Bingo Brown's Guide To Romance
Betsy Byars
Paperback
(Troll Associates, July 6, 1992)
From School Library Journal Grade 5-8-- Bingo Brown is back in this fourth hilarious yet poignant account of life on an adolescent roller coaster. He begins his definitive ``Guide to Romance'' as a legacy for baby brother, Jamie, just as a new romantic disaster occurs. Melissa, the love of his life and the only girl to smell of gingersnaps, returns to town unexpectedly. Bingo, as usual, is a likable, bright, wry character stumbling towards maturity. The short chapters, comic style, and immediacy of his thoughts and feelings add to the appeal. While this volume stands solidly alone, Bingo's fans will applaud his return--and hope that the saga continues. --Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.