John Clapp's Bookstore -- My Work

B o o k s t o r e	M y B o o k s

	The Prince of Butterflies Published in Spring 2002. A wonderful Bruce Coville story, the best manuscript I've worked with to date. A superb story. Ages 6 & up. About $16	On Christmas Eve My second picture book, currently scheduled for release in Fall 2002. Written by Liz Rosenberg. About $16	Right Here On This Spot My first picture book. Published Fall 1999. It is the true story of how an archaeology dig on a Wisconsin farm revealed 10,000 years of history. Ages 5-8. About $15

	The Stone Fey My first book for children. Written by Newbery Winner Robin McKinley, it is the story of a young shepherd girl named Maddy who is seduced by a shy creature of the forest called The Stone Fey. Ages 10-up. About $16


	M y B o o k j a c k e t s

	King of Shadows by Susan Cooper The story of a young actor who on a trip to London, somehow finds himself in 1600 playing Puck for William Shakespeare himself. An award winner.	Penelope by Penelope Farmer Pretty good as YA novels go. Audience: 9-12 year old girls.	One Bird by Kyoko Mori Probably the best YA novel I've read as an assignment. Audience: 9-12 year old girls.

	The Wrecker by David Skinner I liked this book. Really imaginative, odd story. This is a probably the best boy's book listed here, though I think many girls would enjoy it too. If you have a young male reader, especially the ones you want to encourage to read. Get them this one. Audience: Young Adults (especially boys)	Dream Freedom by Sonia Levitan About modern day slavery in the Sudan. Audience: Young Adults	Past Forgiving by Gloria Miklowitz Audience: 9-12 year old girls.

	Wrango by Brian Burks A book for kids interested in cowboys and the like. The story of a young black cowboy on the Chisolm Trail.	We Are Witnesses by Jacob Boas Excerpted diaries of teenagers who experienced the Holocaust. Non-Fiction.	Music from a Place Called Half-Moon by Jerrie Oughton A friendship between a young girl and an Indian boy.

	Strawberry Hill by A. LaFaye	The Long Season of Rain by Helen S. Kim The art director already had a clear concept so this is one of the few I didn't read before illustrating. Audience: 9-12 year old girls.	Forged by Fire by Sharon Mills Draper An award winner. Audience: 8-13 year old African-American boys.

	Youn Hee and Me by C.S. Adler Audience: 9-12 year old girls.	First Comes the Owl by Judith Benet Richardson Fair. Audience: 9-12 year old girls.