Canary in the Coal Mine

    A Small But Brave Bird By Madelyn Rosenberg Holiday House, $17.95, 140 pages His bravery, courage, social skills and ability to persevere more than makes up for his small size. We are talking about “Bitty,” a coal mine canary on a mission in Madelyn...

“Here’s the problem with symbols: people expect them to mean something. Not just any something, but one something in particular. Just one meaning. No more. You know what? It doesn’t work like that.”

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The Mourning Emporium

    A Waterlogged Orphan Story By Michelle Lovric Delacorte Press, $17.99, 448 pages Teodora thought that the dark times in Venice were behind her after she and her best friend, Renzo, banished the evil Bajamonte Tiepolo from the world. Unfortunately, his...