CHAMPIONS: STORIES OF TEN REMARKABLE ATHLETES

CHAMPIONS: STORIES OF TEN REMARKABLE ATHLETES
By Bill Littlefield. Paintings by Bernie Fuchs. With a forward by
Frank Deford. Boston: Little, Brown (1993) 132p. $21.95
ISBN 0-316-52805-6
An inspiring book about ten men and women who excelled in their
chosen sport after overcoming such obstacles as severe poverty,
disability, and prejudice.





BEHIND THE SECRET WINDOW: A MEMOIR OF A HIDDEN CHILDHOOD DURING
WORLD WAR II
By Nelly S. Toll. New York: Dial Penguin (1993) 161p. $17.00
ISBN 0-8037-1362-2
A Jewish child's experiences in Nazi-occupied Poland are vividly
recreated in this memoir, and illustrated with the vibrant
pictures she painted while in hiding.


BLACK SHIPS BEFORE TROY: THE STORY OF THE ILIAD
(By) Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Alan Lee. (New York):
Delacorte (1993) 128p. $19.95 ISBN 0-385-31069-2
An elegant and simple retelling of the siege of Troy and its
aftermath.


BULL RUN
(By) Paul Fleishman. Woodcuts by David Frampton. (New York):
Geringer/HarperCollins (1993) 104p. $13.95 ISBN 0-06-021446-5
These compelling vignettes that lead sixteen fictional characters
to their destiny at the Battle of Bull Run give an unusual
perspective on the Civil War.