now he's being sent away to a relative's farm in the middle of nowhere. He thinks he's in for the worst summer of his life . . . until he discovers a haunting mystery and a ghost with a familiar face.
With the help of a dog named Einstein and a beautiful girl named Rebecca, Paul unearths the truth behind the hole in this isolated world. What he learns will change him forever.
The King Of Slippery Falls

Scholastic Press

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"What story will you tell with your life?"
In this jewel of a novel, Sid Hite addresses this question and delivers his most commanding and resplendent performance yet.

Lewis Hinton is in pursuit of two things--an elusive giant trout & his true identity. His adoptive parents, Martha & Avery Hinton, know they must let him search for clues about his past. His eccentric neighbor, Mrs Baderhoovernisterah, advises him to heed the plot twisters in life. His best friend, Amanda Dot, just wants him to fall in love w/ her. And the townspeople of Slippery Falls are determined to discover if the letter from Lewis's birth mother confirms the rumor--Is he descended from French royalty? Could this simple boy from Idaho really be a king?
Cecil in Space

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

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Seventeen-year-old Cecil Rowe loves to write, to read, to think, and to amble about his tiny Tidewater town of Bricksburg, Virginia. Of course, if he had a driver's license, he'd rather drive. And if he could make up his mind which girl to choose, he'd want to take one along.

Cecil in Space is Sid Hite's most thoughtful, romantic, and insightful coming-of-age novel. It captures that wonderful time in a young writer's life when he begins to feel the power of his own words, and the precise moment in a young man's growth when clarity can only come in a kiss.
The cynicism of Holden Caulfield (of Catcher in the Rye) meets the hilarity of Adrian Mole (of The Adrian Mole Diaries) in this lighthearted, smart tale of one young man's coming of age in the archetypical small town of Bricksburg, Virginia. Cecil Scott Rowe, 17, doesn't have many positive things to say about his Podunk hometown. And indeed, as Cecil predicts, nothing much actually happens as the summer ambles on: some jokester alters the sign on the courthouse lawn to read "Welcome to Hysteric Pricksburg"; Cecil's clique lolls at Billy Goat swimming hole; his best friend Isaac is falsely accused of defacing the sign (and counters with "a gruff exterior" that only makes him look constipated); a dog runs away out of affronted dignity; Cecil gets outsider Pauley invited to a party given by Ariel, the prettiest and richest girl in town; Cecil and his mother bring Isaac's sister Isobel on a visit to see schizophrenic Aunt June. Then again, these seemingly inconsequential events turn out to be more important than we thought. Cecil realizes that it is his old friend Isobel, and not the glamorous Ariel, whom he really loves. "Isobel," he suddenly avows. "I've been a fool." She counters affectionately, "I've always thought that might be the case, Cecil." This slyly humorous and kindly ramble is perfect reading for a lazy summer afternoon, and a welcome intermission from more hard-core young adult fiction. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell
I'm Exploding Now

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It promises to be a less-than-thrilling summer for 16-year-old Manhattanite Max Whooten. He doesn't have a job. His parents are annoying. His younger sister is even more annoying. His buddy Trevor just got out of a mental institution and the hottest girl he knows is Leila, his best friend, who he'll never get with. All he's got to keep him company is his own anger. An anger he seemingly has no control over and which is increasingly taking over his life.

But an unexpected turn of events (well, not so unexpected-- the family cat, Mozart, aka Crappy, was sure to choke on a hairball sometime) leads him to his aunt's place in Woodstock. After Crappy is safely laid to rest next to his sister Madame Chow, Max decides to stick around Woodstock for a few weeks. Sure, his Aunt Ginny might be a bit eccentric, but she does introduce Max to Zini, a young artist who turns out to be his muse. This just might be the recipe for finding love, and most definitely finding himself.

Max lets us into his frustrated, highly hormonal, comical, and sometimes inspired world through a series of diary entries in this coming-of-age story about an ordinary boy becoming an extraordinary person and writer.

My Name Is America: Journal Of Rufus Rowe, Witness To The Battle Of Fredricksburg (A Dear America Book)

Scholastic Inc.

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Acclaimed author Sid Hite brings the drama of the Civil War to life through the eyes of Rufus Rowe, a Confederate boy.

Sixteen-year-old Rufus Rowe runs away from home, to escape his cruel stepfather. He finds work and shelter in Fredericksburg, Virginia, just as the Rebel troops begin to amass in preparation for a confrontation with the Union Army. Rufus befriends several Confederate officers, who do not believe the Confederate army can be beaten, and sensitively observes and records the gripping battle that takes place there.
Stick And Whittle

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In 1872, while journeying from Texas to Kansas, a Civil War veteran named Melvin meets a sixteen-year-old orphan, another Melvin, and they give each other nicknames and become partners and traveling companions on an exciting adventure.
Twenty-seven-year-old Melvin Fitchett (a.k.a. Stick) and 16-year-old Melvin Smyte (Whittle) may have the same first name, but they couldn't be more different. Stick is a disenchanted ex-Confederate soldier who's been searching for his lost sweetheart for eight long years. Whittle is a rough and tumble orphan who's seeking his fortune in whatever direction fate may take him. Together, they travel the wilderness in pursuit of adventure, or the whereabouts of Stick's beloved Evelyn--whichever comes first. They get a taste of both when Stick answers an advertisement to rescue a rich man's kidnapped daughter from an evil outlaw, and discovers that the daughter's governess is none other than his dear Evelyn! Stick and Whittle trace the bandit to his lair with the assistance of the shady Only Olsen and a helpful Cheyenne pair, Talking Rock and Brings the Rain. Along with gunshots, galloping horses, and blazing tumbleweeds, there's a happy ending.

Despite Stick and Whittle's somewhat sanitized take on the Old West, the playful banter between the two unlikely friends will tickle the funny bones of younger teens.

'If you're thirsty, Whittle, you ought not talk so much. Words use up moisture when you say them.'
'If that's true, you must be dryer than dust.'
Author Sid Hite takes his time jump-starting the action, but when Stick and Whittle finally get around to saving Evelyn, the skirmish is positively page-turning. A good Western read for the middle school set that will definitely rustle up a few laughs. (Ages 10 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert