AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES

Sara-Kate Connolly lives with her mentally ill mother in a house without heat or food. Her father is a criminal. But Sara-Kate's real world is one of elves and their magic ways. Only Sara-Kate can communicate with the elves, but evidence of their life can be found everywhere in her neglected backyard. Christina Moore's quick, prickly delivery and her intense, angular tone convey Sara-Kate's urgency, hunger, cold, loneliness and courage. Moore's performance of this powerful, uncomfortable book touches the imagination, the heart and the conscience. L.R.S. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN 96]