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Book of the Month

Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell

An alligator theme park, a ghost lover, a Styx-like journey through an
Everglades mangrove jungle: Russell's first novel, about a girl's bold
effort to preserve her grieving family's way of life is suffused with humor
and gothic whimsey. But the real wonders here are the author's
exuberantly inventive language and her vivid portrait of a heroine who
is wise beyond her years.