Book list *Starred Review* Ever since he turned 12-and-a-half, Wyatt has been on the road with his cool uncle Spade, who lives by his wits and has a different  ladyfriend in every new town they visit. For six years his uncle's Chevy was my house, Wyatt tells the reader, and all his ladyfriends was my mom. It's Spade's idea that Wyatt, who is unusually tall and strong, should start bare-knuckle fighting for money, and the boy, heartbreakingly eager to please, comp...More

School Library Journal Gr 5-9-This treatment of the Mexican muralist is a companion piece to Bernier-Grand's Frida (2007), but bears more resemblance to the author's Cesar: Si, se puede! (2004, both Marshall Cavendish). All three titles employ free verse, but Frida's story is told visually through her own art; Diego and Cesar exhibit Diaz's stylized digital and mixed-media compositions, his recognizable figures rendered in profile, w...More

Library Journal Focuses on the home life of the President and the First Lady. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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