Books: Rumanian

THERE IS MY HEART—Peter Neagoe— Coward-McCann ($2.50).

John Condreanu knew that he was different from the other boys in his Transylvanian village, because he had a very big navel and he was an orphan. When he fell in love with Marina and then saw that she and his best friend had no eyes for anyone else, that brought his differentness to a head. He announced that he was going to America.

He really intended to go. He said farewell to his family and friends, and set out. But he had not gone much of...

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