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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
The Buffalo Bayou flows some fifty miles through Texas, generally moving slowly, although storms and heavy rains will create gushing currents that pick up remnants of the inhabitants' lives and possessions. Set in Houston on the banks of the Bayou, Appelt's latest novel (The Underneath, rev. 5/08; The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, rev. 7/13) personifies the waterway as it witnesses a series of complex backstories from both the past and the present. These narrative strands are like tribu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
The Buffalo Bayou flows some fifty miles through Texas, generally moving slowly, although storms and heavy rains will create gushing currents that pick up remnants of the inhabitants' lives and possessions. Set in Houston on the banks of the Bayou, Appelt's latest novel (The Underneath, rev. 5/08; The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, rev. 7/13) personifies the waterway as it witnesses a series of complex backstories from both the past and the present. These narrative strands are like tribu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
