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Sunday School for Atheists.(three books)(Young Adult Review)

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| March 25, 2002 | STUTTAFORD, ANDREW | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Golden Compass (351 pp.), The Subtle Knife (288 pp.), and The Amber Spyglass (480 pp.), by Philip Pullman (Del Rey, $6.99 each)

It was, some said, the moment that literature for the young finally came of age. On January 22, Philip Pullman, a children's writer (although he objects to that label), was awarded Britain's prestigious Whitbread prize for the final installment of his best-selling His Dark Materials trilogy. In the opinion of the judges, The Amber Spyglass was Britain's book of the year. It was an unprecedented honor for a work aimed at younger readers, but Pullman is a man who must be getting used to praise, and not just in Britain. His writing has ...

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