Though its boundless movement is exhilarating, my favorite moment in Sword of the Sea wasn’t pulling off some sick tricks or surfing on a wall. It was when I unexpectedly landed atop a flying turtle.
Viking. 317 pp. $23.95 It's not easy to say what exactly makes this sincere, sweet, well-made novel so precious. It seems to be the result of the author giving the reader information that's only ...