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Paula Fox
A towering landmark of postwar Realism… A sustained work of prose so lucid and fine it seems less written than carved. - David Foster Wallace
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A memoir of a 1930s American childhood. A New York Times Best Book of 2001
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Susanna Daniel
Discusses the life and work of this award-winning author, including her writing process and methods, inspirations, a critical discussion of her books, biographical timeline, and awards.
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The writer Paula Fox examines her childhood and youth, during which time she was shuttled between different cities by her parents, a hard-drinking screenwriter dad and an icy-tempered, indifferent mother.
Kidnapped and on an Africa-bound ship, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of…
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The best first novel I’ve read in quite a long time…A merciless uncovering of the exurban wastelands of the spirit. -New York Review of Books
Vividly rendered…haunting…[Paula Fox] writes with silken ease and a sensitivity to nuance. -Newsday
A Great American Novel - from the author of ‘Borrowed Finery’.
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Paula Fox’s The Slave Dancer, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical…
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On the eve of their trip to Africa, Laura and her husband, Desmond, host a bon voyage party in a New York City hotel room that turns into a bitter…
Eight-year-old Maurice’s struggle to protect his bedroom full of treasured junk from unsympathetic parents undergoes a transformation when the family moves to the country.
This Newbery Honor Book, spun with an eloquent simplicity ( Booklist ), is a thought-provoking, contemporary classic. Ned fired just one shot from the forbidden gun, but when a one-eyed…
America and the catastrophic world of twentieth-century war, mass murder, and horror are the backdrop of this story of Annie Gianfala, a young woman who finds herself cast adrift in…
Paula Jacob-Fox, MD
Dr. Paula Jacob-Fox was born in the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago. She immigrated to the United States to pursue higher education in 1994. She completed her undergraduate education…
Paula Harrison
It’s up to the Secret Rescuers to outwit Sir Fitzroy and save a baby fox in this fourth book in this adorable series. Illustrations. 5 1/8 x 7 5/8.
Originally published in Great Britain in 2016 by Nosy Crow Ltd –Title page verso.
In a magical kingdom far, far away it’s up to a small group of secret rescuers to keep magical creatures safe from the grasp of the evil Sir Fitzroy and…
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A group of friends set out to save magical creatures from a cruel queen and her wicked soldiers in this delightful chapter book series. The first six books are now…
Party of Five explores the lives of the Salingers, five brother and sisters determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents. The one-hour drama focuses on the…
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