The unexpected conceit devised by the author of the Deptford trilogy will surprise but likely not disappoint his fans. Shortly into the first chapter, narrator Connor Gilmartin, entertainment ...

Joan Bauer, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $15.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-385-32165-5 A family-run pool hall in a blue-collar New Jersey town plays backdrop to Bauer's (Thwonk; Squashed ...