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Mark Childress
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World Made of Fire (1984)
"The ambivalence of fire--as evocation of glowing
love and furious destruction--permeates this stunning first novel by
Mark Childress, a young Southern writer who gives fresh expression to
his region's literary preoccupations. A World Made of Fire is set in
rural Alabama in the decades before World War I . . . Childress has
created a wholly believable world. The landscapes are forceful and the
characters deeply felt. . . . A World Made of Fire probes varieties of
tenderness and love, principally from the viewpoint of [a] young girl,
Estelle Bates, whose literary forebears include Lena Grove in
Faulkner's Light in August. . . .Childress dramatically traces her
course, keeping the violent and the tender elements in a tense,
remarkably effective balance. . . . Reading it is rather like staring
for a good long while into the coals of a fire; in that concentration
of energy, many things can be learned." --
Newsday
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V for Victor (1988) -- An ALA Best Book for Young
Adults
Victor finds a monster in Mobile Bay, 1944
It is 1943 in Mobile, Alabama. While the world prepares for war,
sixteen-year-old Victor -- sent to care for his grandmother -- yearns
to be part of the unfolding patriotic adventure. Victor's wish comes
true, and he embarks on a suspenseful series of exploits, and a
dramatic passage into adulthood.
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Tender (1990)
East Tupelo was a sprinkling of poor houses at the scratched-out back
edge of Mississippi--and the birthplace of a boy who would become the
greatest rock legend of his time.
In Tender, novelist Mark Childress has redefined the
American epic. He takes us on a wild ride through the last three
decades as his fictional hero, Leroy Kirby, makes his meteoric rise to
stardom, from the poverty-stricken child of an overprotective mother
and absent father, to an icon who stands for everything American--a
role that will ultimately consume him. After reading Tender, you will
never think about the South, fame, or rock-and-roll the same way
again.
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Crazy in Alabama (1993)
Meet Peter Joseph, aka Peejoe, a wide-eyed believer in the
unbelievable, raised by his Meemaw in Pigeon Creek for a good part of
his life. But it was his aunt Lucille who raised him for the better.
And it all happened during that summer everyone was driven crazy in
Alabama, with Lucille at the wheel.
It's 1965, and no force on earth can come between
Hollywood and Lucille Vinson, Alabama's answer to Veronica Lake. (Just
ask her.) Even if it means killing her husband, stealing a Cadillac,
hijacking her nephew, and catching a few hours of sleep at
eight-dollar motels. But how do you become a movie star when you're on
the run for murder? Lucille's got a plan. Not to mention a tank full
of gas, a hopped-up sense of liberty, and her number one fan, Peejoe,
by her side. It was a darn good week for Lucille. But for Peejoe, it
would be the journey of a lifetime.
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Heartbreak Hotel (1995)
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Gone for Good (1998)
By the time Newsweek dubs thirty-four-year-old Ben (Superman) Willis
"The New Super-Poet of Pop," he has millions of adoring fans, piles of
money, a beautiful family--and a secret desire to chuck it all and
disappear forever. He gets his wish after a violent storm, some wicked
Mexican weed, and a faulty compass cause his precious plane to crash
on a remote tropical island.
When he hears Marilyn Monroe's breathless voice saying
he's "kind of cute," Superman thinks he has woken up dead. Amelia
Earhart is there too, noting the worst landing she has ever seen,
while Jimmy Hoffa cooks up some fine chicken barbecue. They never
died, you see. They just came here to escape their celebrity--invited
guests, living out their lives in total privacy, all expenses paid,
every need fulfilled. To Superman, it is heaven on earth.
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One Mississippi (2006)
When Daniel Musgroves family moves to a small Mississippi town at the
beginning of his junior year, he faces all the pain and thrills of
adolescence, with extra helpings of hormones and humiliation. But then
he meets Tim, a fellow outsider, and the two become fast friends. You
only need one best friend, Daniel reasons, to make it through high
school alive. Together, they negotiate the triumphs and tribulations
of junior year: going to the prom in sky blue tuxesit is 1973, after
allplaying in an original Baptist musical entitled Christ!, and an
unforgettable encounter with their secret heroes, Sonny and Cher. But
when the first-ever black prom queen of Minor High School is hit by a
car and emerges from her coma believing shes white, Daniel and Tim
find themselves caught up in a shocking chain of events that leads to
a shattering climax. In the spirit of Richard Russo and Tom Perrotta,
Mark Childress is one of our sharpest and most keen-eyed chroniclers
of small-town life. ONE MISSISSIPPI is his most ambitious and
accomplished novel yet.
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Joshua and Bigtooth (1992) with Rick Meyerowitz,
Illustrator
The tiny shiny baby alligator Joshua brings home from a day fishing
grows into a big alligator whose future must be decided.
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Joshua and the Big Bad Blue Crabs (1995)
Joshua sets off to deliver a huckleberry pie to his grandmother and he
and the pie are kidnapped by a mob of mean-tempered crabs.
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Henry Bobbity Is Missing: And It Is All Billy Bobbity's Fault! (1996)
In this fantasy tale Billy Bobbity banishes his brother from their
messy room but soon regrets his action and begins the search for the
missing Henry.
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