WHEN SOPHIE GETS ANGRY—REALLY, REALLY, ANGRY…
by Molly Bang
Scholastic;ISBN: 0590189794;$15.95;1999

Strong graphic design, bold line and brilliant colors combine effectively to relate a young child's anger and the way she works through her anger - independently - in order to resume her place in the family.

Suggested for ages 2 - 4
Subjects: Feelings | Siblings | Sisters

THE TOP OF THE WORLD: CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST
by Steve Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin;ISBN: 0395942187;$16;1999

Richly colored, highly textured collage illustrations combine with a fluid, readable text in this brief but fascinating exploration of the history, geography and experience of climbing Mount Everest.

Suggested for ages 7 - 10
Subjects: Mountaineering | Mountains

THE WILD COLORADO: THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF FRED DELLENBAUGH, AGE 17, ON THE SECOND POWELL EXPEDITION INTO THE GRAND CANYON
by Richard Maurer
Crown;ISBN: 0517709457;$18;1999

Handsome design shows off this account of Major Powell's little-known return trip to the Grand Canyon. Based on a teenager's diary and illustrated with photos, maps, and the young man's previously unpublished "continuous drawings" of the landscape.

Suggested for ages 10 - 16
Subjects: Exploration | Rivers

WHITECHURCH
by Chris Lynch
HarperCollins;ISBN: 0060283300;$14.95;1999

The story of three teenage friends, told in blank verse and prose, who struggle to stay together as one leaves for college and another collapses into madness.

Suggested for ages 14 - 16
Subjects: Death | Guns | Mental illness

RAMONA’S WORLD
by Beverly Cleary
read by Stockard Channing
Listening Library;ISBN: 0807281735;$18;1999

Ta da! Ramona returns after a 15-year hiatus: scabby-kneed, determinedly fair, anxious to love and be loved, hardheaded, quick to forgive both her own faults and those she sees all too clearly in others. Superbly rendered by Channing's matter-of-fact narration creating once again, with incredible accuracy, the familiar, distinctive voices of Ramona and her friends.

Suggested for ages 7 - 10
Subjects: Family life | Schools