Down City Mark Baker “Too few things in our

“Too few things in our world are worth a seventeen-year wait: The Book of Dust is one of them

was first ostracized and then seduced by a clique of creepy-sweet rich girls who call themselves "Bunny

But such techniques often end up making things worse

★ "First-time author Petty’s dialogue between a frog father and his son makes its point about accepting one’s nature with a big grin

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Down City Mark Baker “Too few things in ourLike James Ellroy's, My Dark Places, Down City is a gripping narrative built of memory and reportage, and Leah Carroll's portrait of Rhode Island is sure to take a place next Mary Karr's portrayal of her childhood in East Texas and David Simon's gritty Baltimore. Leah Carroll's mother, a gifted amateur photographer, was murdered by two drug dealers with Mafia connections when Leah was four years old. Her father, a charming alcoholic who hurtled